Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
प्रोन्निद्रपंकजमुखीं वर्णनीयतमाकृतिम् । यथाप्रज्ञानयाथात्म्याद्विद्विद्भिरपि वर्णिनीम्
pronnidrapaṃkajamukhīṃ varṇanīyatamākṛtim | yathāprajñānayāthātmyādvidvidbhirapi varṇinīm
Ihr Antlitz glich einem voll erblühten Lotos, und ihre Gestalt war überaus rühmenswert. Doch selbst die Gelehrten vermochten sie kaum wahrheitsgetreu zu schildern, denn ihr Wesen überstieg das gewöhnliche Begreifen.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced—Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Close-up emphasis on a lotus-like face fully opened, luminous eyes; the background softens into an almost unreal glow, suggesting that her true nature exceeds depiction; learned sages in the far background gesture as if unable to describe.
FAQs
Worldly beauty can overwhelm speech and mind; dharma requires not being carried away by appearances.
No tīrtha is identified in this particular verse.
None.