जंभको जृंभणमुखो ज्वालानेत्रो वृकोदरः । गर्तनेत्रो महानेत्रस्तुच्छनेत्रोंऽत्रमण्डनः
jaṃbhako jṛṃbhaṇamukho jvālānetro vṛkodaraḥ | gartanetro mahānetrastucchanetroṃ'tramaṇḍanaḥ
ある者はジャムバカと呼ばれ、ある者は口を大きく開き、ある者は眼が炎のように燃え、ある者は狼の腹を持つ。ある者は眼がくぼみ、ある者は眼が巨大で、ある者は眼が小さく、ある者は腸を飾りとして身にまとう。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: a sage (muni)
Scene: A varied troop of gaṇas: one named Jaṃbhaka, one with a yawning gaping mouth, one with flame-like eyes, one with a wolfish belly, others with sunken, huge, or tiny eyes, and one garlanded/adorned with entrails—standing as sentries.
The multiplicity of forms signifies total protection—no direction or approach to the kṣetra is left unguarded.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), through the depiction of its formidable protectors.
None is stated in this verse.