Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
तिर्यगूर्ध्वं समो माने योष्टोत्तरशतांगुलः । स भवेत्पृथिवीपालो बालोऽयं ते यथा द्विज
tiryagūrdhvaṃ samo māne yoṣṭottaraśatāṃgulaḥ | sa bhavetpṛthivīpālo bālo'yaṃ te yathā dvija
Kung sa sukat ay pantay ang lapad at taas, at lumalampas sa sandaang aṅgula nang isang dangkal, kung gayon, O brāhmaṇa, ang batang ito mo’y magiging tagapangalaga ng daigdig—isang hari.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) narrating to Agastya
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada declares the boy’s proportional measurements as signs of future kingship—protector of the earth—while the brāhmaṇa guardian listens in awe.
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Right proportion and auspicious signs are portrayed as indicators of destined responsibility—kingship as service (protection of the earth).
The verse sits within the Kāśī-centered narrative of the Skanda Purana, but it specifically discusses royal destiny rather than a named tirtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse gives a criterion from traditional measurement lore used in auspicious assessment.
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