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
যদি অধরোষ্ঠ পাতলা, অতিলম্ব, ফাটা ও শুষ্ক হয়, তবে তা দুর্ভাগ্যের সূচক। আর কালচে ও মোটা অধরোষ্ঠ বৈধব্য আনে এবং কলহ ঘটায় বলে বলা হয়েছে।
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.