Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
अंत्राण्यत्र तथा त्रीणि सार्धव्यामत्रयाणि च । त्रिव्यामानि तथा स्त्रीणामाहुर्वेदविदो द्विजाः
aṃtrāṇyatra tathā trīṇi sārdhavyāmatrayāṇi ca | trivyāmāni tathā strīṇāmāhurvedavido dvijāḥ
இங்கே குடல்களும் மூன்று எனக் கூறப்படுகின்றன; அவற்றின் அளவு மூன்றரை வ்யாமம். பெண்களுக்கு அது மூன்று வ்யாமம் என வேதம் அறிந்த இருபிறப்பினர் கூறுவர்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: dvija interlocutor / assembly of twice-born
Scene: A manuscript-like tableau showing three intestinal coils labeled, with a measuring cord indicating vyāma lengths; the teacher cites Veda-knowing authorities.
FAQs
It underscores that embodied life is measurable and conditioned—supporting humility and careful self-regulation as part of dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it reports traditional anatomical measures.