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# Skandapurana 4.37

English (machine translation) 4.37

- **Language:** English

### [4.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.1)

Skanda said:

### [4.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.2)

A householder constantly enjoys happiness if his wife possesses auspicious marks.

### [4.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.3)

Therefore, for the sake of the increase of happiness, one should first examine the marks.

### [4.37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.4)

The body, curls of hair, fragrance, complexion, temperament, voice, gait,

### [4.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.5)

and color: this eightfold basis of bodily marks has been taught by the wise.

### [4.37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.6)

Beginning from the soles of the feet up to the hair on the head, in order,

### [4.37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.7)

I shall describe the auspicious and inauspicious marks; listen, O sage!

### [4.37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.8)

First the sole of the foot and lines; then the big toe, toes, and nails;

### [4.37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.9)

the upper foot, both ankles, the heels, shanks, hairs, and both knees;

### [4.37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.10)

the thighs, waist, buttocks, hips, vulva, pelvis, and bladder;

### [4.37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.11)

the navel, both flanks, the sides, abdomen, waist, and the three folds;

### [4.37.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.12)

the line of hair on the abdomen, the heart, chest, both breasts, and the nipples;

### [4.37.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.13)

the collarbones, shoulders, armpits, arms, wrists, and both hands;

### [4.37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.14)

the back of the hand, the palm, lines, thumb, fingers, and nails;

### [4.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.15)

the back, the nape of the neck, the throat, the chin, and both jaws;

### [4.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.16)

both cheeks, the mouth, the lower and upper lips, teeth, and tongue;

### [4.37.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.17)

the uvula, palate, laughter, nose, sneezing, and the two eyes;

### [4.37.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.18)

the eyelashes, brows, ears, forehead, crown of the head, parting of the hair, and the hairs of the head:

### [4.37.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.19)

these sixty-six are the true mine of characteristics of women's limbs.

### [4.37.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.20)

The sole of women's feet that is glossy, fleshy, soft, even,

### [4.37.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.21)

free from sweat, warm, and red is remembered as fit for abundant pleasures.

### [4.37.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.22)

Rough, discoloured, harsh, leaving broken footprints,

### [4.37.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.23)

shaped like a winnowing basket, and parched, indicates grief and misfortune.

### [4.37.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.24)

\[A line\] like a discus, svastika, conch, lotus, banner, fish, or parasol,

### [4.37.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.25)

on whose sole such a line exists, she becomes a king's wife.

### [4.37.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.26)

An upward line reaching to the middle toe brings unbroken enjoyment;

### [4.37.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.27)

a line resembling a mouse, snake, or crow indicates sorrow and poverty.

### [4.37.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.28)

An elevated, fleshy, and round big toe gives matchless pleasure;

### [4.37.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.29)

crooked, short, and flat, it destroys happiness and good fortune.

### [4.37.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.30)

By a broad one she becomes a widow; by an excessively long big toe, unfortunate.

### [4.37.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.31)

Soft toes are praised, \[as are\] dense, rounded, and elevated ones.

### [4.37.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.32)

With long toes she is an unchaste woman; with emaciated ones, extremely destitute;

### [4.37.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.33)

with short ones she is short-lived; with crooked ones she acts deceitfully;

### [4.37.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.34)

with flat ones she becomes a servant; with spaced toes, poor.

### [4.37.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.35)

If toes of the feet overlap one another,

### [4.37.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.36)

she will kill even many husbands and then become another's servant.

### [4.37.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.37)

She while walking along a path kicks up dust from the ground—

### [4.37.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.38)

she becomes an unchaste woman, the destroyer of three families.

### [4.37.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.39)

Whose little toe does not touch the ground as she walks,

### [4.37.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.40)

that woman kills her husband and takes a second husband.

### [4.37.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.41)

Whose ring toe or middle toe does not touch the ground,

### [4.37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.42)

the former slays two husbands, and the latter three husbands;

### [4.37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.43)

both these cause loss of husband if they are deficient.

