Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
नेत्रयोर्मडलं शुक्लं कफाद्भवति पैतृकम् । कृष्णं च मण्डलं वातात्तथा भवति मातृकम्
netrayormaḍalaṃ śuklaṃ kaphādbhavati paitṛkam | kṛṣṇaṃ ca maṇḍalaṃ vātāttathā bhavati mātṛkam
آنکھوں میں سفید حلقہ کَف سے پیدا ہوتا ہے اور اسے پدری اصل کا کہا گیا ہے؛ اور سیاہ حلقہ وات سے بنتا ہے اور اسے مادری اصل کا کہا گیا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: Close, symbolic focus on the eyes: the white scleral ring shown as cool kapha/moonlike (paternal), the dark iris/pupil as mobile vāta (maternal), with subtle dual-color aura.
FAQs
The Purana links embodied traits to subtle forces and lineage, encouraging respectful awareness of one’s inherited constitution.
No tirtha is referenced; the verse is anatomical/doṣa-based explanation.
None.