Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
न चातिरिक्तहीनांगीं नातिदीर्घां न वा कृशाम् । नालोमिकां नातिलोमां नास्निग्धस्थूलमौलिजाम्
na cātiriktahīnāṃgīṃ nātidīrghāṃ na vā kṛśām | nālomikāṃ nātilomāṃ nāsnigdhasthūlamaulijām
অতি হীনাঙ্গী বা অতি অতিরিক্ত অঙ্গবিশিষ্টা, অতি দীঘল বা অতি কৃশা—এমন কন্যা বাছি নল’ব। কম লোম বা অতিলোমযুক্তা, আৰু মস্তকৰ কেশ ৰূক্ষ, তেলতেলীয়া বা অশোভনভাৱে ঘন—এমন কন্যাও গ্ৰহণ নকৰিব।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: an ācārya explains ‘moderation’ in bodily traits using illustrative sketches or symbolic figures; the emphasis is on balance rather than caricature.
FAQs
Traditional gṛhastha-dharma emphasizes discernment and stability; physical ‘marks’ are treated as indicators for household harmony.
Kāśī is the sacred frame of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse addresses domestic dharma rather than a local tirtha.
A practical prescription within marriage selection: avoid certain bodily characteristics considered inauspicious.