50 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 13
catur-bhujah Sankha-cakra- :
gada-rajiva-panayah
kiritinah kundalino
harino vana-mdlinah
Srivatsdngada-do-ratna-
kambu-karikana-panayah
nipuraih katakair bhatah
kati-stitranguliyakaih
catuh-bhujah—having four arms; sankha-cakra-gada-rdajiva-pana-
yah—holding conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower in Their hands;
kiritinah—bearing helmets on Their heads; kundalinah—wearing ear-
rings; hdrinah—wearing pearl necklaces; vana-mdlinah—wearing
garlands of forest flowers; srivatsa-arigada-do-ratna-kambu-kankana-
panayah—bearing the emblem of the goddess of fortune on Their
chests, armlets on Their arms, the Kaustubha gem on Their necks, which
were marked with three lines like a conchshell, and bracelets on Their
hands; nipuraih—with ornaments on the feet; katakaih—with ban-
gles on Their ankles; bhatah—appeared beautiful; kati-sitra-anguli-
yakaih—with sacred belts around the waist and with rings on the
fingers.
TRANSLATION
All those personalities had four arms, holding conchshell, disc,
mace and lotus flower in Their hands. They wore helmets on Their
heads, earrings on Their ears and garlands of forest flowers
around Their necks. On the upper portion of the right side of
Their chests was the emblem of the goddess of fortune. Further-
more, They wore armlets on Their arms, the Kaustubha gem
around Their necks, which were marked with three lines like a
conchshell, and bracelets on Their wrists. With bangles on Their
ankles, ornaments on Their feet, and sacred belts around Their
waists, They all appeared very beautiful.
PURPORT
All the Visnu forms had four arms, with conchshell and other articles,
but these characteristics are also possessed by those who have attained
