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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 8 · Marks of Men and Women
पुरुषस्त्रीलक्षणम्
जान्वोरूर्वोश्च पृष्ठस्थवंशौ द्वौ करनासयोः ।नेत्रे नासापुटौ कर्णौ मेढ्रं पायुमुखेऽमलम् ॥ १९ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 243, verse 19.
The two knees and two thighs, the two ridges on the back, and those of the hands and the nose. Nine clean: the eyes, the nostrils, the ears, the organ, the anus and the mouth. (Our text is unclear here: the 'eight ridges' cannot be counted out to exactly eight.)
Simple meaning: Knees, thighs, back, hands and nose have ridges. The eyes, nostrils, ears, organ, anus and mouth are clean.
जिह्वौष्ठौ तालुनेत्रे तु हस्तपादौ नखास्तथा ।
A red tongue, lips, palate, eyes, hands, feet, nails and other parts are praised.
पाणिपादं मुखं ग्रीवा श्रवणे हृदयं शिरः ।
Large hands, feet, face, neck, ears, heart, head, forehead, belly and back are honoured.
प्रसारितभुजस्येह मध्यमाग्रद्वयान्तरम् ।
A man whose arm span equals his height is called banyan-round.