Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 49
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
पादौ शुभौ चक्रगदासिचिह्नौ जङ्घे तथोरू करिहस्ततुल्यौ कटिस्तथा सिंहकटिर्यथैव क्षामं च मध्यं त्रिबलीनिबद्धम्
pādau śubhau cakragadāsicihnau jaṅghe tathorū karihastatulyau kaṭistathā siṃhakaṭiryathaiva kṣāmaṃ ca madhyaṃ tribalīnibaddham
उसके चरण शुभ थे, जिन पर चक्र, गदा और खड्ग के चिह्न थे। उसकी जंघाएँ और जाँघें हाथी की सूँड़/भुजा के समान थीं। उसकी कटि सिंह की कटि जैसी थी, और मध्यभाग कृश था, तीन वलियों से युक्त।
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FAQs
The tradition links outer lakṣaṇas with inner dharma and kṣātra-tejas (royal vigor): the ideal ruler is not merely powerful but ‘auspiciously formed,’ implying fitness for protection and righteous governance.
Vamśānucarita: it is a descriptive segment establishing the stature and legitimacy of a princely figure—supporting the narrative arc of royal line/hero characterization.
Cakra and gadā are classic Viṣṇu emblems; as ‘marks’ on the body they can function as a narrative hint of divine favor or a Viṣṇu-aligned destiny, even when the text is not explicitly presenting an avatāra.