### [4.37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.44)

Whose second toe extends beyond the big toe,

### [4.37.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.45)

she is an unchaste woman even from maidenhood; this is indeed the certainty.

### [4.37.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.46)

Glossy, elevated, coppery, and round toenails are auspicious.

### [4.37.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.47)

The high instep of women indicates queenship,

### [4.37.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.48)

free from sweat and without prominent veins, smooth, soft, and fleshy.

### [4.37.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.49)

\[She is\] poor with one sunken in the middle; with a veined one, constantly wandering on the road;

### [4.37.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.50)

with one full of hair she becomes a servant; and with one devoid of flesh, unfortunate.

### [4.37.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.51)

Hidden ankles, free of veins and well-rounded, are said to bring good;

### [4.37.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.52)

uneven, loose, and visible ones indicate misfortune.

### [4.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.53)

A woman with even heels is auspicious, and one with broad heels is unfortunate;

### [4.37.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.54)

one with high heels is unchaste, and one with long heels suffers sorrow.

### [4.37.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.55)

Whose shanks are hairless, even, glossy, tapering and round,

### [4.37.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.56)

she becomes a queen, if they are veinless and enchanting.

### [4.37.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.57)

A woman with one hair \[per pore\] is a queen, and with two hairs brings happiness;

### [4.37.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.58)

one with three hairs in the hair-pores suffers the sorrow of widowhood.

### [4.37.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.59)

A pair of knees that is round and compact with flesh is praised;

### [4.37.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.60)

fleshless knees belong to a promiscuous woman, and loose ones to one who is poor.

### [4.37.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.61)

With thighs free of veins, shaped like an elephant's trunk, smooth, compact,

### [4.37.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.62)

well-rounded, and devoid of hair, women become beloved of kings.

### [4.37.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.63)

Widowhood is declared from hairy thighs, and misfortune from flat ones;

### [4.37.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.64)

great sorrow from thighs with a gap between them, and poverty from those with hard skin.

### [4.37.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.65)

A waist measuring twenty-four finger-breadths is praised,

### [4.37.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.66)

adorned with prominent hips, and well-proportioned for fawn-eyed women.

### [4.37.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.67)

A waist that is bent, flat, long, fleshless, or not narrow,

### [4.37.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.68)

short, or covered with hair, indicates sorrow and widowhood for a woman.

### [4.37.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.69)

The circle of hips of women that is elevated, fleshy, and broad

### [4.37.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.70)

is declared to bring great pleasure; any other is considered to bring distress.

### [4.37.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.71)

Round like the wood-apple fruit, soft, fleshy, and firm,

### [4.37.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.72)

buttocks free of folds increase the pleasure of love.

### [4.37.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.73)

A vulva resembling the back of a tortoise or like the shoulder of an elephant is auspicious;

### [4.37.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.74)

elevated on the left, it produces daughters; elevated on the right, it produces sons.

### [4.37.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.75)

With mouse-fine hair, a hidden clitoris, well-joined, compact, broad,

### [4.37.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.76)

elevated, resembling a lotus petal, and shaped like a leaf of the sacred fig tree, it is auspicious.

### [4.37.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.77)

That which has the shape of a deer's hoof, or resembles the interior of a hearth,

### [4.37.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.78)

hairy, wide-mouthed, and with a visible clitoris, brings great misfortune. // 39

### [4.37.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.79)

A woman whose vulva turns like a conch shell does not desire conception here;

### [4.37.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.80)

one that is flat or shaped like a skull causes the state of a servant girl. // 40

### [4.37.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.81)

That which resembles a bamboo or reed leaf, with coarse hair and a high clitoris,

### [4.37.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.82)

deformed, crooked in form, and with hanging lips, is likewise inauspicious. // 41

