Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
नेत्रयोर्मडलं शुक्लं कफाद्भवति पैतृकम् । कृष्णं च मण्डलं वातात्तथा भवति मातृकम्
netrayormaḍalaṃ śuklaṃ kaphādbhavati paitṛkam | kṛṣṇaṃ ca maṇḍalaṃ vātāttathā bhavati mātṛkam
ନେତ୍ରରେ ଶୁକ୍ଳ ମଣ୍ଡଳ କଫରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ଏବଂ ତାହାକୁ ପିତୃଜ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ; ଏବଂ କୃଷ୍ଣ ମଣ୍ଡଳ ବାତରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ, ତାହାକୁ ମାତୃଜ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: Close, symbolic focus on the eyes: the white scleral ring shown as cool kapha/moonlike (paternal), the dark iris/pupil as mobile vāta (maternal), with subtle dual-color aura.
FAQs
The Purana links embodied traits to subtle forces and lineage, encouraging respectful awareness of one’s inherited constitution.
No tirtha is referenced; the verse is anatomical/doṣa-based explanation.
None.