Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 50
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
ग्रीवास्य शङ्खाकृतिमादधाति भुजौ च पीनौ कठनौसुदीर्घौ हस्तौ तथा पद्मदलोद्भवाङ्कौ छत्राकृतिस्तस्य शिरो विभाति
grīvāsya śaṅkhākṛtimādadhāti bhujau ca pīnau kaṭhanausudīrghau hastau tathā padmadalodbhavāṅkau chatrākṛtistasya śiro vibhāti
اس کی گردن شَنگھ کی مانند تھی؛ بازو بھرے ہوئے، مضبوط اور نہایت دراز تھے۔ اس کے ہاتھوں پر کنول کی پنکھڑی جیسے نشان تھے، اور اس کا سر چھتری نما صورت میں درخشاں تھا۔
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FAQs
Purāṇas often encode dharma through the portrayal of an ideal person: bodily “marks” (lakṣaṇa) function as narrative shorthand for inner excellence—steadfastness, worthiness to rule, and fitness for religious gifts and vows.
This is best classed under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style description (characterization within dynastic or exemplary narratives), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).
Conch- and lotus-imagery are classical auspicious symbols (śaṅkha/padma) associated with sovereignty and divine favor; the ‘canopy-like’ head evokes royal protection/umbrella (chatra) symbolism, reinforcing legitimacy and auspicious rule.