### [4.37.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.83)

The mons pubis, the region above the vulva, broad, elevated, fleshy,

### [4.37.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.84)

soft, endowed with fine hair, and turning clockwise, is praised. // 42

### [4.37.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.85)

Turning counter-clockwise, fleshless, and bent, it indicates widowhood;

### [4.37.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.86)

narrow, rough, and uneven, the mons pubis always causes sorrow. // 43

### [4.37.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.87)

The lower abdomen is auspicious if wide, soft, and slightly elevated;

### [4.37.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.88)

hairy, veiny, and marked with lines, it is not auspicious at all. // 44

### [4.37.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.89)

A deep navel turning to the right leads to happiness and wealth;

### [4.37.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.90)

turning to the left, shallow, and with an obvious protrusion, it is not auspicious. // 45

### [4.37.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.91)

A woman with a broad belly bears many sons and becomes an abode of happiness;

### [4.37.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.92)

with a belly resembling a frog, she brings forth a son who is a ruler of the earth. // 46

### [4.37.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.93)

With an elevated belly, or one possessing folds, or marked by a whorl,

### [4.37.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.94)

a woman in this world becomes respectively barren, an ascetic, or a maidservant. // 47

### [4.37.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.95)

With flanks that are even, equally fleshy, soft, auspicious, and with hidden ribs,

### [4.37.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.96)

she undoubtedly becomes a storehouse of good fortune and happiness. // 48

### [4.37.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.97)

A woman whose flanks have visible veins, are elevated, and covered with hair,

### [4.37.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.98)

becomes childless, ill-behaved, and a treasure of sorrow. // 49

### [4.37.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.99)

With a belly that is very slight, veinless, and with soft skin,

### [4.37.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.100)

a woman becomes rich in enjoyments, perpetually enjoying sweet food. // 50

### [4.37.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.101)

The belly of an impoverished woman is pot-shaped or resembles a drum,

### [4.37.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.102)

like a pumpkin or a barleycorn, and is hard to satisfy in a woman. // 51

### [4.37.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.103)

A woman with a very large belly is childless and unfortunate;

### [4.37.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.104)

a woman with a hanging belly kills her father-in-law and her brother-in-law. // 52

### [4.37.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.105)

Slender in the waist, endowed with three folds, she is fortunate and rich in pleasures;

### [4.37.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.106)

she who has a straight and delicate line of hair is a source of joy and delight. // 53

### [4.37.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.107)

A line of hair that is tawny, crooked, thick, and broken

### [4.37.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.108)

causes theft, widowhood, and misfortune to women here. // 54

### [4.37.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.109)

A woman whose chest is hairless, even, and free from depressions

### [4.37.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.110)

attains prosperity, freedom from widowhood, and the love of her beloved. // 55

### [4.37.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.111)

A woman with a broad chest is unchaste and likewise cruel;

### [4.37.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.112)

one whose chest has sprouted hair certainly kills her husband. // 56

### [4.37.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.113)

A chest that is eighteen finger-breadths wide, plump, and high

### [4.37.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.114)

leads to happiness; hairy, uneven, and broad, it causes grief. // 57

### [4.37.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.115)

Breasts that are firm, round, solid, plump, and symmetrical are praised;

### [4.37.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.116)

having thick tips, widely separated, and dry, they do not bring happiness to fair-thighed women. // 58

### [4.37.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.117)

A woman whose right breast is higher has sons and is considered pre-eminent;

### [4.37.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.118)

one whose left breast is elevated gives birth to a daughter beautiful in good fortune. // 59

### [4.37.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.119)

Breasts resembling the pots of a waterwheel indicate wickedness;

### [4.37.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.120)

fleshy-tipped, widely spaced, and broad at the margins, they are not auspicious. // 60

### [4.37.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.121)

Breasts thick at the base, gradually tapering, and sharp at the tip,

### [4.37.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.122)

give happiness in early life, but afterwards bring extreme sorrow. // 61

### [4.37.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.123)

A firm pair of nipples is praised, dark and well-rounded;

