Varaha Purana 89.13: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 13
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
नीलोत्पलदलश्यामा नीलकुञ्चितमूर्द्धजा । सुनासा सुललाटान्ता सुवक्त्रा सुप्रतिष्ठिता ॥
nīlotpaladalaśyāmā nīlakuñcitamūrddhajā | sunāsā sulalāṭāntā suvaktrā supratiṣṭhitā ||
उसका रंग नीले कमल के पंख जैसा था। उसके बाल काले और घुंघराले थे। नाक सुंदर, माथा साफ, चेहरा अच्छा और खड़े रहने का भी सही अंदाज़ था।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha-to-Pṛthivī context, not explicit in fragment)
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It provides a standardized descriptive palette used in Sanskrit iconographic and poetic traditions, aiding art-historical and philological comparison of divine feminine representations.
No location is identified; the verse is purely descriptive (rūpa-varṇana).
No explicit ethical instruction appears; the verse functions as aesthetic and iconographic characterization.
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