Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
स तं शिशुं समालोक्य नखाग्रान्मूर्द्धजावधिम् । विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयन ईषद्धास्यमथाऽकरोत्
sa taṃ śiśuṃ samālokya nakhāgrānmūrddhajāvadhim | vismayotphullanayana īṣaddhāsyamathā'karot
เขาเพ่งมองเด็กน้อยนั้นตั้งแต่ปลายเล็บไปจนถึงเส้นผมบนศีรษะ ดวงตาเบิกกว้างด้วยความพิศวง แล้วจึงแย้มยิ้มบาง ๆ
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: A serene āśrama setting: a learned brāhmaṇa carefully examines a small child from feet to head, eyes widened in wonder, then a restrained, knowing smile; the father watches attentively.
FAQs
Auspicious signs and enlightened discernment are portrayed as confirmations of dharmic destiny unfolding within a sanctified āśrama.
The hermitage locale (near Camatkārapura) remains the implied sacred setting; the tīrtha-mahātmya develops through the ongoing account.
None; it narrates an examination according to sāmudrika-śāstra, not a rite.