Shloka 118

Purusha-Strī-Lakṣaṇa (Samudrika-śāstra): Marks of Kingship, Wealth, Longevity, and Conduct

Devanagari script

स्तनौ सरोमावशुभौ कर्णौ च विषमौ तथा / कराला विषमा दन्ताः क्लेशाय च भवन्ति ते

Transliteration

stanau saromāvaśubhau karṇau ca viṣamau tathā / karālā viṣamā dantāḥ kleśāya ca bhavanti te

Translation

రోమాలతో కూడిన అశుభ స్తనాలు, అసమానమైన చెవులు, అలాగే వికటంగా, అసమానంగా ఉన్న పళ్ళు—ఇవి ఆ వ్యక్తికి కష్టాలకు కారణమవుతాయి.

Word by Word

• स्तनौ: (two) breasts
• स्तनौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन

• सरोमौ: hairy
• सरोमौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + रोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; समासः—रोमसहितौ (with hair)

• अशुभौ: inauspicious
• अशुभौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; विशेषण (स्तनौ)

• कर्णौ: (two) ears
• कर्णौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• विषमौ: uneven/asymmetrical
• विषमौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; विशेषण (कर्णौ)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/also)

• करालाः: gaping/protruding/terrible
• करालाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कराल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दन्ताः)

• विषमाः: uneven
• विषमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दन्ताः)

• दन्ताः: teeth
• दन्ताः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• क्लेशाय: for distress/trouble
• क्लेशाय: Sampradana (Dative/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (for)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Physical irregularities are interpreted as karmic signs that correlate with future kleśa (affliction).

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as a feature of saṃsāra; kleśa language resonates with yogic/vedāntic diagnosis though applied here to omenology.

Application: Reframe as a prompt to reduce suffering through ethical living and care; do not equate bodily difference with moral fault.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.65 (lists of bodily features and predicted outcomes)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of karmic bodily signs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents certain bodily irregularities as indicators of past karmic results, emphasizing that actions can manifest as lived suffering (kleśa) in embodied life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By linking embodied conditions to karma, it implies continuity of the soul’s journey across births, where prior deeds shape the next embodiment and its experiences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a prompt for self-correction: practice dharma, reduce harmful actions, and cultivate sattvic conduct to lessen future suffering and support spiritual progress.