[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 4.37 # Skandapurana 4.37 Skandapurāṇa 4.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.1) skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.2) sadā gṛhī sukhaṃ bhuṃkte strī lakṣaṇavatī yadi .. > A householder constantly enjoys happiness if his wife possesses auspicious marks. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.3) ataḥ sukhasamṛddhyarthamādau lakṣaṇamīkṣayet .. 1 .. > Therefore, for the sake of the increase of happiness, one should first examine the marks. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.4) vapurāvartagaṃdhāścacchāyā satvaṃ svaro gatiḥ .. > The body, curls of hair, fragrance, complexion, temperament, voice, gait, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.5) varṇaścetyaṣṭadhā proktā budhairlakṣaṇabhūmikā .. 2 .. > and color: this eightfold basis of bodily marks has been taught by the wise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.6) āpādatalamārabhya yāvanmauliruhaṃ kramāt .. > Beginning from the soles of the feet up to the hair on the head, in order, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.7) śubhāśubhāni vakṣyāmi lakṣaṇāni mune śṛṇu .. 3 .. > I shall describe the auspicious and inauspicious marks; listen, O sage! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.8) ādau pādatalaṃ rekhāstatoṃguṣṭhāṃgulī nakhāḥ .. > First the sole of the foot and lines; then the big toe, toes, and nails; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.9) pṛṣṭhagulphadvayaṃ pārṣṇī jaṃghe romāṇi jānunī .. 4 .. > the upper foot, both ankles, the heels, shanks, hairs, and both knees; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.10) ūrū kaṭī nitaṃbasphigbhago jaghana bastike .. > the thighs, waist, buttocks, hips, vulva, pelvis, and bladder; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.11) nābhiḥ kukṣidvayaṃ pārśvodaramadhya valitrayam .. 5 .. > the navel, both flanks, the sides, abdomen, waist, and the three folds; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.12) romālī hṛdayaṃ vakṣo vakṣojadvayacūcukam .. > the line of hair on the abdomen, the heart, chest, both breasts, and the nipples; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.13) jatruskaṃdhāṃ sakakṣādormaṇibaṃdha karadvayam . 6 .. > the collarbones, shoulders, armpits, arms, wrists, and both hands; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.14) pāṇipṛṣṭhaṃ pāṇitalaṃ rekhāṃguṣṭhāṃgulī nakhāḥ .. > the back of the hand, the palm, lines, thumb, fingers, and nails; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.15) pṛṣṭhiḥ kṛkāṭikā kaṃṭhe cibukaṃ ca hanudvayam .. 7 .. > the back, the nape of the neck, the throat, the chin, and both jaws; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.16) kapolau vaktramadharottaroṣṭhau dvijajihvikāḥ .. > both cheeks, the mouth, the lower and upper lips, teeth, and tongue; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.17) ghaṃṭikā tāluhasitaṃ nāsikākṣutamakṣiṇī .. 8 .. > the uvula, palate, laughter, nose, sneezing, and the two eyes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.18) pakṣma bhrūkarṇabhālāni mauli sīmaṃtamaulijāḥ .. > the eyelashes, brows, ears, forehead, crown of the head, parting of the hair, and the hairs of the head: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.19) ṣaṣṭiḥ ṣaḍuttarāyoṣidaṃgalakṣaṇasatkhaniḥ .. 9 .. > these sixty-six are the true mine of characteristics of women's limbs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.20) strīṇāṃ pādatalaṃ snigdhaṃ māṃsalaṃ mṛdulaṃ samam .. > The sole of women's feet that is glossy, fleshy, soft, even, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.21) asvedamuṣṇamaruṇaṃ bahubhogocitaṃ smṛtam .. 4.1.37.10 .. > free from sweat, warm, and red is remembered as fit for abundant pleasures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.22) rūkṣaṃ vivarṇaṃ paruṣaṃ khaṃḍitapratibiṃbakam .. > Rough, discoloured, harsh, leaving broken footprints, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.23) śūrpākāraṃ viśuṣkaṃ ca duḥkhadaurbhāgyasūcakam .. 11 .. > shaped like a winnowing basket, and parched, indicates grief and misfortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.24) cakra svastika śaṃkhābja dhvajamīnātapatravat .. > \[A line\] like a discus, svastika, conch, lotus, banner, fish, or parasol, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.25) yasyāḥ pādatale rekhā sā bhavetkṣitipāṃganā .. 