नवयौवनसंयुक्ता भार्या तस्य मनोहरा । प्रौढवाक्या सुशीला च पीनोन्नतपयोधरा
navayauvanasaṃyuktā bhāryā tasya manoharā | prauḍhavākyā suśīlā ca pīnonnatapayodharā
Vợ ông thật quyến rũ—đầy sức xuân mới, lời nói chín chắn, hạnh nết đoan trang, và thân hình duyên dáng với bầu ngực đầy đặn, cao đẹp.
Śiva (continuing the narration to Pārvatī)
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Portrait-like description of the Gandharva’s wife: youthful, captivating, eloquent, virtuous, and voluptuously graceful—an auspicious heroine introduction.
The verse sets narrative context: worldly beauty and refinement are depicted as part of celestial-life, preparing for a dharmic turning point in the story.
The setting remains Svayaṃprabhā, a divine city within the Purāṇic sacred geography.
None; this is character-description within the itihāsa framework.