Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 854
रूपवान्प्रतिमायुक्तो मत्स्यगंधेन संयुतः । सोमकांतिसमस्तत्र ह्यभवद्दिव्यगंधभाक्
rūpavānpratimāyukto matsyagaṃdhena saṃyutaḥ | somakāṃtisamastatra hyabhavaddivyagaṃdhabhāk
তিনি সুদর্শন ও সুগঠিত হলেন, তবু মাছের গন্ধে যুক্ত রইলেন। সেখানে চন্দ্রসম কান্তিতে দীপ্ত হয়েও তিনি এক দিব্য, স্বতন্ত্র সুগন্ধের অধিকারী হলেন।
Brahmā (deduced from Brahma–Nārada context in this chapter stream)
Type: kund
Scene: A figure newly transformed—handsome, moon-bright—yet with a narrative hint of fish-odor now replaced by a wondrous fragrance; attendants react with surprise; the setting suggests a sacred waterbody or shrine precinct.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often mark destiny through paradoxical signs—outer traits and inner radiance indicating a divinely guided life.
The broader frame is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse focuses on character description rather than a site.
None in this verse; it is descriptive within the origin narrative.
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