शुभदः सरलोंगुष्ठो वृत्तो वृत्तनखो मृदुः
śubhadaḥ saraloṃguṣṭho vṛtto vṛttanakho mṛduḥ
శుభకరమైన బొటనవేలు నేరుగా, గుండ్రంగా, గుండ్రని గోరు కలిగి, మృదువుగా ఉంటుంది.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Close depiction of a straight, rounded, soft thumb with a rounded nail, presented as an auspicious sign; a calm teacher gestures approvingly.
Auspiciousness is associated with harmony and balance even in bodily features, reflecting inner merit.
None; the Kāśī setting is contextual rather than explicit in this verse.
None.