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# Skandapurana 7.1.42\_178

Skandapurāṇa 7.1.42\_178

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.1.42\_178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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