Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

रोमशेन शिरालेन प्रांशुना रोगिणी मता

Transliteration

romaśena śirālena prāṃśunā rogiṇī matā

Translation

A woman who is hairy, with prominent veins, and excessively tall is regarded as sickly.

Word by Word

• रोमशेन: with hairiness
• रोमशेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (by/with hairiness)

• शिरालेन: with prominent veins
• शिरालेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिराल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (veiny/sinewy)

• प्रांशुना: with tallness
• प्रांशुना: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रांशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (tall)

• रोगिणी: a sickly woman
• रोगिणी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• मता: is considered
• मता: Kriyā (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-कृदन्तम् (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘considered’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise diagnostic statement: the teacher notes hairiness, visible veins, and excessive height as signs of sickness; listeners respond with thoughtful concern.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (context)
• Skanda (context)
• Agastya (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents a traditional omen-style association between bodily traits and health, typical of lakṣaṇa passages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this line; it is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa compilation connected to Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.