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TEXT 15
pramsuh pinayata-bhujo
gaurah kanjaruneksanah
sunasah sumukhah saumyah
pinamsah sudvija-smitah
SYNONYMS
pramsuhvery tall; pina-ayatafull and broad; bhujaharms; gaurahfair-complexioned; kanjalotuslike; aruna-iksanahwith bright eyes resembling a morning sunrise; su-nasahstraight nose; su-mukhahwith a beautiful face; saumyahof a grave bodily stature; pina-amsahshoulders raised; subeautiful; dvijateeth; smitahsmiling.
TRANSLATION
King Prthus body was tall and sturdy, and his complexion was fair. His arms were full and broad and his eyes as bright as the rising sun. His nose was straight, his face very beautiful and his personality grave. His teeth were set beautifully in his smiling face.
PURPORT
Amongst the four social orders (brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras), the ksatriyas, both men and women, are generally very beautiful. As will be apparent from the following verses, it is to be concluded that not only were Maharaja Prthus bodily features attractive, as described here, but he had specific all-auspicious signs in his bodily construction.
As it is said, The face is the index of the mind. Ones mental constitution is exhibited by his facial features. The bodily features of a particular person are exhibited in accordance with his past deeds, for according to ones past deeds, his next bodily featureswhether in human society, animal society or demigod societyare determined. This is proof of the transmigration of the soul through different types of bodies.
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