Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
अरुणाः सशिखास्तुंगाः करजाः सुदृशांशुभाः । निम्ना विवर्णाः शुक्त्याभाः पीता दारिद्र्यदायकाः
aruṇāḥ saśikhāstuṃgāḥ karajāḥ sudṛśāṃśubhāḥ | nimnā vivarṇāḥ śuktyābhāḥ pītā dāridryadāyakāḥ
Las uñas rojizas, con punta elevada como cresta y ligeramente alzadas, se tienen por auspiciosas y gratas a la vista; pero las uñas hundidas, descoloridas, de brillo pálido como concha, o amarillas, se dice que traen pobreza.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher points to hands showing nails: auspicious reddish raised nails contrasted with pale/yellow sunken nails; backdrop hints of Kāśī ghāṭas and lamps at dusk.
FAQs
Prosperity and hardship are portrayed as karmically signaled; dharmic conduct is implied as the true safeguard beyond omens.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s overarching setting is Kāśī; this particular verse does not name a specific tīrtha.
None; the verse classifies auspicious/inauspicious physical traits.