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
Qu’on considère le dos de la main, la paume et ses lignes, le pouce, les doigts et les ongles ; puis l’arrière du cou, la nuque, la gorge, le menton et les deux mâchoires.
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.