रूक्षं विवर्णं परुषं खंडितप्रतिबिंबकम् । शूर्पाकारं विशुष्कं च दुःखदौर्भाग्यसूचकम्
rūkṣaṃ vivarṇaṃ paruṣaṃ khaṃḍitapratibiṃbakam | śūrpākāraṃ viśuṣkaṃ ca duḥkhadaurbhāgyasūcakam
কিন্তু যে পাদতল রুক্ষ, বিবর্ণ, কর্কশ, খণ্ডিত চিহ্নযুক্ত, শূর্পাকার এবং অতিশয় শুষ্ক—তা দুঃখ ও দুর্ভাগ্যের সূচক বলে স্মৃত।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Contrasting illustration: a dry, rough, discolored sole with broken markings; the teacher gestures to it as a ‘doṣa-lakṣaṇa’, while a compassionate tone is maintained.
The text contrasts harmony with imbalance—coarseness and dryness symbolize hardship, urging discernment and caution in traditional interpretation.
None; this is a diagnostic/interpretive verse within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.
None.