Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
पाणिपृष्ठं पाणितलं रेखांगुष्ठांगुली नखाः । पृष्ठिः कृकाटिका कंठे चिबुकं च हनुद्वयम्
pāṇipṛṣṭhaṃ pāṇitalaṃ rekhāṃguṣṭhāṃgulī nakhāḥ | pṛṣṭhiḥ kṛkāṭikā kaṃṭhe cibukaṃ ca hanudvayam
Next, contemplate the back of the hand, the palm and its lines, the thumb, the fingers, and the nails; also the back of the neck, the nape, the throat, the chin, and the two jaws.
Skanda
Listener: Muni/ṛṣi
Scene: A teaching tableau focusing on palms with visible line patterns (rekhā), then a gentle shift to the neck and throat region—suggesting the linkage of karma (hands) and vāk (throat).
FAQs
It models structured learning—moving from outer signs (hands) toward higher regions (neck and face), suggesting graded understanding.
No individual tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s instructional material.
None.