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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 8 · Marks of Men and Women
पुरुषस्त्रीलक्षणम्
जिह्वौष्ठौ तालुनेत्रे तु हस्तपादौ नखास्तथा ।शिश्नाग्रवक्त्रं शस्यन्ते पद्माभा दश देहिनाम् ॥ २० ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 243, verse 20.
The tongue, lips, palate, eyes, hands, feet, nails, the tip of the organ and the face are praised. These ten lotus-red parts are praised in people. (Our text is unclear here: the parts named do not count out to exactly ten.)
Simple meaning: 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.
पादौ गुल्फौ स्फिचौ पार्श्वौ वङ्क्षणौ वृषणौ कुचौ ।
Feet, ankles, hips, sides, groins, testicles, breasts, ears, lips, thighs, shins, hands, arms and eyes.