Devi Bhagavatam 9.19.50 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 19, Shloka 50
Description of the Union of Tulasi with Shankhachuda
शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधरांश्चैव चतुर्भुजान् । सस्मितान्स्मेरवक्त्रास्यान्पद्मनेत्रान्मनोहरान्
śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadharāṃścaiva caturbhujān . sasmitānsmeravaktrāsyānpadmanetrānmanoharān
ਉਹ ਚਾਰ ਬਾਹਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੰਖ, ਚੱਕਰ, ਗਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਪਦਮ ਧਾਰਨ ਕੀਤੇ ਹੋਏ ਸਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁਖ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋਏ, ਅੱਖਾਂ ਕਮਲ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਰੂਪ ਬਹੁਤ ਮਨਮੋਹਕ ਸੀ।
Vyasa
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Further description of Vaikuntha's gatekeepers' forms
Narrative Layer: embedded
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Text: Further confirms that the devotees in Vaikuntha share the exact divine attributes and weapons of the Supreme Lord.
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They held the four symbols of Lord Vishnu: the conch (Shankha), discus (Chakra), mace (Gada), and lotus (Padma).
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