In astrological writings , Parashara, Varahamira
and similar sages has described about the characteristic features of
a human body especially for woman. It will be helpful to choose the auspicious
woman and also to select the right companion in case of Marriage.
Most of these characteristic features can be applied to men also.
A woman, whose soles are even, smooth,
soft, well developed, warm and shining in pink colour, without much perspiration,
will be enjoying full happiness, befitting her sex. The one, whose soles are
without pink colour, hard, dry, coarse, uneven, shaped, like a winnowing
basket and bereft of flesh, will suffer misery.
The woman, who has marks of conch, Swastika,
Chakra, lotus, flag, fish, umbrella and a long line, rising upwards in her
soles, becomes a queen and enjoys great happiness and comforts. The one, who
possesses marks, like those of snake, rat and crow, is bereft of wealth
and suffers misery.
The girl, whose nails of toes are shining in
pink colour, smooth, raised and round, enjoys great happiness and
comforts. Blackish and torn nails denotes misery.Raised, full, well developed,
smooth and round great toe indicates happiness. The one, which is small,
irregular in shape and flat, denotes misery.
The woman’s toes, which are soft, thick, round
and well developed are considered auspicious. If the toes are long, she
will be of loose morals. Thin toes indicate poverty.
Other effects about the toes are, as under.
Short - short life. Short and long and irregular in shape - procurer and guileful.
Flat - maid-servant. Spaced more than average - bereft of wealth. Toes,
overlapping one over the other - widow and dependent on others. If dust is
thrown up, when she walks - unchaste and brings defame to all the three
families (her father’s, mother’s and husband’s). If the smallest toe does not
touch the ground - she will destroy her husband and marry another; If the
middle toe and the one next to it does not touch the ground - widow. First
toe (next to great toe) longer than the great toe - she will develop illicit
connection with a man before marriage and will be of loose morals.
If the back of the feet
of a woman is raised, without perspiration, soft and smooth, she will become a
queen.
If the indications are contrary, she will be
poverty-stricken. She will be fond of travelling, if the back part of the feet
be veined. Hair on that portion of feet denote, that she will be a maid
servant. If the feet be bony, or without flesh, she will have a defective
sexual organ.
If the heels are even, the woman concerned
will have a well formed and desirable sexual organ. If the heels be stout,
she will have a defective sexual organ. If the heels be high, she will be
unchaste. Long heels indicate misery.
Legs (portion below knees). Even, smooth,
evenly shaped, round, without hair, good looking and without veins showing
up are Rashis, that the woman will be a queen.
Round, smooth, firm knees are auspicious
indications. If the knees be bony, the woman concerned will be of loose
moral character. If the knees be loose, she will be poverty-stricken.
If the thighs are round, like the trunk of an
elephant, close to each other, soft and without hair, the woman concerned
will be a queen. If the thighs are flat and hairy, she will be poverty-stricken
and a widow.
Waist Circumference equal to the width of 24
fingers with well developed hips indicate, that the woman will be fortunate. A
waist, which is flat, long, without flesh, caved in, or hairy, forebodes widowhood
and misery.
Raised, fleshy and widespread hips in a woman
are auspicious in effects. If they are contrary, they indicate in
auspiciousness.
Sexual organ. Hidden clitoris, pink-coloured,
curved, like the back of a tortoise, soft, hairy, shaped, like the leafof a
Pipal tree and smooth is highly auspicious. If shaped, like the feet of a deer,
or opening of an oven with hard hair and with raised clitoris, it indicates
evil. If the left side of the sexual organ of a woman is raised, she will beget more female
children and, if the right side is raised, more boys. If the organ is shaped,
like a conch, she will be barren.
Portion below the navel. A soft, spread out and
slightly raised Vasti is auspicious. Hairy, veins, showing up and full of
lines (folds, or wrinkles) indicates in-auspiciousness.
A navel deep with right turns is productive of
good effects. The navel raised, with left turns and with knots is inauspicious.
A stomach well spread indicates a well formed
sexual organ and many sons. If the stomach of a woman resembles that of a
frog, her son will become a king. If a woman has a raised stomach she will be
childless.
If the stomach is wrinkled, she will become an
ascetic. If it has circular folds, she will become a maid-servant.
If the portion, covering
the ribs, is even, well developed and soft, auspicious effects may be expected.
It will be inauspicious, if it is raised, hairy and full of veins.
The chest of a woman, which is even and hairless
is auspicious. Wide spread and hairy chest is inauspicious.
The breasts of a woman
signify good luck, if they are of equal size, fleshy, round and firm, but
close together. They are unlucky, if they are thick in front, are not
close together and without flesh. Raised right breast indicates, that she will
have sons. Raised left breast indicates, that she will have daughters. If the
portion, surrounding the nipples, is round, good-looking and blackish, she
will enjoy good luck. Pressed in and unusually small breasts indicate bad
luck.
Shoulders. Even, well built up and without
joints showing up are Rashis of good luck. Raised, hairy and without flesh
are unlucky.
The armpits, if soft, with thin hair, well
developed and smooth are auspicious. Those, which are deep, without flesh, perspiring and
with veins, showing up are inauspicious.
Arms, in which the bones do not show up and
which are soft jointed, hairless without
obvious veins, straight and round are auspicious. Those without flesh,
hairy, small, with obvious veins and irregular in shape are inauspicious.
If the thumbs of the woman are shaped, like a
lotus bud, they are auspicious. If they are without flesh and irregular in shape, they
are inauspicious.
If the palms of the woman are
pink-coloured, raised in the middle, with fingers close together (with no
holes between them), soft and have very few lines, she enjoys happiness
and all comforts. If the palms are full of lines, she will become a widow.
If there are no lines, she will be poverty-stricken. If the veins show up in
the palms, she will live on alms.
