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
त्याचे पाय शुभ होते; त्यांवर चक्र, गदा व खड्गाची चिन्हे होती. त्याच्या जंघा व उरू हत्तीच्या सोंडे/भुजेसारखे होते. त्याची कटी सिंहकटीसारखी होती, आणि मध्यभाग कृश, तीन वळ्यांनी युक्त होता।
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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.