Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
अंगुल्यश्च सुपर्वाणो दीर्घावृत्ताः क्रमात्कृशाः । चिपिटाःस्थपुटा रूक्षाः पृष्ठरोमयुजोऽशुभाः
aṃgulyaśca suparvāṇo dīrghāvṛttāḥ kramātkṛśāḥ | cipiṭāḥsthapuṭā rūkṣāḥ pṛṣṭharomayujo'śubhāḥ
സുഗഠിതമായ സന്ധികളുള്ളതും ദീർഘവും വൃത്താകാരവുമായും ക്രമേണ സന്നമായും വരുന്ന വിരലുകൾ ശുഭം. എന്നാൽ ചപ്പയായ, കട്ടിയുള്ള, രൂക്ഷമായ, പിന്നിൽ രോമമുള്ള വിരലുകൾ അശുഭം.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Two contrasting hands are shown: one with long rounded fingers and clear joints tapering gracefully; the other with flat thick rough fingers with hair on the back, as a didactic comparison in a Kāśī teaching setting.
FAQs
The tradition links external harmony with auspicious karmic disposition, while harsh traits symbolize obstacles and suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named; it is embedded in the Kāśī-centered Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse.
None.