ज्वलत्केशः कंबुशिराः खर्वग्रीवो महाहनुः । महानासो लंबकर्णः कर्णप्रावरणोनसः
jvalatkeśaḥ kaṃbuśirāḥ kharvagrīvo mahāhanuḥ | mahānāso laṃbakarṇaḥ karṇaprāvaraṇonasaḥ
Kẻ tóc bốc cháy; kẻ đầu như ốc tù và (sangkha) thiêng. Kẻ cổ ngắn; kẻ hàm to lớn. Kẻ mũi lớn; kẻ tai dài; và kẻ tai dài đến mức che kín mũi.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: a sage (muni)
Scene: Guardians with flaming hair, conch-like heads, short necks, massive jaws, great noses, long ears, and one whose ears drape to cover the nose—standing in vigilant poses at the kṣetra’s edge.
The text magnifies the sacred boundary of Kāśī by portraying guardians of extraordinary, fear-inducing power.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), as a divinely protected mokṣa-kṣetra.
No ritual instruction is provided here.