प्रलंब स्फिग्युगयुतं शुष्कमुष्काल्पमेहनम् । दीर्घनिर्मांसलोरूकं स्थूलजान्वस्थिपंजरम्
pralaṃba sphigyugayutaṃ śuṣkamuṣkālpamehanam | dīrghanirmāṃsalorūkaṃ sthūlajānvasthipaṃjaram
Ses fesses pendaient bas ; ses testicules étaient flétris et son membre petit. Ses cuisses étaient longues et décharnées, et ses genoux lourds d'une effrayante cage d'os.
Skanda (contextual narration to Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gaunt figure with low-hanging buttocks, shriveled genitals, long fleshless thighs, and heavy bony knees—presented as a stark emblem of the body’s inevitable ruin.
It intensifies the theme of karmic suffering, setting up the compassionate inquiry and eventual dharmic resolution.
Kāśī remains the sacred frame, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.