Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66
कक्षेसु सूक्ष्मरोमे तु तुंगे स्निग्धे च मांसले । शस्तेन शस्ते गंभीरे शिराले स्वेदमेदुरे
kakṣesu sūkṣmarome tu tuṃge snigdhe ca māṃsale | śastena śaste gaṃbhīre śirāle svedamedure
اگر بغلوں میں باریک روئیں ہوں، وہ بلند، ملائم اور گوشت آلود ہوں تو انہیں بہترین سمجھا جاتا ہے—گہری، خوش تراش، رگوں والی، صحت مند پسینے اور نرمی سے بھرپور۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close, respectful depiction of idealized feminine form as per lakṣaṇa: elevated, smooth, fleshy armpits with fine hair; rendered non-erotically as a schematic of auspicious anatomy, with lotus and water motifs for purity and health.
FAQs
It presents the ideal of balanced, healthy bodily features as auspicious, mirroring the dharmic preference for moderation and wholeness.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī overall; this verse is anatomical/omen-based and not tīrtha-specific.
None.