Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
शंकुकर्णा महाकर्णा वकनासास्तथापरे । महोदरा बृहद्दन्ता दीर्घोष्ठाः स्थूलमस्तकाः
śaṃkukarṇā mahākarṇā vakanāsāstathāpare | mahodarā bṛhaddantā dīrghoṣṭhāḥ sthūlamastakāḥ
کسی کے کان شَنکُو جیسے تھے، کسی کے بہت بڑے؛ اور کسی کی ناک ٹیڑھی تھی۔ ان کے پیٹ بہت بڑے، دانت موٹے، ہونٹ لمبے اور سر بھاری تھے۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha (foreshadowed)
Type: kund
Scene: A group of beings with exaggerated, asymmetrical features—cone-like ears, huge ears, crooked noses, swollen bellies, large teeth, long lips, heavy heads—standing near a sacred waterbody, awaiting entry.
FAQs
The Purāṇas often depict outer deformity as a sign of prior affliction, preparing the stage for tīrtha-grace and renewal.
The description belongs to the lead-up to the revelation of Rūpatīrtha’s power.
No direct prescription here; it narrates the pre-transformation condition before the snāna’s fruit manifests.