Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
नातिरूपेण संयुक्ता न च रूपविवर्जिताः । अव्यक्तजल्पकाश्चापि पशवः पक्षिणो मृगाः
nātirūpeṇa saṃyuktā na ca rūpavivarjitāḥ | avyaktajalpakāścāpi paśavaḥ pakṣiṇo mṛgāḥ
அவர்கள் மிகுதியான அழகுடன் கூடியவர்களும் அல்ல; அழகற்றவர்களும் அல்ல. அங்கே மிருகங்கள், பறவைகள், மான்கள் கூட தெளிவற்ற ஒலிகளை எழுப்பும்.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A balanced portrayal of human beauty—neither extreme nor absent—set against a forest where animals and birds vocalize in indistinct, mist-like sound waves; the sage points to nature as moral metaphor.
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It depicts a moderated world-state—neither extreme excellence nor total decline—matching Dvāpara’s mixed dharma condition.
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