बस्तिः प्रशस्ता विपुला मृद्वीस्तोकसमुन्नता । रोमशा च शिराला च रेखांका नैव शोभना
bastiḥ praśastā vipulā mṛdvīstokasamunnatā | romaśā ca śirālā ca rekhāṃkā naiva śobhanā
બસ્તિ/કટિ-પ્રદેશ વિશાળ, મૃદુ અને થોડો ઊંચો હોય તો પ્રશંસનીય; પરંતુ અતિ રોમશ, શિરાવાળો અથવા સ્પષ્ટ રેખા-ચિહ્નોવાળો હોય તો શોભન નથી કહેવાતો.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm instructional tableau: a sage explains auspicious bodily proportions; disciples listen with attentive, neutral expressions; Kāśī’s riverside steps and lamps suggest a sacred pedagogic atmosphere.
Auspiciousness is portrayed as harmony and moderation; extremes and harshness are treated as signs calling for greater care in dharmic living.
The setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this particular verse does not name a separate tīrtha.
None; the verse is a lakṣaṇa (descriptive) statement.