Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
मसृणो मत्तकाशिन्याश्चोत्तरोष्ठः सुभोगदः । किंचिन्मध्योन्नतोऽरोमा विपरीतो विरुद्धकृत्
masṛṇo mattakāśinyāścottaroṣṭhaḥ subhogadaḥ | kiṃcinmadhyonnato'romā viparīto viruddhakṛt
মসৃণ আৰু মত্ত কান্তিৰে দীপ্ত উত্তৰ ওঁঠে সুখভোগ আৰু আৰাম দান কৰে। কিন্তু যদি সি মধ্যত অলপ উঁচু, ৰোমহীন আৰু বিকৃতভাৱে বিপৰীত হয়, তেন্তে তাক বিৰোধ আৰু অধৰ্মকৰ্মৰ কাৰক বুলি কোৱা হয়।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Scene: A calm, luminous upper lip signifying comfort and refined enjoyment; contrasted with a subtly ‘contrary’ shape indicating opposition—rendered symbolically rather than anatomically harsh.
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Gentle, balanced traits are linked with well-being, while distorted traits are associated with conflict—an ethical symbolism common in Purāṇic lakṣaṇa lore.
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