Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
वैश्वानरसमभ्येहि ममोत्संगे निषीद भो । लक्षणानि परीक्षेहं पाणिं दर्शय दक्षिणम्
vaiśvānarasamabhyehi mamotsaṃge niṣīda bho | lakṣaṇāni parīkṣehaṃ pāṇiṃ darśaya dakṣiṇam
ഹേ വൈശ്വാനരാ, അടുത്തേക്ക് വാ; എന്റെ മടിയിൽ ഇരിക്കൂ. നിന്റെ ശുഭലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ ഞാൻ പരിശോധിക്കും—നിന്റെ വലങ്കൈ കാണിക്കൂ।
Nārada
Tirtha: Kāśī (narrative setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elder sits with the child Vaiśvānara on his lap, gently lifting the child’s right hand to examine auspicious palm marks; attendants/parents watch with hope; the setting hints at Kāśī’s sacred environment.
FAQs
A sage assesses inner virtue through outward signs, signaling blessings and the recognition of dharmic character.
No specific tīrtha; the scene unfolds within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative milieu.
Lakṣaṇa-parīkṣā (examination of auspicious marks), a traditional evaluative practice connected to blessings and destiny-reading.