Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

कक्षेसु सूक्ष्मरोमे तु तुंगे स्निग्धे च मांसले । शस्तेन शस्ते गंभीरे शिराले स्वेदमेदुरे

Transliteration

kakṣesu sūkṣmarome tu tuṃge snigdhe ca māṃsale | śastena śaste gaṃbhīre śirāle svedamedure

Translation

Wenn die Achselhöhlen feines Haar haben, leicht erhöht, glatt und fleischig sind, gelten sie als vortrefflich: tief, wohlgeformt und geädert, mit gesunder Schweißbildung und zarter Weichheit.

Word by Word

• kakṣesu: in the armpits
• kakṣesu: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• sūkṣmarome: having fine hair
• sūkṣmarome: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūkṣmaroman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular (or a-stem transfer)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• tunge: elevated/high
• tunge: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tunga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• snigdhe: smooth/glossy
• snigdhe: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• māṃsale: fleshy
• māṃsale: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṃsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• śastena: by the praised/weapon
• śastena: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• śaste: praised/auspicious
• śaste: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• gambhīre: deep
• gambhīre: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gambhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• śirāle: veiny
• śirāle: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śirāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• svedamedure: thick with sweat
• svedamedure: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svedamedura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, respectful depiction of idealized feminine form as per lakṣaṇa: elevated, smooth, fleshy armpits with fine hair; rendered non-erotically as a schematic of auspicious anatomy, with lotus and water motifs for purity and health.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents the ideal of balanced, healthy bodily features as auspicious, mirroring the dharmic preference for moderation and wholeness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī overall; this verse is anatomical/omen-based and not tīrtha-specific.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.