12 .. > on whose sole such a line exists, she becomes a king's wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.26) bhavedakhaṃḍabhogāyorddhvāmadhyāṃgulisaṃgatā .. > An upward line reaching to the middle toe brings unbroken enjoyment; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.27) rekhākhu sarpakākābhā duḥkhadāridryasūcikā .. 13 .. > a line resembling a mouse, snake, or crow indicates sorrow and poverty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.28) unnato māṃsaloṃguṣṭho vartulotulabhogadaḥ .. > An elevated, fleshy, and round big toe gives matchless pleasure; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.29) vakro hrasvaśca cipiṭaḥ sukhasaubhāgyabhaṃjakaḥ .. 14 .. > crooked, short, and flat, it destroys happiness and good fortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.30) vidhavā vipulena syāddīrghāṃguṣṭhena durbhagā .. > By a broad one she becomes a widow; by an excessively long big toe, unfortunate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.31) mṛdavoṃgulayaḥ śastā ghanāvṛttāḥ samunnatāḥ ..15.. > Soft toes are praised, \[as are\] dense, rounded, and elevated ones. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.32) dīrghāṃgulībhiḥ kulaṭā kṛśābhiratinirdhanā .. > With long toes she is an unchaste woman; with emaciated ones, extremely destitute; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.33) hrasvāyuṣyā ca hrasvābhirbhugnābhirbhugnavartinī .. 16 .. > with short ones she is short-lived; with crooked ones she acts deceitfully; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.34) cipiṭābhirbhaveddāsī viralābhirdaridriṇī .. > with flat ones she becomes a servant; with spaced toes, poor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.35) parasparaṃ samārūḍhāḥ pādāṃgulyo bhavaṃti hi .. 17 .. > If toes of the feet overlap one another, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.36) hatvā bahūnapi patīnparapreṣyā tadā bhavet .. > she will kill even many husbands and then become another's servant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.37) yasyāḥ pathi samāyāṃtyā rajobhūmeḥ samucchalet .. 18 .. > She while walking along a path kicks up dust from the ground— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.38) sā pāṃsulā prajāyeta kulatrayavināśinī .. > she becomes an unchaste woman, the destroyer of three families. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.39) yasyāḥ kaniṣṭhikā bhūmiṃ na gacchaṃtyāḥ parispṛśet .. 19 .. > Whose little toe does not touch the ground as she walks, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.40) sā nihatya patiṃ yoṣā dvitīyaṃ kurute patim .. > that woman kills her husband and takes a second husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.41) anāmikā ca madhyā ca yasyā bhūmiṃ na saṃspṛśet .. 4.1.37.20 .. > Whose ring toe or middle toe does not touch the ground, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.42) patidvayaṃ nihaṃtyādyā dvitīyā ca patitrayam .. > the former slays two husbands, and the latter three husbands; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.43) patihīnatvakāriṇyau hīne te dve ime yadi .. 21 .. > both these cause loss of husband if they are deficient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.44) pradeśinī bhavedyasyā aṃguṣṭhāvyatirekiṇī .. > Whose second toe extends beyond the big toe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.45) kanyaiva kulaṭā sā syādeṣa eva viniścayaḥ .. 22 .. > she is an unchaste woman even from maidenhood; this is indeed the certainty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.46) snigdhāḥ samunnatāstāmrā vṛttāḥ pādanakhāḥ śubhāḥ .. 23 .. > Glossy, elevated, coppery, and round toenails are auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.47) rājñītvasūcakaṃ strīṇāṃ pādapṛṣṭhaṃ samunnatam .. > The high instep of women indicates queenship, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.48) asvedamaśirāḍhyaṃ ca masṛṇaṃ mṛdumāṃsalam .. 24 .. > free from sweat and without prominent veins, smooth, soft, and fleshy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.49) daridrā madhyanamreṇa śirālena sadādhvagā .. > \[She is\] poor with one sunken in the middle; with a veined one, constantly wandering on the road; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.50) romāḍhyena bhaveddāsī nirmāṃsena ca durbhagā .. 25 .. > with one full of hair she becomes a servant; and with one devoid of flesh, unfortunate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.51) gūḍhau gulphau śivāyoktāvaśirālau suvartulau .. > Hidden ankles, free of veins and well-rounded, are said to bring good; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.52) sthapuṭau śithilau dṛśyau syātāṃ daurbhāgyasūcakau .. 