Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
स्व वृषं या परित्यज्य परवृषे वृषायते । वृषली सा हि विज्ञेया न शूद्री वृषली भवेत्
sva vṛṣaṃ yā parityajya paravṛṣe vṛṣāyate | vṛṣalī sā hi vijñeyā na śūdrī vṛṣalī bhavet
Perempuan yang meninggalkan suaminya sendiri lalu bergaul dengan lelaki lain hendaklah dikenal sebagai vṛṣalī; perempuan Śūdra tidak menjadi vṛṣalī hanya karena kelahiran semata.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic scene in Kāśī: elders or a teacher instructs householders on dharma; a domestic threshold and sacred city backdrop suggest that pilgrimage includes ethical discipline.
FAQs
Moral designation here is grounded in conduct; fidelity and restraint uphold dharma, not mere social identity.
The larger discourse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa, but this verse itself is an ethical definition without a named tīrtha.
None directly; it clarifies a conduct-based category relevant to ritual/social purity discussions.