Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.16
व्यूढवक्षा बृहच्छ्रोणिर्वलिवल्गुदलोदर: ।
आवर्तनाभिरोजस्वी काञ्चनोरुरुदग्रपात् ॥ १६ ॥
vyūḍha-vakṣā bṛhac-chroṇir
[vyoodha-vakshaa brihach-chronir]
vali-valgu-dalodaraḥ
[vali-valgu-dalodarah]
āvarta-nābhir ojasvī
[aavarta-naabhir ojasvee]
kāñcanorur udagra-pāt
[kaanchanorur udagra-paat]
Word-for-word
vyūḍha
—
broad
vakṣāḥ
—
chest
bṛhat-śroṇiḥ
—
thick waist
vali
—
wrinkles
valgu
—
very beautiful
dala
—
like a leaf of a banyan tree
udaraḥ
—
abdomen
āvarta
—
coiled
nābhiḥ
—
navel
ojasvī
—
lustrous
kāñcana
—
golden
uruḥ
—
thighs
udagra-pāt
—
arched instep.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vyūḍha-vakṣā bṛhac-chroṇir
vyūḍha
broad
vakṣāḥ
chest
bṛhat-śroṇiḥ
thick waist
vali-valgu-dalodaraḥ
vali
wrinkles
valgu
very beautiful
dala
like a leaf of a banyan tree
āvarta-nābhir ojasvī
kāñcanorur udagra-pāt
udaraḥ
abdomen
āvarta
coiled
nābhiḥ
navel
ojasvī
lustrous
kāñcana
golden
uruḥ
thighs
udagra-pāt
arched instep.
The chest of Mahārāja Pṛthu was very broad, his waist was very thick, and his abdomen, wrinkled by lines of skin, resembled in construction a leaf of a banyan tree. His navel was coiled and deep, his thighs were of a golden hue, and his instep was arched.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He had a broad chest, large waist, an abdomen shaped like a banyan leaf with three lines, a twirled navel, golden thighs and feet raised in front.
He had a broad chest. He had a beautiful abdomen shaped like a banyan leaf, with tip pointing down, broad at the top and narrow at the bottom, spread with three lines horizontally. Below that was his navel twirling clockwise. He had limbs like golden pillars. The front parts of his feet were raised.
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Personal Guidance
Broad chest, thick waist, banyan-leaf-creased abdomen, deep navel, golden-hued thighs, arched insteps. Specific descriptive detail belongs in scripture; the body of a great soul deserves precise notice.
Reflection Questions
- Whose precise physical description have I never bothered to truly see?
- What changes when I read scripture's bodily attention as devotional, not anatomical?
My note
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