Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83
अप्राप्ते रजसि गौरी प्राप्ते रजसि रोहिणी । अव्यंजनकृता कन्या कुचहीना तु नग्निका
aprāpte rajasi gaurī prāpte rajasi rohiṇī | avyaṃjanakṛtā kanyā kucahīnā tu nagnikā
Avant l’apparition des menstrues, on l’appelle «Gaurī» ; lorsque les menstrues ont commencé, «Rohiṇī». La jeune fille sans signes corporels de maturité est «Kanyā» ; et celle dont la poitrine n’est pas développée est «Nagnikā».
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage explains definitions with symbolic gestures: a calendar/lotus for pre-menarche, a red cloth motif for menarche, and subtle iconographic markers for maturity signs—kept modest and non-literal.
FAQs
Dharma discourse often uses precise life-stage definitions to regulate saṃskāras and preserve ritual order.
The teaching is situated within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, connecting right conduct with the fruit of tīrtha practice.
No explicit ritual act is stated; the verse supplies definitional criteria used in dharma decision-making.