Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
वैश्वानरसमभ्येहि ममोत्संगे निषीद भो । लक्षणानि परीक्षेहं पाणिं दर्शय दक्षिणम्
vaiśvānarasamabhyehi mamotsaṃge niṣīda bho | lakṣaṇāni parīkṣehaṃ pāṇiṃ darśaya dakṣiṇam
“Hỡi Vaiśvānara, hãy đến gần và ngồi trên lòng ta, này hiền giả. Ta sẽ xem xét các tướng mạo cát tường của con—hãy đưa bàn tay phải ra.”
Nārada
Tirtha: Kāśī (narrative setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elder sits with the child Vaiśvānara on his lap, gently lifting the child’s right hand to examine auspicious palm marks; attendants/parents watch with hope; the setting hints at Kāśī’s sacred environment.
FAQs
A sage assesses inner virtue through outward signs, signaling blessings and the recognition of dharmic character.
No specific tīrtha; the scene unfolds within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative milieu.
Lakṣaṇa-parīkṣā (examination of auspicious marks), a traditional evaluative practice connected to blessings and destiny-reading.