Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
कंक जंबूक मंडूक वृक वृश्चिक भोगिनः । रासभोष्ट्र बिडालाः स्युः करस्था दुःखदाः स्त्रियाः
kaṃka jaṃbūka maṃḍūka vṛka vṛścika bhoginaḥ | rāsabhoṣṭra biḍālāḥ syuḥ karasthā duḥkhadāḥ striyāḥ
Si l’on trouve sur la main des marques semblables au héron, au chacal, à la grenouille, au loup, au scorpion, au serpent, à l’âne, au chameau ou au chat, on dit que de telles femmes apportent la peine.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: A palm is shown with faint silhouettes of heron, jackal, frog, wolf, scorpion, serpent, donkey, camel, and cat as symbolic overlays; listeners appear concerned, with Kāśī ghāṭa ambience behind.
FAQs
The text warns that certain signs symbolize turbulent tendencies and potential suffering in domestic life.
None explicitly; it is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader discourse.
None.