Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 140
स्वपाणिस्पर्शनोद्भिन्नपुलकांचितविग्रहम् । पूर्व दृष्टानि चांगेषु लक्षणानि स्वरादिषु । वयःप्रमाणं वर्णं च परीक्ष्यैनमतर्कयत्
svapāṇisparśanodbhinnapulakāṃcitavigraham | pūrva dṛṣṭāni cāṃgeṣu lakṣaṇāni svarādiṣu | vayaḥpramāṇaṃ varṇaṃ ca parīkṣyainamatarkayat
Als sie sah, wie sein Leib beim Berühren durch ihre eigene Hand von Schauer ergriffen wurde und sich Gänsehaut erhob, und als sie an seinen Gliedern die Zeichen bemerkte, die sie zuvor gesehen hatte — in der Stimme und anderen Merkmalen —, prüfte sie sein Alter, seine Gestalt und seinen Teint und sann dann über ihn nach.
Unspecified narrator (describing the woman’s recognition process)
Scene: A woman touches a man’s hand/body; at her touch he breaks into gooseflesh. She studies his features—voice, limbs, age, stature, complexion—piecing together recognition with thoughtful gaze.
FAQs
Deep bonds are portrayed as recognizable through subtle signs, yet discernment (parīkṣā) and reflection are still necessary before acceptance.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative description.
None.