Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
अंगुल्यश्च सुपर्वाणो दीर्घावृत्ताः क्रमात्कृशाः । चिपिटाःस्थपुटा रूक्षाः पृष्ठरोमयुजोऽशुभाः
aṃgulyaśca suparvāṇo dīrghāvṛttāḥ kramātkṛśāḥ | cipiṭāḥsthapuṭā rūkṣāḥ pṛṣṭharomayujo'śubhāḥ
Os dedos com articulações bem formadas, longos e arredondados, que aos poucos se tornam delgados, são auspiciosos; porém os dedos achatados, grossos e compactos, ásperos e com pelos no dorso são inauspiciosos.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Two contrasting hands are shown: one with long rounded fingers and clear joints tapering gracefully; the other with flat thick rough fingers with hair on the back, as a didactic comparison in a Kāśī teaching setting.
FAQs
The tradition links external harmony with auspicious karmic disposition, while harsh traits symbolize obstacles and suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named; it is embedded in the Kāśī-centered Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse.
None.