Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
द्वात्रिंशद्दशनश्चायं करकंबु शिरोधरः । कौंचदुंदुभिहंसाभ्र स्वरः सर्वेश्वराधिकः
dvātriṃśaddaśanaścāyaṃ karakaṃbu śirodharaḥ | kauṃcaduṃdubhihaṃsābhra svaraḥ sarveśvarādhikaḥ
त्याचे बत्तीस दात आहेत; हात शंखासारखे आहेत; मस्तक व ग्रीवा सुबक आहेत; आणि त्याचा स्वर—बगळा, दुंदुभी, हंस व मेघ यांसारखा—अत्युत्कृष्ट असून सर्वाधिपत्यास योग्य आहे.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Portrait-like depiction of an idealized noble figure: symmetrical face with complete teeth, conch-like hands, well-formed neck, and a resonant voice suggested through surrounding motifs—heron, kettle-drum, swan, and cloud as poetic sound-analogies.
FAQs
Noble speech and well-ordered form are celebrated as signs of inner merit, suggesting leadership aligned with dharma.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework, but this verse does not name a specific sacred site.
None; the verse lists auspicious characteristics and their implied फल.