प्रदेशिनी भवेद्यस्या अंगुष्ठाव्यतिरेकिणी । कन्यैव कुलटा सा स्यादेष एव विनिश्चयः
pradeśinī bhavedyasyā aṃguṣṭhāvyatirekiṇī | kanyaiva kulaṭā sā syādeṣa eva viniścayaḥ
若女子之足第二趾长过大趾,称为“Pradeśinī”。纵为处女,亦被说为不贞;此为既定之论。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A close-up of feet showing the index toe extending beyond the big toe; a caption-like label ‘Pradeśinī’; a moralizing backdrop of a household threshold and a distant Kāśī shrine.
It reflects a traditional omen-based moral reading of bodily signs, ultimately pointing to the Purāṇic concern for ethical conduct and self-restraint.
Kāśī is the larger sacred frame of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse is not directly describing a tīrtha.
None.