कदाचिज्जटिलो जातः कदाचिच्च दिगंबरः । स कदाचिज्जांगुलिको विषविद्याविशारदः
kadācijjaṭilo jātaḥ kadācicca digaṃbaraḥ | sa kadācijjāṃguliko viṣavidyāviśāradaḥ
کبھی وہ جٹا دھاری تپسوی بن گیا، کبھی دِگمبر سنیاسی؛ اور کبھی جانگُلِک بن کر زہر کی ودیا میں ماہر سانپوں کا منتر جاننے والا دکھائی دیا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Ravi cycles through striking forms: a jaṭila with matted locks and kamaṇḍalu; a digambara renunciant with ash-smeared body; and a jāṅgulika snake-charmer holding a serpent, demonstrating poison-lore—while the king remains composed and righteous.
Outer marks of renunciation or occult skill do not guarantee inner purity; dharma looks to conduct and truth.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), where varied sects and appearances are encountered and tested.
None; it catalogues disguises rather than prescribing sādhana.