अष्टादशांगुलततमुरः पीवरमुन्नतम् । सुखाय दुःखाय भवेद्रोमशं विषमं पृथु
aṣṭādaśāṃgulatatamuraḥ pīvaramunnatam | sukhāya duḥkhāya bhavedromaśaṃ viṣamaṃ pṛthu
Une poitrine mesurant dix-huit aṅgulas, pleine et relevée, peut conduire au bonheur ou à la peine—selon que la pilosité du corps soit régulière ou irrégulière, et largement étendue.
Skanda
Scene: A schematic, almost śāstric scene: a measuring cord (aṅgula/pramāṇa) motif beside a calm figure; two paths or two lamps symbolize ‘sukha’ and ‘duḥkha’ depending on even/uneven body-hair.
It teaches that results are not fixed by one feature alone; multiple signs are weighed to infer auspiciousness.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is embedded within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame.
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