The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter
क्षामोदरी समकुक्षिः पीनोन्नतपयोधरा ॥ कम्बुग्रीवा संवृतास्या सुदती स्वधराहनुः
kṣāmodarī samakukṣiḥ pīnon-nata-payodharā | kambugrīvā saṃvṛtāsyā sudatī svadharāhanuḥ ||
彼女は腰がほっそりとして腹は整い、乳房は豊かにして高く張っていた。首は法螺貝のごとく、口元は端正で、歯は美しく、顎は引き締まっていた。
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative style using classical bodily epithets, reflecting shared aesthetic conventions across Sanskrit literature.
No explicit place-name occurs in this verse; it is a descriptive passage rather than a geographic marker.
No direct ethical instruction is stated; the verse functions primarily as literary description within a narrative context.
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