Strīlakṣaṇa: Auspicious Marks, Domestic Ideals, and Saubhāgya Practices
अश्वत्थपत्रसदृशं विपुलं गुह्यमुत्तमम् / नाभिः प्रशस्ता गम्भीरा दक्षिणावर्तिका शुभा / अरोमा त्रिवली नार्या हृत्स्तनौ रोमवर्जितौ
aśvatthapatrasadṛśaṃ vipulaṃ guhyamuttamam / nābhiḥ praśastā gambhīrā dakṣiṇāvartikā śubhā / aromā trivalī nāryā hṛtstanau romavarjitau
તેણું ઉત્તમ ગુહ્ય અંગ અશ્વત્થપત્ર સમાન, વિશાળ અને સુગોપિત હોય; નાભિ ગહેરી, શુભ અને દક્ષિણાવર્ત હોય. ત્યાં રોમરહિત, ઉદર પર ત્રિવલીયુક્ત, અને હૃદયપ્રદેશ તથા સ્તન પણ રોમવર્જિત હોય।
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vainateya)
Concept: Auspicious bodily signs (nabhī, dakṣiṇāvarta, tri-valī) are read as indicators of fortune and благоприятность (śubhatva) in worldly life.
Vedantic Theme: Symbolic sacralization of the body within vyavahāra; auspicious ‘signs’ as conventional indicators, not determinants of ātman or mokṣa.
Application: Traditional use in samudrika assessment; culturally, it encodes ideals of health, symmetry, and auspicious orientation (dakṣiṇāvarta).
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.64 (stri-lakshana sequence); Garuda Purana 1.65 (systematized nara-stri-lakshana; Samudra-ukta)
This verse treats certain physical features—like a deep, right-turning navel and specific bodily characteristics—as traditional indicators of auspiciousness and favorable fortune.
It does not discuss the soul’s journey or afterlife themes here; instead, it belongs to a section describing bodily marks (lakṣaṇa) and auspicious characteristics.
Read it as a historical-cultural lens on traditional auspicious-sign literature; prioritize ethical conduct and dharma over judging worth by physical traits.