बालोऽपि पूर्णचंद्राभ वदनो मदनोपमः । वृद्धिं प्रतिक्षणं प्राप शुक्लपक्ष इवोडुराट्
bālo'pi pūrṇacaṃdrābha vadano madanopamaḥ | vṛddhiṃ pratikṣaṇaṃ prāpa śuklapakṣa ivoḍurāṭ
Dẫu còn thơ ấu, gương mặt cậu đã rạng như trăng rằm, đẹp tựa Kāma. Cậu lớn lên từng sát-na—như vầng trăng dần viên mãn trong nửa tháng sáng.
Skanda (narrative voice, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A luminous child with a face like the full moon, charming and serene; behind him a symbolic waxing moon in the bright fortnight, suggesting continual increase in auspiciousness.
Puranic narration uses auspicious imagery to show the visible signs of divine favor gained through devotion.
The larger passage is situated in Kāśī’s māhātmya, though this verse focuses on the child’s auspicious qualities.
None; it is descriptive (stuti-like) narration.