26 .. > uneven, loose, and visible ones indicate misfortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.53) samapārṣṇiḥ śubhā nārī pṛthupārṣṇiśca durbhagā .. > A woman with even heels is auspicious, and one with broad heels is unfortunate; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.54) kulaṭonnatapārṣṇi syāddīrghapārṣṇiśca duḥkhabhāk .. 27 .. > one with high heels is unchaste, and one with long heels suffers sorrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.55) romahīne same snigdhe yajjaṃghe kramavartule .. > Whose shanks are hairless, even, glossy, tapering and round, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.56) sā rājapatnī bhavati viśiresumanohare .. 28 .. > she becomes a queen, if they are veinless and enchanting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.57) ekaromā rājapatnī dviromā ca sukhāvahā .. > A woman with one hair \[per pore\] is a queen, and with two hairs brings happiness; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.58) triromā romakūpeṣu bhavedvaidhavyaduḥkhabhāk .. 29 .. > one with three hairs in the hair-pores suffers the sorrow of widowhood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.59) vṛttaṃ piśitasaṃlagnaṃ jānuyugmaṃ praśasyate .. > A pair of knees that is round and compact with flesh is praised; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.60) nirmāṃsaṃ svairacāriṇyā daridrā yāśca viślatham .. 4.1.37.30 .. > fleshless knees belong to a promiscuous woman, and loose ones to one who is poor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.61) viśiraiḥ karabhākārairūrubhirmasṛṇairghanaiḥ .. > With thighs free of veins, shaped like an elephant's trunk, smooth, compact, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.62) suvṛttairomarahitairbhaveyurbhūpavallabhāḥ .. 31 .. > well-rounded, and devoid of hair, women become beloved of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.63) vaidhavyaṃ romaśairuktaṃ daurbhāgyaṃ cipiṭairapi .. > Widowhood is declared from hairy thighs, and misfortune from flat ones; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.64) madhyacchidrairmahāduḥkhaṃ dāridryaṃ kaṭhinatvacaiḥ .. 32 .. > great sorrow from thighs with a gap between them, and poverty from those with hard skin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.65) caturbhiraṃgulaiḥ śastā kaṭirviṃśatisaṃyutaiḥ .. > A waist measuring twenty-four finger-breadths is praised, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.66) samunnatanitaṃbāḍhyā caturasrā mṛgīdṛśām .. 33 .. > adorned with prominent hips, and well-proportioned for fawn-eyed women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.67) vinatā cipiṭā dīrghā nirmāṃsāsaṃkaṭākaṭiḥ .. > A waist that is bent, flat, long, fleshless, or not narrow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.68) hrasvā romayutā nāryā duḥkhavaidhavyasūcikā .. 34 .. > short, or covered with hair, indicates sorrow and widowhood for a woman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.69) nitaṃbabiṃbo nārīṇāmunnato māṃsalaḥ pṛthuḥ .. > The circle of hips of women that is elevated, fleshy, and broad > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.70) mahābhogāya saṃproktastadanyo'śarmaṇe mataḥ .. 35 .. > is declared to bring great pleasure; any other is considered to bring distress. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.71) kapitthaphalavadvṛttau mṛdulau māṃsalau ghanau .. > Round like the wood-apple fruit, soft, fleshy, and firm, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.72) sphicau valivinirmuktau ratisaukhyavivardhanau.. 36 .. > buttocks free of folds increase the pleasure of love. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.73) śubhaḥ kamaṭhapṛṣṭhābho gajaskaṃdhopamo bhagaḥ .. > A vulva resembling the back of a tortoise or like the shoulder of an elephant is auspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.74) vāmonnatastu kanyājaḥ putrajo dakṣiṇonnataḥ ..37.. > elevated on the left, it produces daughters; elevated on the right, it produces sons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.75) ākhuromā gūḍhamaṇiḥ suśliṣṭaḥ saṃhataḥ pṛthuḥ .. > With mouse-fine hair, a hidden clitoris, well-joined, compact, broad, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.76) tuṃgaḥ kamalaparṇābhaḥ śubhośvatthadalākṛtiḥ .. 38 .. > elevated, resembling a lotus petal, and shaped like a leaf of the sacred fig tree, it is auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.77) kuraṃgakhurarūpoyaścullikodarasannibhaḥ .. > That which has the shape of a deer's hoof, or resembles the interior of a hearth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.78) romaśo vivṛtāsyaśca dṛśyanāsotidurbhagaḥ .. 