Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
वंध्या वै वृषली प्रोक्ता वृषली च मृतप्रजा । अपरा वृषली प्रोक्ता कुमारी या रजस्वला
vaṃdhyā vai vṛṣalī proktā vṛṣalī ca mṛtaprajā | aparā vṛṣalī proktā kumārī yā rajasvalā
La femme stérile est appelée vṛṣalī ; de même, la femme dont les enfants sont morts est appelée vṛṣalī. Et l’on nomme encore vṛṣalī la jeune fille non mariée qui a commencé à avoir ses menstrues.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-like brāhmaṇa explains definitions to a householder, pointing to a manuscript; three small symbolic vignettes illustrate the defined cases (barrenness, child-loss, unmarried menstruating girl) rendered with restraint and dignity, emphasizing instruction not blame.
FAQs
The passage defines traditional categories used in śrāddha regulations, reflecting how ritual manuals classified eligibility.
No site is named; the verse is definitional within śrāddha-vidhi.
A definitional rule clarifying who is designated by the term vṛṣalī for subsequent śrāddha restrictions.