अस्थिचर्मावशेषं च शिराजालितविग्रहम् । शिरालं दीर्घजंघं च स्थूलगुल्फास्थिभीषणम्
asthicarmāvaśeṣaṃ ca śirājālitavigraham | śirālaṃ dīrghajaṃghaṃ ca sthūlagulphāsthibhīṣaṇam
Ele não era mais do que pele e osso; seu corpo estava coberto por uma rede de veias salientes. Com pernas longas e venosas, parecia aterrorizante com seus grossos ossos do tornozelo.
Skanda (contextual narration to Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (frame typical; not stated in verse)
Scene: A skeletal, skin-clad preta with rope-like protruding veins and long shanks stands in a dim cremation-ground-like setting; the atmosphere is stark and unsettling, inviting pity rather than disgust.
The verse uses stark imagery to cultivate vairāgya (detachment) and readiness for dharmic counsel.
Kāśī-kṣetra is the overarching holy geography of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
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