39 .. > hairy, wide-mouthed, and with a visible clitoris, brings great misfortune. // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.79) śaṃkhāvarto bhago yasyāḥ sā garbhamiha necchati .. > A woman whose vulva turns like a conch shell does not desire conception here; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.80) cipiṭaḥ kharparākāraḥ kiṃkarī padado bhagaḥ ..4.1.37.40... > one that is flat or shaped like a skull causes the state of a servant girl. // 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.81) vaṃśavetasapatrābho gajaromoccanāsikaḥ .. > That which resembles a bamboo or reed leaf, with coarse hair and a high clitoris, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.82) vikaṭaḥ kuṭilākāro laṃbagallastathā'śubhaḥ..41.. > deformed, crooked in form, and with hanging lips, is likewise inauspicious. // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.83) bhagasya bhālaṃ jaghanaṃ vistīrṇaṃ tuṃgamāṃsalam .. > The mons pubis, the region above the vulva, broad, elevated, fleshy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.84) mṛdulaṃ mṛdulomāḍhyaṃ dakṣiṇāvartamīḍitam .. 42 .. > soft, endowed with fine hair, and turning clockwise, is praised. // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.85) vāmāvartaṃ ca nirmāṃsaṃ bhugnavaidhavyasūcakam .. > Turning counter-clockwise, fleshless, and bent, it indicates widowhood; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.86) saṃkaṭasthapuṭaṃ rūkṣaṃ jaghanaṃ duḥkhadaṃ sadā .. 43 .. > narrow, rough, and uneven, the mons pubis always causes sorrow. // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.87) bastiḥ praśastā vipulā mṛdvīstokasamunnatā .. > The lower abdomen is auspicious if wide, soft, and slightly elevated; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.88) romaśā ca śirālā ca rekhāṃkā naiva śobhanā .. 44 .. > hairy, veiny, and marked with lines, it is not auspicious at all. // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.89) gaṃbhīrā dakṣiṇāvartā nābhī syātsukhasaṃpade .. > A deep navel turning to the right leads to happiness and wealth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.90) vāmāvartā samuttānā vyaktagraṃthirna śobhanā .. 45 .. > turning to the left, shallow, and with an obvious protrusion, it is not auspicious. // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.91) sūte sutānbahūnnārī pṛthukukṣiḥ sukhāspadam .. > A woman with a broad belly bears many sons and becomes an abode of happiness; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.92) kṣitīśaṃ janayetputraṃ maṃḍūkābhena kukṣiṇā .. 46 .. > with a belly resembling a frog, she brings forth a son who is a ruler of the earth. // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.93) unnatena valībhājā sāvartenāpi kukṣiṇā .. > With an elevated belly, or one possessing folds, or marked by a whorl, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.94) vaṃdhyā pravrajitā dāsī kramādyoṣā bhavediha .. 47 .. > a woman in this world becomes respectively barren, an ascetic, or a maidservant. // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.95) samaiḥ samāṃsairmṛdubhiryoṣinmagnāsthibhiḥ śubhaiḥ .. > With flanks that are even, equally fleshy, soft, auspicious, and with hidden ribs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.96) pārśveḥ saubhāgyasukhayornidhānaṃ syādasaṃśayam .. 48 .. > she undoubtedly becomes a storehouse of good fortune and happiness. // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.97) yasyādṛśya śire pārśve unnate romasaṃyute .. > A woman whose flanks have visible veins, are elevated, and covered with hair, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.98) nirapatyā ca duḥśīlā sā bhavedduḥkhaśevadhiḥ .. 49 .. > becomes childless, ill-behaved, and a treasure of sorrow. // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.99) udareṇātitucchena viśireṇa mṛdutvacā .. > With a belly that is very slight, veinless, and with soft skin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.100) yoṣidbhavati bhogāḍhyā nityaṃ miṣṭānnasevinī .. 4.1.37.50 .. > a woman becomes rich in enjoyments, perpetually enjoying sweet food. // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.101) kuṃbhākāraṃ daridrāyā jaṭharaṃ ca mṛdaṃgavat .. > The belly of an impoverished woman is pot-shaped or resembles a drum, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.102) kūṣmāṃḍābhaṃ yavābhaṃ ca duṣpūraṃ jāyate striyāḥ .. 