### [4.37.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.124)

sunken inwards, long, or thin, they lead to suffering. // 62

### [4.37.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.125)

With fleshy collarbones, a bride becomes a treasure of wealth and grain;

### [4.37.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.126)

with loose bones, sunken, or uneven ones, she becomes impoverished. // 63

### [4.37.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.127)

Shoulders that are flexible, sloping, not too long, and not emaciated are auspicious;

### [4.37.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.128)

crooked, thick, and hairy, they indicate servitude and widowhood. // 64

### [4.37.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.129)

Shoulders with concealed joints, sloping ends, and well-knit are auspicious;

### [4.37.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.130)

having equally raised ends, they cause widowhood; fleshless, they bring great misery. // 65

### [4.37.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.131)

In the armpits, fine hair, elevated, smooth, and fleshy \[parts\]

### [4.37.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.132)

are praised; deep, veiny, and moist with sweat, they are not praised. // 66

### [4.37.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.133)

The arms of doe-eyed women should be faultless, tender with hidden bones and joints,

### [4.37.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.134)

veinless, hairless, and straight. // 67

### [4.37.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.135)

Coarse-haired, they cause widowhood; short, they indicate bad luck;

### [4.37.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.136)

arms with clearly visible veins cause distress to women. // 68

### [4.37.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.137)

Having the form of a lotus bud, facing toward the thumb and fingers,

### [4.37.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.138)

the two hands of fawn-eyed women lead to abundant enjoyment. (69)

### [4.37.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.139)

Soft, elevated in the center, red, without gaps \[between the fingers\],

### [4.37.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.140)

the palm of the hands is praised when rich in auspicious lines, having few lines, and possessing auspicious fortune. (4.1.37.70)

### [4.37.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.141)

She becomes a widow by having many lines, poor by having no lines,

### [4.37.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.142)

and indeed a female beggar by having a palm full of prominent veins. (71)

### [4.37.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.143)

Hairless, without visible veins, and elevated: the back of the hand is praised.

### [4.37.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.144)

One should avoid a hand hairy—which is a cause of widowhood—fleshless, and sinewy. (72)

### [4.37.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.145)

Red, distinct, deep, glossy, complete, and rounded:

### [4.37.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.146)

such a hand-line of a woman is auspicious according to her destiny. (73)

### [4.37.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.147)

With a fish \[mark\] a woman is fortunate; with a svastika she bestows wealth;

### [4.37.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.148)

with a lotus she is the wife of a king and gives birth to a king as a son. (74)

### [4.37.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.149)

In the hand of the wife of a universal monarch is a clockwise nandyāvarta;

### [4.37.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.150)

a conch, a parasol, and an ascetic's cell indicate motherhood of a king. (75)

### [4.37.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.151)

Two lines shaped like a balance and a weight cause the status of a merchant's wife;

### [4.37.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.152)

lines shaped like an elephant, a horse, or a bull in the left hand of fawn-eyed women (76)

### [4.37.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.153)

or resembling a palace or a thunderbolt declare a son who is a tirthankara.

### [4.37.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.154)

She becomes the wife of a farmer by a cart or a yoke; (77)

### [4.37.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.155)

by fly-whisks, elephant goads, and bows, she certainly becomes a queen.

### [4.37.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.156)

If a line starting from the root of the thumb goes to the little finger, (78)

### [4.37.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.157)

she would kill her husband; a wise man should shun her from afar.

