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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.27
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
- nigūḍha-jatruṁ pṛthu-tuṅga-vakṣasam
- āvarta-nābhiṁ vali-valgūdaraṁ ca
- dig-ambaraṁ vaktra-vikīrṇa-keśaṁ
- pralamba-bāhuṁ svamarottamābham
nigūḍhacovered — covered; jatrumcollarbone — collarbone; pṛthubroad — broad; tuṅgaswollen — swollen; vakṣasamchest — chest; āvartawhirled — whirled; nābhimnavel — navel; valistriped-valgustriped — striped; udaramabdomen — abdomen; caalso — also; dikdressed by all directions (naked)-ambaramdressed by all directions (naked) — dressed by all directions (naked); vaktracurled — curled; vikīrṇascattered — scattered; keśamhair — hair; pralambaelongated — elongated; bāhumhands — hands; suthe best among the gods (Kṛṣṇa)-amarathe best among the gods (Kṛṣṇa)-uttamathe best among the gods (Kṛṣṇa) — the best among the gods (Kṛṣṇa); ābhamhue — hue.
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.
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.