51 .. > like a pumpkin or a barleycorn, and is hard to satisfy in a woman. // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.103) suviśālodarī nārī nirapatyā ca durbhagā .. > A woman with a very large belly is childless and unfortunate; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.104) pralaṃbajaṭharā haṃti śvaśuraṃ cāpi devaram .. 52 .. > a woman with a hanging belly kills her father-in-law and her brother-in-law. // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.105) madhyakṣāmā ca subhagā bhogāḍhyā savalitrayā .. > Slender in the waist, endowed with three folds, she is fortunate and rich in pleasures; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.106) ṛjvī tanvī ca romālī yasyāḥ sā śarmanarmabhūḥ .. 53 .. > she who has a straight and delicate line of hair is a source of joy and delight. // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.107) kapilā kuṭilā sthūlā vicchinnā romarājikā .. > A line of hair that is tawny, crooked, thick, and broken > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.108) caura vaidhavya daurbhāgyaṃ vidadhyādiha yoṣitām .. 54 .. > causes theft, widowhood, and misfortune to women here. // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.109) nirlomahṛdayaṃ yasyāḥ samaṃ nimnatva varjitam .. > A woman whose chest is hairless, even, and free from depressions > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.110) aiśvaryaṃ cāpyavaidhavyaṃ priyaprema ca sā labhet .. 55 .. > attains prosperity, freedom from widowhood, and the love of her beloved. // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.111) vistīrṇahṛdayā yoṣā puṃścalī nirdayā tathā .. > A woman with a broad chest is unchaste and likewise cruel; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.112) udbhinnaromahṛdayā patiṃ haṃti viniścitam .. 56 .. > one whose chest has sprouted hair certainly kills her husband. // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.113) aṣṭādaśāṃgulatatamuraḥ pīvaramunnatam .. > A chest that is eighteen finger-breadths wide, plump, and high > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.114) sukhāya duḥkhāya bhavedromaśaṃ viṣamaṃ pṛthu .. 57 .. > leads to happiness; hairy, uneven, and broad, it causes grief. // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.115) ghanau vṛttau dṛḍhau pīnau samau śastau payodharau .. > Breasts that are firm, round, solid, plump, and symmetrical are praised; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.116) sthūlāgrau viralau śuṣkau vāmorūṇāṃ na śarmadau .. 58 .. > having thick tips, widely separated, and dry, they do not bring happiness to fair-thighed women. // 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.117) dakṣiṇonnata vakṣojā putriṇī tvagraṇīrmatā .. > A woman whose right breast is higher has sons and is considered pre-eminent; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.118) vāmonnatakucā sūte kanyāṃ saubhāgyasuṃdarīm .. 59 .. > one whose left breast is elevated gives birth to a daughter beautiful in good fortune. // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.119) araghaṭṭaghaṭītulyau kucau dauḥśīlyasūcakau .. > Breasts resembling the pots of a waterwheel indicate wickedness; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.120) pīvarāsyau sāṃtarālau pṛthūpāṃtau na śobhanau .. 4.1.37.60 .. > fleshy-tipped, widely spaced, and broad at the margins, they are not auspicious. // 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.121) mūle sthūlau kramakṛśāvagre tīkṣṇau payodharau .. > Breasts thick at the base, gradually tapering, and sharp at the tip, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.122) sukhadau pūrvakāle tu paścādatyaṃta duḥkhadau ..61.. > give happiness in early life, but afterwards bring extreme sorrow. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.123) sudṛḍhaṃ cūcukayugaṃ śastaṃ śyāmaṃ suvartulam .. > A firm pair of nipples is praised, dark and well-rounded; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.124) aṃtarmagnaṃ ca dīrghaṃ ca kṛśaṃ kleśāya jāyate .. 62 .. > sunken inwards, long, or thin, they lead to suffering. // 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.125) pīvarābhyāṃ ca jatrubhyāṃ dhanadhānyanidhirvadhūḥ .. > With fleshy collarbones, a bride becomes a treasure of wealth and grain; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.126) ślathāsthibhyāṃ ca nimnābhyāṃ viṣamābhyāṃ daridriṇī .. 