चंचत्प्रासादमाणिक्यैर्विजृंभितमरीचिभिः । सुनीलमपि च व्योमवीक्ष्यमाणं सुनिर्मलम्
caṃcatprāsādamāṇikyairvijṛṃbhitamarīcibhiḥ | sunīlamapi ca vyomavīkṣyamāṇaṃ sunirmalam
きらめく楼閣の宝玉から広がる光の筋によって、深い藍の大空さえも、見上げればこの上なく澄みわたり、汚れなきものと映った。
Skanda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sunlit palaces studded with gems; rays scatter and ‘open out’ across the scene; the deep-blue sky looks washed and stainless, as if polished by light.
Kāśī’s sanctity is expressed through purity and radiance—outer brilliance mirrors inner purification for the pilgrim.
The heavenly appearance of Kāśī’s sacred precincts and temple-palaces.
None; the verse serves as devotional city-praise (sthala-māhātmya).