Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

हनुश्चिबुकसंलग्ना निर्लोमा सुघनाशुभा । वक्रा स्थूला कृशा ह्रस्वा रोमशा न शुभप्रदा

Transliteration

hanuścibukasaṃlagnā nirlomā sughanāśubhā | vakrā sthūlā kṛśā hrasvā romaśā na śubhapradā

Translation

Une mâchoire bien jointe au menton—sans poils, ferme et compacte—est de bon augure. Mais une mâchoire tordue, trop épaisse, trop maigre, trop courte ou velue n’accorde pas la bonne fortune.

Word by Word

• hanuḥ: jaw
• hanuḥ: Adhikaraṇa/Viṣaya (topic described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cibukasaṃlagnā: joined to the chin
• cibukasaṃlagnā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cibuka (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃlagna (प्रातिपदिक; sam + √lag धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (cibuke saṃlagnā = ‘attached to the chin’)

• nirlomā: hairless
• nirlomā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir (उपसर्ग) + loma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sughanāśubhā: very dense and inauspicious
• sughanāśubhā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + ghana (प्रातिपदिक) + aśubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (sughanā ca aśubhā ca)

• vakrā: crooked
• vakrā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sthūlā: thick
• sthūlā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛśā: thin; emaciated
• kṛśā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hrasvā: short
• hrasvā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hrasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• romaśā: hairy
• romaśā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: romaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• śubhapradā: auspicious-giving
• śubhapradā: Viśeṣaṇa (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक; √dā धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Didactic portrait-style scene emphasizing facial harmony: the teacher indicates the jawline’s ‘well-joined’ form; a calm, symmetrical face is shown as exemplar; background suggests Kāśī shrine precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It reinforces the traditional belief that external harmony mirrors inner and karmic order, encouraging a dharmic, disciplined life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative environment, but it does not directly praise a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.