Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 50
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
ग्रीवास्य शङ्खाकृतिमादधाति भुजौ च पीनौ कठनौसुदीर्घौ हस्तौ तथा पद्मदलोद्भवाङ्कौ छत्राकृतिस्तस्य शिरो विभाति
grīvāsya śaṅkhākṛtimādadhāti bhujau ca pīnau kaṭhanausudīrghau hastau tathā padmadalodbhavāṅkau chatrākṛtistasya śiro vibhāti
তার গ্রীবা শঙ্খাকৃতি; বাহু ছিল পুষ্ট, দৃঢ় ও অতিদীর্ঘ। তার হাতে পদ্মপত্র-সদৃশ চিহ্ন ছিল, আর তার মস্তক ছত্রাকৃতির মতো দীপ্ত ছিল।
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FAQs
Purāṇas often encode dharma through the portrayal of an ideal person: bodily “marks” (lakṣaṇa) function as narrative shorthand for inner excellence—steadfastness, worthiness to rule, and fitness for religious gifts and vows.
This is best classed under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style description (characterization within dynastic or exemplary narratives), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).
Conch- and lotus-imagery are classical auspicious symbols (śaṅkha/padma) associated with sovereignty and divine favor; the ‘canopy-like’ head evokes royal protection/umbrella (chatra) symbolism, reinforcing legitimacy and auspicious rule.