Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
अतीवरूपसंपन्ना अतीव सुमहाबलाः । अतीव शस्त्रशास्त्रज्ञा अतीव शुभलक्षणाः
atīvarūpasaṃpannā atīva sumahābalāḥ | atīva śastraśāstrajñā atīva śubhalakṣaṇāḥ
वे अत्यन्त रूपवान, अत्यन्त महाबली; शस्त्र और शास्त्र में अत्यन्त निपुण तथा अत्यन्त शुभ-लक्षणों से युक्त थे।
Contextual attribution: Skanda (continuing narrative description to Agastya)
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: A procession or assembly of exceptionally handsome, powerful youths bearing weapons and scriptures, marked with auspicious signs—depicted as disciplined warrior-scholars.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as holistic excellence—strength guided by knowledge and auspicious character.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it functions as character-description within the chapter’s narrative.
None; it lists qualities rather than prescribing practice.