Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
रोमहीने समे स्निग्धे यज्जंघे क्रमवर्तुले । सा राजपत्नी भवति विशिरेसुमनोहरे
romahīne same snigdhe yajjaṃghe kramavartule | sā rājapatnī bhavati viśiresumanohare
Si les jambes d’une femme sont sans poils, égales, lisses et d’une rondeur qui se forme peu à peu—agréables à contempler—elle devient l’épouse d’un roi.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: A didactic scene: a sage instructs listeners on auspicious feminine marks; focus on graceful lower legs—smooth, even, gently rounded—symbolizing saubhāgya and royal marriage.
FAQs
Auspicious bodily harmony is portrayed as a sign of favorable destiny; the text celebrates ‘śubha-lakṣaṇa’ as reflecting karmic merit.
The instruction is housed in Kāśī-khaṇḍa (the sacred narrative world of Kāśī), not tied here to a named tīrtha.
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