Text 17] Instructions by Maharaja Prthu 831

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 Prthu’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 con-
stitution 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.

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STM «—- Teeftafeaeqeatee: |
SAAS || aATwST MATA 1124

vyudha-vaksa brhac-chronir
vali-valgu-dalodarah

avarta-nabhir ojasvi
kaficanorur udagra-pat

vyiidha— broad; vaksah—chest; brhat-sronih—thick waist; vali- wrinkles;
valgu—very beautiful; dala—like a leaf of a banyan tree; udarah— abdomen;
avarta—coiled; nabhih—navel; ojasvi—lustrous; kaficana—golden; uruh—
thighs; udagra-pat—arched instep.

TRANSLATION

The chest of Maharaja Prthu 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.

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aenamfeaeraqast: | BEAR |
wera gee ahaa 7 M2