If the backs of the hands of a woman are
well built, soft and hairless, she will enjoy auspicious effects. It will be
otherwise, if the backs of the hands are with veins, showing up, deep and
hairy.
Lines on the palm. A woman enjoys happiness and
all comforts, if there is a clearly marked, pink-coloured, circular,
smooth, full and deep line (perhaps line of life is meant). If there is mark of
a fish, she will be very lucky. She will be wealthy with mark of Swastika.
She will be a queen with mark of a lotus. She will be the mother of a
king, if she has marks of conch, umbrella and tortoise.
The woman, who has lines, forming the shapes of
a balance, elephant, bull, or horse, becomes the wife of a businessman.
The woman, who has lines, forming the shape of a house, or Vajra is lucky and
gives birth to a son, who becomes learned in Shastras. The woman, who has
lines, forming the shapes of a chariot, a plough, or a yoke, becomes the
wife of a farmer. She will become a queen, if she has lines, forming the shape
of Chamar, Ankush, trident, sword, mace, Shakti, or trumpet.
If in the palm of a woman there is a line, which,
starting from the root of the thumb goes up to the root of the little
finger, she becomes a widow. If there are lines, forming the shape of a crow, a
frog, a jackal, a wolf, a scorpion, a snake, a donkey, a camel and a cat,
the woman concerned suffers misery.
If the fingers of a woman are tender with
good-looking phalanges, tapering at the end and without hair,they are
considered auspicious. If they are very small, without flesh, irregular, widely
spaced, with hairand with more than usual phalanges, or without phalanges, they
indicate misery.
If the nails of the fingers are pink-coloured,
raised and shaped well at the top, they are auspicious. Depressed,
dirty-looking, or yellow, or white-coloured nails, or nails with spots are
inauspicious.
If the back of the woman is fleshy and well
developed with flesh, it is auspicious. The back with hair, irregular in
built and with veins showing up is inauspicious.
The neck of a woman with three lines (folds),
with bones not obvious, round, well developed and tender is auspicious. A
thick necked woman becomes a widow. An irregularly built neck indicates, that
the woman concerned will become a maid-servant. Flat necked woman will be
barren. A woman with a small neck is childless.
A straight, well developed, somewhat raised
throat is auspicious. One without flesh, with veins obvious, with hair and
irregular in built is inauspicious.
Pink-coloured, tender and firm chin is
auspicious. A broad chin with hair and clefts is unlucky.
Raised, firm and round cheeks are
auspicious. The ones, which are hard-skinned, depressed and without flesh are
indicative of misfortune.
If the mouth of a woman is of normal size, firm,
round, emitting fragrance, smooth and good-looking, it is indicative of
good luck. If otherwise, it will be inauspicious.
If the lower lip of a woman is red, like a
lotus, smooth, divided in the middle and good looking, she becomesa queen. If
it be without flesh, coarse, long, dry and blackish, it is indicative of misery
and widowhood. If the upper lip of a woman is pink-coloured, smooth and
slightly raised in the middle, it is indicative of happiness and good
fortune. If otherwise, it will be inauspicious.
A woman, whose teeth are smooth, milk white, 32
in number and whose upper and lower teeth, though equal in size, are
slightly raised, will be lucky. If lower teeth are more in number, are yellow,
or black-coloured, fierce looking, widely spaced and double, they are
indicative of misfortune.
If the tongue of a woman is red and soft, she
enjoys great happiness and comforts. Caved in the middle and spread out in
front indicates misery. White tongue indicates death in water. Dark tongue
indicates quarrelsome nature. Thick tongue denotes poverty. Long tongue
denotes one, who is omnivorous. Long and broad tongue denotes lunacy.
Palate red, like lotus, soft and smooth - good
luck, white - widowhood, yellow - asceticism, black - barrenness, dry -
large family.
When a woman laughs, if her cheeks are raised
and teeth are not visible, she will be lucky. If it is otherwise, she will
not be lucky.
If the nose of a woman is evenly round and has
small nostrils, it is auspicious. If the nose is thick in its front part
and flat in the middle, it is inauspicious. If the tip of the nose is red, or
shrunken, widowhood is indicated. Flat nose indicates engagement in a menial
job. Too small, or too large nose denotes quarrelsome nature.
Black pupils with cow’s milk like white portion
of the eye, large and broad, smooth, with black eyelashes are lucky
Rashis. Raised eyes show short life. Round eyes denote loose moral character.
Honey-coloured eyes indicate good fortune and happiness. The eyes, like
those of a pigeon, indicate wickedness. Eyes, like those ofan elephant,
indicate misery. If the left eye is blind, adulterous tendency will manifest.
Blindness of the right eye indicates barrenness.
A woman with soft, black, compact eyelashes with
thin hair is fortunate. Eyelashes thick, scattered and with tawny-coloured
hair indicate misery.
If the eyebrows of a woman are round, shaped,
like a bow, smooth, black, not joined and with soft hair, she is blessed
with happiness and fame.
Ears of a woman long with a round turn indicate
children and happiness. Small, unevenly shaped, very thin, with veins,
showing up, cause her misery.
The forehead of a woman without veins, showing
through, without hair, shaped, like a half-moon, even, with equal to three
fingers are Rashis of a fortunate woman, blessed with husband and children.
Rashi of Swastika on the forehead denotes a queen. Very long, highly raised and hairy
forehead causes misery.
Head of a woman high and round, like that
of an elephant, is indicative of happiness. A head, which is spread out,
flat, big and uneven, indicates misery.
The hair of a woman are indicative of good
fortune. If they are soft, black, long, thin and yellow, they indicate misfortune. But
honey-coloured hair of a fair complexioned woman and black hair of a dark
complexioned woman are also considered auspicious.
