Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
अंत्राण्यत्र तथा त्रीणि सार्धव्यामत्रयाणि च । त्रिव्यामानि तथा स्त्रीणामाहुर्वेदविदो द्विजाः
aṃtrāṇyatra tathā trīṇi sārdhavyāmatrayāṇi ca | trivyāmāni tathā strīṇāmāhurvedavido dvijāḥ
یہاں آنتیں بھی تین ہیں، جن کی پیمائش ساڑھے تین ویام ہے؛ اور عورتوں کے لیے تین ویام کہا گیا ہے—یہ وید کے جاننے والے دوجا کہتے ہیں۔
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.