Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 8
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
तदेव तनु चार्वङ्ग्या वलित्रयविभूषितम् उदरं राजते श्लक्ष्णं रोमावलिविभूषितम्
tadeva tanu cārvaṅgyā valitrayavibhūṣitam udaraṃ rājate ślakṣṇaṃ romāvalivibhūṣitam
De même, le ventre mince de cette femme aux membres gracieux resplendissait : orné de trois plis délicats, lisse et soyeux, embelli par la ligne de duvet.
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FAQs
The verse highlights refinement and auspicious features (smoothness, symmetry, ‘three folds’), reflecting an aesthetic ideal. Ethically, it implicitly cautions that perceived perfection belongs to the realm of guṇa-driven attraction and should be integrated into, not replace, dharmic purpose in the surrounding narrative.
It is not pancalakṣaṇa-material; it is descriptive padding within a narrative (kathā) that may belong to a tīrtha-māhātmya or episode in the chapter.
The romāvalī and the ‘three folds’ are classical markers of youthful grace in Sanskrit literature; symbolically they can indicate prosperity and embodied śrī, serving as a literary signpost that the described person is significant to the episode.