Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
सुदत्या रदनश्रेणी छेदेषु विषमेषुणा । विहिता कांचनी रेखा क्वेंदावेतावती कला
sudatyā radanaśreṇī chedeṣu viṣameṣuṇā | vihitā kāṃcanī rekhā kveṃdāvetāvatī kalā
Deret giginya yang elok—meski terbelah oleh sela yang tak rata—tampak seakan sebuah garis emas ditorehkan oleh anak panah yang tajam. Di manakah bulan memiliki seni setinggi itu?
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame audience)
Scene: Focus on the smile: a neat row of teeth appears like a single golden line, ‘drawn’ by a sharp arrow despite slight uneven gaps; the moon is said to lack such artistry.
FAQs
Purāṇic literature often uses refined poetic imagery to magnify the subject and maintain a celebratory tone within sacred narratives.
Kāśī by context; the verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s storyline.
None.