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Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
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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 ( brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras ), the  kṣatriyas , 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 Mahārāja Pṛthu's 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." One's 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 one's past deeds, his next bodily features—whether in human society, animal society or demigod society—are determined. This is proof of the transmigration of the soul through different types of bodies.
TEXT 16
व्यूढवक्षा बृहच्छ्रोणिर्वलिवल्गुदलोदरः । आवर्तनाभिरोजस्वी काञ्चनोरुरुदग्रपात् ॥१६॥
vyūḍha-vakṣā bṛhac-chroṇir   vali-valgu-dalodaraḥ   āvarta-nābhir ojasvī   kāñcanorur udagra-pāt
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.
TRANSLATION
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 banyan tree. His navel was coiled and deep, his thighs were of a golden hue, and his instep was arched.
TEXT 17
सूक्ष्मवक्रासितस्त्रिग्धमूर्धजः कम्बुकन्धरः । महाधने दुक्लाग्ने परिधायोपवीय च ॥१७॥