व्यात्तास्या धूमनिःश्वासा व्योमैकचरणोर्ध्वदृक् । तापनी शोषणीदृष्टिः कोटरी स्थूलनासिका
vyāttāsyā dhūmaniḥśvāsā vyomaikacaraṇordhvadṛk | tāpanī śoṣaṇīdṛṣṭiḥ koṭarī sthūlanāsikā
Si Vyāttāsyā, na nakanganga ang bibig; si Dhūmaniḥśvāsā, na mausok ang hininga; yaong lumalakad sa langit na iisang paa, nakatanaw paitaas; si Tāpanī, ang nagliliyab; yaong ang titig ay nagpapalanta; si Koṭarī; at yaong malapad ang ilong.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (tapas/purification emphasis within Devī-stuti)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sky-striding Devī with one foot lifted into the firmament, mouth gaping, exhaling smoke; her upward gaze and scorching aura radiate like a small pralaya, yet framed as protective purification over Kāśī.
The Purāṇa uses vivid epithets to emphasize the awe-inspiring power of the divine retinue, whose names are to be approached through disciplined remembrance.
Kāśī, the sacred landscape in which this Yoginī-focused teaching is embedded.
The verse supplies nāmas for recitation; the method and benefit are stated in the following verses.
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