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Know that he who possesses a thick second toe Pradeshini|The toe immediately following the big toe is a pursuer of other men's wives. If his little toe Kanishthaka|The fifth toe is short, he is deprived of life's enjoyments. (31)
If the second toe is long and [starts high] from the joint, it is considered a base or lowly sign. If the little toe is long, he is destined to be an eminent servant. (32) Indeed,
with short toes, a man becomes impoverished or performs the work of a servant; such is the word of the Samudra original: "Samudra vachana". This refers to the traditional teachings of the sage Samudra, the mythical founder of this system of body-reading.. (33)
Those whose toes are even, long, well-knit together, and possess clockwise whorls original: "pradakshinavarttah". These are spiral patterns on the tips of the toes, similar to fingerprints, which are considered highly auspicious if they turn to the right. are kings; of this there is no doubt. (34)
Thus ends the characteristics of the toes in the Samudrika Shastra.
tai With nails that are pale and crooked, men become partakers of sorrow;
kha 1 e. they are ill-natured, ungrateful, and deprived of the enjoyments of desire. (35)
With nails that are cracked and rough?, men become vessels of poverty. Those with short, greenish nails commit great sins. (36)