### [4.37.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.158)

By a line shaped like a trident, a sword, a mace, a spear, or a kettle-drum,

### [4.37.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.159)

a woman with fine hips becomes renowned for generosity on the earth. (79)

### [4.37.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.160)

A heron, a jackal, a frog, a wolf, a scorpion, a snake,

### [4.37.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.161)

a donkey, a camel, or a cat present in the hand bring sorrow to a woman. (4.1.37.80)

### [4.37.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.162)

A thumb that is straight, rounded, with rounded nails, and soft bestows good fortune. (81)

### [4.37.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.163)

And fingers that have well-formed joints, are long, rounded, and gradually tapering \[are auspicious\];

### [4.37.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.164)

flat, uneven, rough, and having hair on the back are inauspicious. (82)

### [4.37.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.165)

Excessively short, thin, crooked, and spaced apart cause disease;

### [4.37.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.166)

fingers endowed with many joints lead to grief for women. (83)

### [4.37.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.167)

Reddish, with prominent tips, and elevated: such nails of beautiful women are auspicious.

### [4.37.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.168)

Sunken, discolored, looking like oyster shells, and yellow bestow poverty. (84)

### [4.37.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.169)

White spots on the nails usually belong to an unchaste woman;

### [4.37.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.170)

men also become sorrowful through spotted nails. (85)

### [4.37.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.171)

A back whose backbone is submerged within and is fleshy is auspicious;

### [4.37.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.172)

by a back endowed with hair, she certainly obtains widowhood. (86)

### [4.37.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.173)

She is sorrowful also by one that is bent, bowed down, or with prominent veins.

### [4.37.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.174)

The nape of the neck is best when straight, fleshy, and elevated; (87)

### [4.37.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.175)

withered, veiny, full of hair, broad, or crooked, it is inauspicious.

### [4.37.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.176)

A fleshy, round throat of four finger-breadths is praised. (88)

### [4.37.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.177)

A neck marked with three folds, with hidden bones, and well-knit is praised;

### [4.37.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.178)

fleshless, flat, long, and uneven does not bestow good fortune. (89)

### [4.37.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.179)

One with a thick neck becomes a widow, and one with a crooked neck becomes a servant-maid;

### [4.37.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.180)

one with a doubly flat neck is barren, and one with a short neck is sonless. (4.1.37.90)

### [4.37.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.181)

A chin of two finger-breadths is praised: round, full, and very tender;

### [4.37.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.182)

one should reject one that is thick, divided in two, elongated, or hairy. (91)

### [4.37.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.183)

A jaw joined to the chin, hairless, and very firm is auspicious;

### [4.37.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.184)

crooked, thick, thin, short, or hairy does not bestow good fortune. (92)

### [4.37.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.185)

The cheeks of a fair-eyed woman are praised when plump, round, and elevated;

### [4.37.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.186)

one should avoid those that are hairy, rough, sunken, or fleshless. (93)

### [4.37.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.187)

An even, fleshy, very glossy, sweet-smelling, and round face,

### [4.37.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.188)

bearing the likeness of the face of the mother, belongs to fortunate women in this world. (94)

### [4.37.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.189)

Pale red, round, glossy, with its middle part adorned with a line:

### [4.37.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.190)

\[such a lower lip\] of a woman makes her beloved of a king. (95)

### [4.37.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.191)

Thin, pendulous, cracked, and rough indicates misfortune;

### [4.37.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.192)

a lower lip that is dark-brown and thick causes widowhood and quarrel. (96)

### [4.37.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.193)

Smooth and hairless, slightly raised in the middle, the upper lip of a passionate woman bestows fine pleasures; (97)

### [4.37.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.194)

the contrary produces adverse effects.

### [4.37.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.195)

Resembling cow's milk, smooth, thirty-two teeth are auspicious;

### [4.37.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.196)

even below and above, and slightly elevated. (98)

### [4.37.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.197)

Teeth that are yellow, dark grey, thick, long, or arranged in double rows,

### [4.37.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.198)

as well as oyster-shell-shaped and widely spaced, are a cause of misery and misfortune.

### [4.37.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.199)

If she has extra teeth below, she will clearly destroy her mother;

### [4.37.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.37.200)

with misshapen \[teeth\] she becomes husbandless, and with widely spaced ones, an unchaste woman.

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Skandapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.37.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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