Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 99
वृषलीं तां विदुर्देवा न शूद्री वृषली भवेत् । ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं गुरुदारनिषेवणम्
vṛṣalīṃ tāṃ vidurdevā na śūdrī vṛṣalī bhavet | brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ gurudāraniṣevaṇam
देव तिलाच वृषली म्हणतात; शूद्र स्त्री केवळ जन्मामुळे वृषली होत नाही। ब्रह्महत्या, सुरापान आणि गुरुपत्नीसेवन ही महापातके यास कारणीभूत ठरतात।
Mārkaṇḍeya (in dialogue; section context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha / audience of seekers
Scene: A sage explains to a gathered group that ‘vṛṣalī’ is defined by actions; symbolic panels show the three mahāpātakas as dark clouds dissipating near a sacred river.
FAQs
Moral status is defined by conduct and grave transgressions, not merely by birth.
The verse is part of Revā-kṣetra ritual guidance, shaping proper performance at the sacred locale.
It clarifies disqualifying sins (mahāpātakas) relevant to who should be avoided in ritual contexts.