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
Demikian juga, perut yang ramping pada wanita yang elok-anggota itu tampak berseri—dihiasi tiga lipatan halus, licin lembut, serta diperindah oleh garis bulu halus di tengahnya.
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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.