Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
विशालाक्षो दीर्घबाहुर्विद्वान्वाग्ग्मी प्रियंवदः । सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णो बह्वाश्चर्यविलोककः
viśālākṣo dīrghabāhurvidvānvāggmī priyaṃvadaḥ | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpūrṇo bahvāścaryavilokakaḥ
وہ کشادہ چشم اور دراز بازو تھا؛ عالم، فصیح و بلیغ اور شیریں گفتار۔ ہر نیک علامت سے آراستہ، اور بہت سے عجائبات کو دیکھنے میں تیز نظر تھا۔
Śiva (continuing narration)
Listener: Varānanā (Devī)
Scene: Portrait-like praise of King Bhoja: large-eyed, long-armed, learned, eloquent, sweet-spoken, marked with all auspicious signs, and keenly observant of wonders.
FAQs
Inner and outer virtues—learning, gentle speech, and discernment—are praised as marks that support dharma and prepare one to recognize the sacred.
Not named in this verse; it continues the characterization of the king who will encounter the wonder leading toward the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya.
None.