63 .. > with loose bones, sunken, or uneven ones, she becomes impoverished. // 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.127) abaddhāvanatau skaṃdhāvadīrghāvakṛśau śubhau .. > Shoulders that are flexible, sloping, not too long, and not emaciated are auspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.128) vakrau sthūlau ca romāḍhyau preṣya vaidhavyasūcakau .. 64 .. > crooked, thick, and hairy, they indicate servitude and widowhood. // 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.129) nigūḍhasaṃdhī srastāgrau śubhāvaṃsau susaṃhatau .. > Shoulders with concealed joints, sloping ends, and well-knit are auspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.130) vaidhavyadau samuccāgrau nirmāṃsāvatiduḥkhadau .. 65 .. > having equally raised ends, they cause widowhood; fleshless, they bring great misery. // 65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.131) kakṣesu sūkṣmarome tu tuṃge snigdhe ca māṃsale .. > In the armpits, fine hair, elevated, smooth, and fleshy \[parts\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.132) śastena śaste gaṃbhīre śirāle svedamedure .. 66 .. > are praised; deep, veiny, and moist with sweat, they are not praised. // 66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.133) syātāṃ doṣau sunirdoṣau gūḍhāsthi graṃthikomalau .. > The arms of doe-eyed women should be faultless, tender with hidden bones and joints, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.134) viśirau ca viromāṇau saralau hariṇīdṛśām .. 67 .. > veinless, hairless, and straight. // 67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.135) vaidhavyaṃ sthūlaromāṇau hrasvau daurbhāgyasūcakau .. > Coarse-haired, they cause widowhood; short, they indicate bad luck; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.136) parikleśāya nārīṇāṃ paridṛśyaśirau bhujau .. 68 .. > arms with clearly visible veins cause distress to women. // 68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.137) aṃbhoja mukulākāramaṃguṣṭhāṃgulisaṃmukham .. > Having the form of a lotus bud, facing toward the thumb and fingers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.138) hastadvayaṃ mṛgākṣīṇāṃ bahubhogāya jāyate .. 69 .. > the two hands of fawn-eyed women lead to abundant enjoyment. (69) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.139) mṛdumadhyonnataṃ raktaṃ talaṃ pāṇyoraraṃdhrakam .. > Soft, elevated in the center, red, without gaps \[between the fingers\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.140) praśastaṃ śastarekhāḍhyamalparekhaṃ śubhaśriyam .. 4.1.37.70 .. > the palm of the hands is praised when rich in auspicious lines, having few lines, and possessing auspicious fortune. (4.1.37.70) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.141) vidhavā bahurekheṇa virekheṇa daridriṇī .. > She becomes a widow by having many lines, poor by having no lines, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.142) bhikṣukī suśirāḍhyena nārī karatalena vai .. 71 .. > and indeed a female beggar by having a palm full of prominent veins. (71) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.143) viroma viśiraṃ śastaṃ pāṇipṛṣṭhaṃsamunnatam .. > Hairless, without visible veins, and elevated: the back of the hand is praised. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.144) vaidhavyaheturomāḍhyaṃ nirmāṃsaṃ snāyumattyajet .. 72 .. > One should avoid a hand hairy—which is a cause of widowhood—fleshless, and sinewy. (72) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.145) raktā vyaktā gabhīrā ca snigdhā pūrṇā ca vartulā .. > Red, distinct, deep, glossy, complete, and rounded: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.146) kararekhāṃganā yāḥ syācchubhā bhāgyānusārataḥ .. 73 .. > such a hand-line of a woman is auspicious according to her destiny. (73) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.147) matsyena subhagā nārī svastikena vasupradā.. > With a fish \[mark\] a woman is fortunate; with a svastika she bestows wealth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.148) padmena bhūpateḥ patnī janayedbhūpatiṃ sutam .. 74 .. > with a lotus she is the wife of a king and gives birth to a king as a son. (74) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.149) cakravartistriyāḥ pāṇau naṃdyāvartaḥ pradakṣiṇaḥ .. > In the hand of the wife of a universal monarch is a clockwise nandyāvarta; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.150) śaṃkhātapatraka maṭhā nṛpamātṛtvasūcakāḥ .. 75 .. > a conch, a parasol, and an ascetic's cell indicate motherhood of a king. (75) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.151) tulāmānākṛtīrekhe vaṇikpatnītvahetuke .. > Two lines shaped like a balance and a weight cause the status of a merchant's wife; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.152) gajavājivṛṣākārāḥ kare vāme mṛgīdṛśām .. 