Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
कृशः प्रलंबः स्फुटितो रूक्षो दौर्भाग्यसूचकः । श्यावः स्थूलोऽधरोष्ठः स्याद्वैधव्य कलहप्रदः
kṛśaḥ pralaṃbaḥ sphuṭito rūkṣo daurbhāgyasūcakaḥ | śyāvaḥ sthūlo'dharoṣṭhaḥ syādvaidhavya kalahapradaḥ
إذا كانت (الشفة) نحيلةً مفرطة الطول، متشققةً يابسة، قيل إنها تُشير إلى سوء الحظ. وأمّا الشفة السفلى إذا كانت داكنةً غليظةً فقيل إنها تجلب الترمل وتُثير الخصام.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Scene: Contrasting study: a dry, cracked, elongated lip as an inauspicious sign; the mood is cautionary, with elders advising restraint to prevent quarrel and sorrow.
FAQs
It reflects a traditional belief that certain harsh physical traits signify karmic difficulty, urging caution and discernment.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the setting remains the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative environment.
None; it is an omen-description rather than a ritual instruction.