Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
घनौ वृत्तौ दृढौ पीनौ समौ शस्तौ पयोधरौ । स्थूलाग्रौ विरलौ शुष्कौ वामोरूणां न शर्मदौ
ghanau vṛttau dṛḍhau pīnau samau śastau payodharau | sthūlāgrau viralau śuṣkau vāmorūṇāṃ na śarmadau
Payudara yang padat, bulat, kukuh, penuh, seimbang, dan terbentuk indah dipuji. Namun bila ujungnya tebal, jarang (rambutnya) atau kering, maka bagi wanita berpinggul indah itu dikatakan tidak memberi kenyamanan.
Skanda
Scene: A learned narrator in Kāśī explains classical strī-lakṣaṇa to attentive listeners in a quiet sabhā; the visual emphasis is on the teaching setting—palm-leaf manuscript, rosary, and the sanctified city backdrop—rather than explicit anatomy.
FAQs
It presents traditional markers of well-being and comfort within household life, using the idiom of lakṣaṇa.
None directly; the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context remains in the background.
None.