Shloka 7

Strīlakṣaṇa: Auspicious Marks, Domestic Ideals, and Saubhāgya Practices

Devanagari script

अङ्कुशं कुण्डलं चक्रं यस्याः पाणितले भवेत् / पुत्रं प्रसूयते नारी नरेन्द्रं लभते पतिम्

Transliteration

aṅkuśaṃ kuṇḍalaṃ cakraṃ yasyāḥ pāṇitale bhavet / putraṃ prasūyate nārī narendraṃ labhate patim

Translation

Seorang wanita yang pada telapak tangannya terdapat tanda pengait (ankusha), anting (kundala), dan cakra, akan melahirkan putra dan memperoleh raja sebagai suami.

Word by Word

• अङ्कुशम्: goad
• अङ्कुशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• कुण्डलम्: earring
• कुण्डलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• चक्रम्: disc/wheel
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• यस्याः: of whom/whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• पाणितले: on the palm
• पाणितले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पाणेः तलम्)

• भवेत्: may be/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd Person, Singular

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्रसूयते: gives birth (to)
• प्रसूयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• नरेन्द्रम्: king
• नरेन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् इन्द्रः)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspicious bodily marks (aṅkuśa, kuṇḍala, cakra) indicate high-status marriage and male progeny as karmic fruition.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala manifesting as saṃskāra-lakṣaṇa; worldly śrī as contingent and result-born (anitya).

Application: Traditional omenology for matchmaking/royal prognostication; interpret symbolically today as valuing virtues (discipline, beauty, dharmic power) rather than literal marks.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: courtly/household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.64 (palm marks and outcomes)

FAQs

What is the importance of auspicious palm marks in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats specific palm signs (aṅkuśa, kuṇḍala, cakra) as indicators of exceptional good fortune—especially prosperity in marriage and the blessing of a son.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the after-death journey; instead, it reflects the Purana’s broader karmic worldview where bodily signs are seen as outward results of past merit (puṇya) shaping one’s worldly destiny.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a cultural-ethical reminder that the text links prosperity and family blessings with accumulated merit—encouraging dharmic conduct, charity, and self-discipline rather than superstition.