Shloka 106

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

Devanagari script

लक्षणैरङ्कुशाद्यैश्च स्त्रियः स्यू राजवल्लभाः / निगूढमणिबन्धौ च पद्मगर्भोपमौ करौ

Transliteration

lakṣaṇairaṅkuśādyaiśca striyaḥ syū rājavallabhāḥ / nigūḍhamaṇibandhau ca padmagarbhopamau karau

Translation

具足象钩（aṅkuśa）等吉祥纹相之女子，被说为王者所钟爱；其手腕细致而坚实，若隐若现，其掌心宛如莲华内心之蕊。

Word by Word

• लक्षणैः: with marks
• लक्षणैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• अङ्कुश-आद्यैः: beginning with the goad etc.
• अङ्कुश-आद्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अङ्कुशः आदिः येषां ते) बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be, may become
• स्युः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• राज-वल्लभाः: beloved of kings
• राज-वल्लभाः: Karta-predicative (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (वल्लभ-प्रधान), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः वल्लभाः)

• निगूढ-मणिबन्धौ: the two concealed wrists
• निगूढ-मणिबन्धौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निगूढ (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त from नि+गुह्) + मणिबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः (निगूढौ मणिबन्धौ)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• पद्म-गर्भ-उपमौ: like the lotus-bud interior
• पद्म-गर्भ-उपमौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पद्मगर्भेण उपमौ = like the inside of a lotus)

• करौ: two hands
• करौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspicious bodily marks are treated as karmic indicators of fortune and social elevation.

Vedantic Theme: Punya-papa imprint theory (karmic traces manifesting as signs) within a conventional puranic worldview.

Application: Read the passage as symbolic: cultivate virtues (gentleness, steadiness, generosity) that ‘show’ in conduct and bearing rather than fixating on physiognomy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: palace

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.65.107-108 (palm lines and outcomes)

FAQs

What is the importance of lakṣaṇa (auspicious marks) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats bodily marks (lakṣaṇa) as indicators of fortune and social esteem, stating that specific auspicious signs are associated with royal favor.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the after-death journey here; instead, it belongs to a physiognomic (lakṣaṇa) section describing auspicious physical characteristics and their worldly outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Read it as a historical-cultural lens on traditional auspicious-symbol interpretation; prioritize character and dharma while studying such texts as part of Indic knowledge systems.