प्रलंबित ललज्जिह्वमत्युत्कट कृकाटिकम् । स्थूलास्थि जत्रु संस्थानं दीर्घस्कंधद्वयोत्कटम्
pralaṃbita lalajjihvamatyutkaṭa kṛkāṭikam | sthūlāsthi jatru saṃsthānaṃ dīrghaskaṃdhadvayotkaṭam
Seine Zunge hing heraus, sein Nacken war grotesk hervorstehend; sein Schlüsselbein und der obere Brustkorb bestanden aus dicken Knochen, und seine beiden Schultern waren lang und beunruhigend massiv.
Skanda (contextual narration to Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A terrifying being with tongue lolling out, grotesquely prominent neck, thick bony collar/upper chest, and unnervingly massive long shoulders—posed as if looming in a sacred corridor near ghats/temples.
Vivid depiction of suffering supports the Purāṇic aim: to turn the mind toward dharma, repentance, and refuge in sacred merit.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None; the verse continues the narrative portrayal.