SB 1.19.27

SB 1.19.27

Devanagari

निगूढजत्रुं पृथुतुङ्गवक्षस- मावर्तनाभिं वलिवल्गूदरं च । दिगम्बरं वक्त्रविकीर्णकेशं प्रलम्बबाहुं स्वमरोत्तमाभम् ॥ २७ ॥

Verse text

nigūḍha-jatruṁ pṛthu-tuṅga-vakṣasam āvarta-nābhiṁ vali-valgūdaraṁ ca dig-ambaraṁ vaktra-vikīrṇa-keśaṁ pralamba-bāhuṁ svamarottamābham

Synonyms

nigūḍha covered ; jatrum collarbone ; pṛthu broad ; tuṅga swollen ; vakṣasam chest ; āvarta whirled ; nābhim navel ; vali valgu — striped ; udaram abdomen ; ca also ; dik ambaram — dressed by all directions (naked) ; vaktra curled ; vikīrṇa scattered ; keśam hair ; pralamba elongated ; bāhum hands ; su amara — uttama — the best among the gods (Kṛṣṇa) ; ābham hue .

Translation

His collarbone was fleshy, his chest broad and thick, his navel deep and his abdomen beautifully striped. His arms were long, and curly hair was strewn over his beautiful face. He was naked, and the hue of his body reflected that of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

His collar bone was well covered. His chest was broad and high. His navel was like a whirlpool. His abdomen was beautiful, indented with three horizontal lines. The directions were his clothing (. His hair was scattered on his face. His arms reached his knees. His complexion was that of Kṛṣṇa.

Purport

His bodily features indicate him to be different from common men. All the signs described in connection with the bodily features of Śukadeva Gosvāmī are uncommon symptoms, typical of great personalities, according to physiognomical calculations. His bodily hue resembled that of Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the supreme among the gods, demigods and all living beings.

Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

His collar bone (jatrum) was fleshy. His complexion was equal to that of Kṛṣṇa, best among the devas (su amara).