Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
सुदत्या रदनश्रेणी छेदेषु विषमेषुणा । विहिता कांचनी रेखा क्वेंदावेतावती कला
sudatyā radanaśreṇī chedeṣu viṣameṣuṇā | vihitā kāṃcanī rekhā kveṃdāvetāvatī kalā
Su fina hilera de dientes—aunque marcada por divisiones desiguales—parecía como si una flecha aguda hubiera trazado allí una línea de oro. ¿Dónde podría la luna poseer tal arte?
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame audience)
Scene: Focus on the smile: a neat row of teeth appears like a single golden line, ‘drawn’ by a sharp arrow despite slight uneven gaps; the moon is said to lack such artistry.
FAQs
Purāṇic literature often uses refined poetic imagery to magnify the subject and maintain a celebratory tone within sacred narratives.
Kāśī by context; the verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s storyline.
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