Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
सा पांसुला प्रजायेत कुलत्रयविनाशिनी । यस्याः कनिष्ठिका भूमिं न गच्छंत्याः परिस्पृशेत्
sā pāṃsulā prajāyeta kulatrayavināśinī | yasyāḥ kaniṣṭhikā bhūmiṃ na gacchaṃtyāḥ parispṛśet
ସେ ‘ପାଂସୁଲା’ ରୂପେ ଜନ୍ମେ—କୁଳର ତିନି ପୁରୁଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିନାଶକାରିଣୀ। ଯାହାର କନିଷ୍ଠିକା (ଛୋଟ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି) ଚାଲିବାବେଳେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭୂମିକୁ ଠିକ୍ଭାବେ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରେନାହିଁ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman labeled ‘Pāṃsulā’ in narrative art: her gait appears unnatural, her little toe lifted from the earth; behind her, a fading family tree motif symbolizes ‘kula-traya-vināśa’.
FAQs
It warns that adharma can harm not only the individual but also the stability of the family line, stressing responsibility and restraint.
The verse is embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered teaching, though not itself a tīrtha-glorification.
None.