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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 8 · Marks of Men and Women
पुरुषस्त्रीलक्षणम्
न लोलुपा न दुर्भाषा शुभा देवादिपूजिता ।गण्डैर्मधूकपुष्पाभैर्न शिराला न लोमशा ॥ ५ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 244, verse 5.
She is not greedy and not foul-mouthed. She is good, honoured by the gods and others. Her cheeks are like madhuka flowers. She is not veiny and not hairy.
Simple meaning: A good woman is not greedy or sharp-tongued, has cheeks like madhuka flowers, and is not veiny or hairy.
नाभिः प्रदक्षिणावर्ता गुह्यमश्वत्थपत्रवत् ।
Good signs are a right-turning navel, hidden ankles and a thumb-sized navel.
जठरं न प्रलम्बं च रोमरूक्षा न शोभना ।
Her belly does not hang. Rough body hair and a name from a star, tree or river are not good.
न संहतभ्रूकुटिला पतिप्राणा पतिप्रिया ।
Brows that do not meet are good. The verse says a little toe off the ground means death.