न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च नागजा । तादृग्रूपाऽभवच्चान्या यादृशी सा सुमध्यमा
na devī na ca gaṃdharvī nāsurī na ca nāgajā | tādṛgrūpā'bhavaccānyā yādṛśī sā sumadhyamā
Bukan dalam kalangan para dewi, bukan pula gadis Gandharva, bukan Asurī, dan bukan wanita keturunan Nāga—tiada seorang pun yang secantik Satī yang berpinggang ramping itu.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ / dvijāḥ
Scene: A comparative panorama: celestial, gandharva, asura, and nāga maidens implied in the background, yet Satī stands unmatched—slender-waisted, radiant, central.
Purāṇic praise elevates Satī as extraordinary, preparing the reader for the sacred significance of her union with Śiva.
Not directly; it supports the tīrtha-linked marriage narrative by extolling Satī.
None.