Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 130
कृष्णः स एव भर्तृघ्न्याः पुंश्चल्याश्च प्रकीर्तितः । नाभेरधस्तात्तिलकं मशको लांछनं शुभम्
kṛṣṇaḥ sa eva bhartṛghnyāḥ puṃścalyāśca prakīrtitaḥ | nābheradhastāttilakaṃ maśako lāṃchanaṃ śubham
Tanda hitam itu disebut sebagai pertanda perempuan pembunuh suami dan perempuan yang tidak menjaga kesucian. Namun tanda seperti tilaka di bawah pusar, serta tahi lalat mujur berbentuk nyamuk, dihitung sebagai pertanda baik.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Listener: Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava) and/or assembled sages (contextual)
Scene: A didactic scene: Skanda (or the speaker) instructs a sage/assembly on auspicious and inauspicious bodily marks—tilaka-like sign below the navel and a small mosquito-shaped mole—contrasted with ominous dark marks; palm-leaf manuscript and ritual setting implied.
FAQs
It frames marital harmony as linked with dharmic discernment—choosing a spouse carefully and valuing auspiciousness for household welfare.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader Kāśī-dharma context.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is prescribed; it is an omens/characteristics passage connected to marriage.