76 .. > lines shaped like an elephant, a horse, or a bull in the left hand of fawn-eyed women (76) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.153) rekhā prāsādavajrābhā brūyustīrthakaraṃ sutam .. > or resembling a palace or a thunderbolt declare a son who is a tirthankara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.154) kṛṣīvalasya patnī syācchakaṭena yugena vā .. 77 .. > She becomes the wife of a farmer by a cart or a yoke; (77) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.155) cāmarāṃkuśakodaṃḍai rājapatnī bhaveddhruvam .. > by fly-whisks, elephant goads, and bows, she certainly becomes a queen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.156) aṃguṣṭhamūlānnirgatya rekhā yāti kaniṣṭhikām.. 78 .. > If a line starting from the root of the thumb goes to the little finger, (78) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.157) yadi sā patihaṃtrī syāddūratastāṃ tyajetsudhīḥ .. > she would kill her husband; a wise man should shun her from afar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.158) triśūlāsigadāśakti duṃdubhyākṛti rekhayā .. > By a line shaped like a trident, a sword, a mace, a spear, or a kettle-drum, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.159) nitaṃbinī kīrtimatī tyāgena pṛthivītale .. 79 .. > a woman with fine hips becomes renowned for generosity on the earth. (79) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.160) kaṃka jaṃbūka maṃḍūka vṛka vṛścika bhoginaḥ .. > A heron, a jackal, a frog, a wolf, a scorpion, a snake, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.161) rāsabhoṣṭra biḍālāḥ syuḥ karasthā duḥkhadāḥ striyāḥ .. 4.1.37.80 .. > a donkey, a camel, or a cat present in the hand bring sorrow to a woman. (4.1.37.80) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.162) śubhadaḥ saraloṃguṣṭho vṛtto vṛttanakho mṛduḥ .. 81 .. > A thumb that is straight, rounded, with rounded nails, and soft bestows good fortune. (81) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.163) aṃgulyaśca suparvāṇo dīrghāvṛttāḥ kramātkṛśāḥ .. > And fingers that have well-formed joints, are long, rounded, and gradually tapering \[are auspicious\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.164) cipiṭāḥsthapuṭā rūkṣāḥ pṛṣṭharomayujo'śubhāḥ..82 .. > flat, uneven, rough, and having hair on the back are inauspicious. (82) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.165) atihrasvāḥ kṛśā vakrā viralā rogahetukāḥ .. > Excessively short, thin, crooked, and spaced apart cause disease; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.166) duḥkhāyāṃgulayaḥ strīṇāṃ bahuparvasamanvitāḥ .. 83 .. > fingers endowed with many joints lead to grief for women. (83) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.167) aruṇāḥ saśikhāstuṃgāḥ karajāḥ sudṛśāṃśubhāḥ .. > Reddish, with prominent tips, and elevated: such nails of beautiful women are auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.168) nimnā vivarṇāḥ śuktyābhāḥ pītā dāridryadāyakāḥ .. 84 .. > Sunken, discolored, looking like oyster shells, and yellow bestow poverty. (84) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.169) nakheṣu biṃdavaḥ śvetāḥ prāyaḥ syuḥ svairiṇī striyāḥ .. > White spots on the nails usually belong to an unchaste woman; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.170) puruṣā api jāyaṃte duḥkhinaḥ puṣpitairnakhaiḥ .. 85 .. > men also become sorrowful through spotted nails. (85) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.171) aṃtarnimagnavaṃśāsthiḥ pṛṣṭhiḥ syānmāṃsalā śubhā .. > A back whose backbone is submerged within and is fleshy is auspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.172) pṛṣṭhena romayuktena vaidhavyaṃ labhate dhruvam .. 86 .. > by a back endowed with hair, she certainly obtains widowhood. (86) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.173) bhugnena vinatenāpi saśireṇāpi duḥkhitā .. > She is sorrowful also by one that is bent, bowed down, or with prominent veins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.174) ṛjvī kṛkāṭikā śreṣṭhā samāṃsā ca samunnatā.. 87 .. > The nape of the neck is best when straight, fleshy, and elevated; (87) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.175) śuṣkā śirālā romāḍhyā viśālā kuṭilāśubhā.. > withered, veiny, full of hair, broad, or crooked, it is inauspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.176) māṃsalo vartulaḥ kaṃṭhaḥ praśastaścaturaṃgulaḥ .. 