अतिविस्तृत पादं च दीर्घवक्रकृशांगुलिम् । अस्थिचर्मावशेषेण शिराताडितविग्रहम्
ativistṛta pādaṃ ca dīrghavakrakṛśāṃgulim | asthicarmāvaśeṣeṇa śirātāḍitavigraham
Ses pieds étaient excessivement larges, avec des orteils longs, tordus et fins. N'étant que peau et os, toute sa charpente semblait battue et striée par des veines gonflées.
Skanda (contextual narration to Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-sabhā (frame implied)
Scene: Close focus on the preta’s feet: overly broad soles, long crooked thin toes; the rest of the body is sinewy with vein-stripes, emphasizing deprivation and karmic distortion.
It strengthens the narrative’s moral force: suffering follows degraded conduct, while sacred merit offers relief.
Kāśī is the sanctified setting; no particular tīrtha is named in this line.
None.