Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48
विप्रा ऊचुः । तन्वी श्यामा विशालाक्षी स्निग्धाङ्गी रूपसंयुता । हंसलीलागतिगमा त्वं च सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी
viprā ūcuḥ | tanvī śyāmā viśālākṣī snigdhāṅgī rūpasaṃyutā | haṃsalīlāgatigamā tvaṃ ca sarvāṅgasundarī
ພຣາຫມັນທັງຫຼາຍກ່າວວ່າ: “ເຈົ້າມີຮ່າງບາງອ່ອນ, ຜິວຄ່ຳ, ດວງຕາກວ້າງ, ອະວະຍະວະນຸ່ມນວນ ແລະພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄວາມງາມ. ການຍ່າງຂອງເຈົ້າດຸດດັ່ງຫົງສາທີ່ເລີ່ນຢ່າງອ່ອນຊ້ອຍ, ແລະເຈົ້າງາມທຸກສ່ວນ.”
Vipras (disguised Devas, per later revelation)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas offer a poetic physical description of Anasūyā—slender form, dark hue, large eyes, graceful limbs, swan-like gait—set against a tranquil river-forest hermitage.
FAQs
In Purāṇic praise-poetry, inner purity and disciplined living are often mirrored by descriptions of radiance, grace, and auspicious beauty.
No tirtha is named; the verse is a eulogy within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; it is stuti (praise) describing qualities and appearance.
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