Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
कृशः प्रलंबः स्फुटितो रूक्षो दौर्भाग्यसूचकः । श्यावः स्थूलोऽधरोष्ठः स्याद्वैधव्य कलहप्रदः
kṛśaḥ pralaṃbaḥ sphuṭito rūkṣo daurbhāgyasūcakaḥ | śyāvaḥ sthūlo'dharoṣṭhaḥ syādvaidhavya kalahapradaḥ
अधरोष्ठ कृश, फार लांब, फाटलेला व रूक्ष असेल तर तो दौर्भाग्यसूचक मानतात. तसेच श्याम व स्थूल अधरोष्ठ वैधव्य देणारा आणि कलह घडविणारा म्हणतात।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Scene: Contrasting study: a dry, cracked, elongated lip as an inauspicious sign; the mood is cautionary, with elders advising restraint to prevent quarrel and sorrow.
FAQs
It reflects a traditional belief that certain harsh physical traits signify karmic difficulty, urging caution and discernment.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the setting remains the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative environment.
None; it is an omen-description rather than a ritual instruction.