वंध्या वै वृषली प्रोक्ता वृषली च मृतप्रजा । अपरा वृषली प्रोक्ता कुमारी या रजस्वला
vaṃdhyā vai vṛṣalī proktā vṛṣalī ca mṛtaprajā | aparā vṛṣalī proktā kumārī yā rajasvalā
సంతానలేని స్త్రీని ‘వృషలీ’ అంటారు; సంతానం మరణించిన స్త్రీ కూడా ‘వృషలీ’. అలాగే రజస్వల అయిన కన్యకను కూడా ‘వృషలీ’ అని పేర్కొంటారు।
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-like brāhmaṇa explains definitions to a householder, pointing to a manuscript; three small symbolic vignettes illustrate the defined cases (barrenness, child-loss, unmarried menstruating girl) rendered with restraint and dignity, emphasizing instruction not blame.
The passage defines traditional categories used in śrāddha regulations, reflecting how ritual manuals classified eligibility.
No site is named; the verse is definitional within śrāddha-vidhi.
A definitional rule clarifying who is designated by the term vṛṣalī for subsequent śrāddha restrictions.
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