88 .. > A fleshy, round throat of four finger-breadths is praised. (88) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.177) śastā grīvā trirekhāṃkā tvavyaktāsthiḥ susaṃhatā .. > A neck marked with three folds, with hidden bones, and well-knit is praised; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.178) nirmāṃsā cipiṭā dīrghāsthapuṭā na śubhapradā .. 89 .. > fleshless, flat, long, and uneven does not bestow good fortune. (89) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.179) sthūlagrīvā ca vidhavā vakragrīvā ca kiṃkarī .. > One with a thick neck becomes a widow, and one with a crooked neck becomes a servant-maid; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.180) vaṃdhyā dvicipiṭagrīvā hrasvagrīvā ca niḥsutā ..4.1.37.90 .. > one with a doubly flat neck is barren, and one with a short neck is sonless. (4.1.37.90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.181) cibukaṃdvayaṃgulaṃ śastaṃ vṛttaṃ pīnaṃ sukomalam .. > A chin of two finger-breadths is praised: round, full, and very tender; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.182) sthūlaṃ dvidhā saṃvibhaktamāyataṃ romaśaṃ tyajet .. 91 .. > one should reject one that is thick, divided in two, elongated, or hairy. (91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.183) hanuścibukasaṃlagnā nirlomā sughanāśubhā .. > A jaw joined to the chin, hairless, and very firm is auspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.184) vakrā sthūlā kṛśā hrasvā romaśā na śubhapradā .. 92 .. > crooked, thick, thin, short, or hairy does not bestow good fortune. (92) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.185) śastau kapolau vāmākṣyāḥ pīnau vṛttau samunnatau .. > The cheeks of a fair-eyed woman are praised when plump, round, and elevated; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.186) romaśau paruṣau nimnau nirmāṃsau parivarjayet .. 93 .. > one should avoid those that are hairy, rough, sunken, or fleshless. (93) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.187) samaṃ samāṃsaṃ susnigdhaṃ svāmodaṃ vartulaṃ mukham .. > An even, fleshy, very glossy, sweet-smelling, and round face, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.188) janetṛvadanacchāyaṃ dhanyānāmiha jāyate .. 94 .. > bearing the likeness of the face of the mother, belongs to fortunate women in this world. (94) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.189) pāṭalo vartulaḥ snigdho lekhābhūṣitamadhyabhūḥ .. > Pale red, round, glossy, with its middle part adorned with a line: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.190) sīmaṃtinī nāmadharo dharājāni priyo bhavet .. 95 .. > \[such a lower lip\] of a woman makes her beloved of a king. (95) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.191) kṛśaḥ pralaṃbaḥ sphuṭito rūkṣo daurbhāgyasūcakaḥ .. > Thin, pendulous, cracked, and rough indicates misfortune; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.192) śyāvaḥ sthūlo'dharoṣṭhaḥ syādvaidhavya kalahapradaḥ .. 96 .. > a lower lip that is dark-brown and thick causes widowhood and quarrel. (96) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.193) masṛṇo mattakāśinyāścottaroṣṭhaḥ subhogadaḥ .. > Smooth and hairless, slightly raised in the middle, the upper lip of a passionate woman bestows fine pleasures; (97) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.194) kiṃcinmadhyonnato'romā viparīto viruddhakṛt .. 97 .. > the contrary produces adverse effects. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.195) gokṣīrasannibhāḥ snigdhā dvātriṃśaddaśanāḥ śubhāḥ .. > Resembling cow's milk, smooth, thirty-two teeth are auspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.196) adhastādupariṣṭācca samāḥ stokasamunnatāḥ .. 98 .. > even below and above, and slightly elevated. (98) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.197) pītāḥ śyāvāśca daśanāḥ sthūlādīrghādvipaṃktayaḥ .. > Teeth that are yellow, dark grey, thick, long, or arranged in double rows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.198) śuktyākārāśca viralā duḥkhadaurbhāgyakāraṇam .. 99 .. > as well as oyster-shell-shaped and widely spaced, are a cause of misery and misfortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.199) adhastādadhikairdaṃtairmātaraṃ bhakṣayetsphuṭam .. > If she has extra teeth below, she will clearly destroy her mother; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.200) patihīnā ca vikaṭaiḥ kulaṭā viralairbhavet .. 4.1.37.100 .. > with misshapen \[teeth\] she becomes husbandless, and with widely spaced ones, an unchaste woman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 303 passages. 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