Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
पादौ सुमांसलौ रक्तौ समौ सूक्ष्मौ सुशौभनौ । समगुल्फौ स्वेदहीनौ स्निग्धावैश्वर्यसूचकौ
pādau sumāṃsalau raktau samau sūkṣmau suśaubhanau | samagulphau svedahīnau snigdhāvaiśvaryasūcakau
Pés bem carnudos, rubros, iguais, de textura fina e belos —com tornozelos equilibrados, sem suor excessivo e naturalmente lisos— são sinais que indicam prosperidade e fortuna senhorial.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee’s feet—well-fleshed, reddish, smooth—stand on wet stone steps of a Kāśī ghāṭa after snāna; balanced ankles are emphasized; a faint lotus motif appears in the water reflection, hinting at Śrī.
FAQs
Prosperity is framed as a visible outcome of accumulated merit, reflected in auspicious physical harmony.
The Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting underlies the teaching, but no single shrine or ghāṭa is named in this verse.
None; it provides lakṣaṇas (signs) and their phala (results).