Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
न चातिरिक्तहीनांगीं नातिदीर्घां न वा कृशाम् । नालोमिकां नातिलोमां नास्निग्धस्थूलमौलिजाम्
na cātiriktahīnāṃgīṃ nātidīrghāṃ na vā kṛśām | nālomikāṃ nātilomāṃ nāsnigdhasthūlamaulijām
അത്യധികം ഹീനമോ അത്യധികമോ ആയ അവയവങ്ങളുള്ളവളെയും, അതിദീർഘയെയും അതികൃശയെയും, അല്പലോമയെയോ അതിലോമയെയോ, കൂടാതെ രൂക്ഷ-ഭാരമുള്ള (അസ്നിഗ്ധ-സ്ഥൂല) തലമുടിയുള്ളവളെയും വധുവായി തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കരുത്।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: an ācārya explains ‘moderation’ in bodily traits using illustrative sketches or symbolic figures; the emphasis is on balance rather than caricature.
FAQs
Traditional gṛhastha-dharma emphasizes discernment and stability; physical ‘marks’ are treated as indicators for household harmony.
Kāśī is the sacred frame of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse addresses domestic dharma rather than a local tirtha.
A practical prescription within marriage selection: avoid certain bodily characteristics considered inauspicious.