Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
मधुपिंगलनेत्रोऽसौ नैनं श्रीस्त्यजति क्वचित् । पंचरेखललाटस्तु तथा सिंहोदरः शुभः
madhupiṃgalanetro'sau nainaṃ śrīstyajati kvacit | paṃcarekhalalāṭastu tathā siṃhodaraḥ śubhaḥ
त्याचे नेत्र मधुसदृश सुवर्णवर्णाचे; श्री (समृद्धी) त्याला कधीही सोडत नाही. कपाळावर पाच रेषा आहेत आणि उदर सिंहासारखे—सर्वथा शुभ आहे.
Nārada (deduced from immediate context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant child with honey-golden eyes and a forehead marked by five lines, seated in a protective domestic-sacred setting; attendants and sages observe the auspicious signs with mixed wonder and concern.
FAQs
Auspicious qualities and divine favor are indicated through virtuous signs; prosperity follows dharmic merit.
The broader narrative belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, centered on Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), though this verse itself focuses on auspicious marks rather than a named tīrtha.
None in this verse; it is descriptive (lakṣaṇa) rather than prescriptive (vidhi).