Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
प्रोन्निद्रपंकजमुखीं वर्णनीयतमाकृतिम् । यथाप्रज्ञानयाथात्म्याद्विद्विद्भिरपि वर्णिनीम्
pronnidrapaṃkajamukhīṃ varṇanīyatamākṛtim | yathāprajñānayāthātmyādvidvidbhirapi varṇinīm
तिचे मुख पूर्ण उमललेल्या कमळासारखे, तिची आकृती अत्यंत स्तुत्य; परंतु सामान्य बुद्धीच्या पलीकडे असलेल्या तिच्या सत्यस्वरूपाचे वर्णन विद्वानांनाही जसेच्या तसे करता येईना।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced—Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Close-up emphasis on a lotus-like face fully opened, luminous eyes; the background softens into an almost unreal glow, suggesting that her true nature exceeds depiction; learned sages in the far background gesture as if unable to describe.
FAQs
Worldly beauty can overwhelm speech and mind; dharma requires not being carried away by appearances.
No tīrtha is identified in this particular verse.
None.