अथ तं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा कुष्ठव्याधिसमावृतम् । विवस्त्रां कन्यकां तां च सर्वास्ता विस्मयान्विताः
atha taṃ puruṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā kuṣṭhavyādhisamāvṛtam | vivastrāṃ kanyakāṃ tāṃ ca sarvāstā vismayānvitāḥ
Alors, voyant cet homme enveloppé par la maladie de la lèpre, et voyant aussi la jeune fille sans vêtement, tous furent saisis d’étonnement.
Narrator (contextually Sūta in Purāṇic frame; not explicit in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group beholds a leprosy-afflicted man and an unclothed maiden; their faces register astonishment, while the pair stands at the center of a charged moral tableau.
Māhātmya narratives often introduce suffering and shock to reveal the hidden workings of karma and the possibility of divine grace.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None in this śloka; it describes an extraordinary sight that prompts further dialogue.