Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
प्रदेशिनी भवेद्यस्या अंगुष्ठाव्यतिरेकिणी । कन्यैव कुलटा सा स्यादेष एव विनिश्चयः
pradeśinī bhavedyasyā aṃguṣṭhāvyatirekiṇī | kanyaiva kulaṭā sā syādeṣa eva viniścayaḥ
Jika jari telunjuk kaki seorang perempuan memanjang melampaui ibu jari, ia disebut ‘Pradeśinī’. Bahkan saat masih gadis, ia dinyatakan tidak suci dalam kesetiaan—demikianlah keputusan yang mantap.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A close-up of feet showing the index toe extending beyond the big toe; a caption-like label ‘Pradeśinī’; a moralizing backdrop of a household threshold and a distant Kāśī shrine.
FAQs
It reflects a traditional omen-based moral reading of bodily signs, ultimately pointing to the Purāṇic concern for ethical conduct and self-restraint.
Kāśī is the larger sacred frame of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse is not directly describing a tīrtha.
None.