Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
महिषीत्युच्यते नारी या च स्याद्व्यभिचारिणी । तां दुष्टां कामयेद्यस्तु स वै माहिषिकः स्मृतः
mahiṣītyucyate nārī yā ca syādvyabhicāriṇī | tāṃ duṣṭāṃ kāmayedyastu sa vai māhiṣikaḥ smṛtaḥ
വ്യഭിചാരിണിയായ സ്ത്രീയെ ഇവിടെ ‘മഹിഷീ’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; ആ ദുഷ്ടസ്ത്രീയെ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവൻ ‘മാഹിഷികൻ’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cautionary scene: a man reaches toward a veiled adulterous woman; a sage blocks him with a staff of dharma; behind them, Kāśī ghāṭ lamps and a temple silhouette signify sacred space violated by desire.
FAQs
Desire aligned with adharma degrades the seeker; purity of intention and restraint are essential to dharma.
Kāśī is the broader sacred frame; this verse is definitional and ethical rather than geographic.
No direct ritual; it defines a category of impurity relevant to social/ritual avoidance.