महिषीत्युच्यते नारी या च स्याद्व्यभिचारिणी । तां दुष्टां कामयेद्यस्तु स वै माहिषिकः स्मृतः
mahiṣītyucyate nārī yā ca syādvyabhicāriṇī | tāṃ duṣṭāṃ kāmayedyastu sa vai māhiṣikaḥ smṛtaḥ
جو عورت زناکار ہو اسے یہاں ‘مہشی’ کہا گیا ہے؛ اور جو اس بدکردار عورت کی خواہش کرے وہ ‘ماہشک’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔
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.
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.