Skandapurana 7.1.42_178

7.1.42_178

purāṇavistīrṇakaṭirdharmaśāstramanorathā21 .
āśramorurvarṇajānuryajñagulphā phalāṅguliḥ22 . . 1 5. .
lokavedaśarīrā ca romabhiśchāndasaiḥ23 śubhaiḥ .
śraddhā24 śubhācāravastrā25 yogadharmābhibhāṣiṇī . .1 6 . .

with the Purāṇas as her broad hips, Dharmaśāstra as her purpose, / the āśramas as her thighs, the varṇas as her knees, sacrifice as her ankles, and fruit [of rituals] as her toes, / with her body constituted of worldly custom and the Veda, with auspicious hairs that are the Vedic meters, / full of faith, clad in the garments of virtuous conduct, expounding yoga and dharma—