Shloka 66
Purusha-Strī-Lakṣaṇa (Samudrika-śāstra): Marks of Kingship, Wealth, Longevity, and Conduct
क्रूरे दक्षिणवक्रा स्याद्वलिनां च क्षुतं सकृत् / स्याद्विनिष्पिण्डितं ह्रादि सानुनादं च जीवकृत्
krūre dakṣiṇavakrā syādvalināṃ ca kṣutaṃ sakṛt / syādviniṣpiṇḍitaṃ hrādi sānunādaṃ ca jīvakṛt
In a cruel person, the right side (of the face or body) becomes distorted; and in those marked by bodily folds (valin), the sneeze occurs only once. In the region of the heart there is, as it were, a compressed, knotted sensation, accompanied by a sound—thus is it brought forth by the jīva, the living being.
Lord Vishnu (to Garuda)
Concept: Embodied signs (distortion, sneezing pattern, heart-sensation with sound) are effects produced through the living principle (jīva) operating in the body.
Vedantic Theme: Jīva’s association with upādhis (body-mind) yields observable effects; mind/guṇa influence somatic expression.
Application: Attend to psychosomatic signals; cultivate non-cruelty and mental balance; treat bodily anomalies as prompts for self-examination and, practically, for health checkups.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.65 (bodily signs; internal sensations as indicators)
FAQs
This verse treats certain bodily distortions and sensations as outward indicators connected to inner disposition and karmic impressions, urging moral self-correction rather than superstition.
By stating these effects are 'jīva-kṛt', it frames bodily sensations and expressions as arising through the living principle shaped by samskāras and karma.
Use such descriptions as prompts for introspection—reduce cruelty, cultivate compassion, and observe mind-body patterns as signals to refine conduct (dharma).