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
ଯଦି ଅଧରୋଷ୍ଠ କୃଶ, ଅତି ଲମ୍ବା, ଫାଟିଥିବା ଓ ରୁକ୍ଷ ହୁଏ, ତେବେ ତାହା ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟର ସୂଚକ। ଆଉ ଶ୍ୟାମ ଓ ସ୍ଥୂଳ ଅଧରୋଷ୍ଠ ବୈଧବ୍ୟ ଓ କଳହ ଦେଇଥାଏ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।
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.