The beauty of Lord Vishnu (shriimad bhaagavata puraaNa 2.2.8 - 9)

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kechit.h svadehaantarhR^idayaavakaashe praadeshamaatra.m puruSha.m vasantam |

chaturbhuja.m ka~njarathaa^ngashan^khagadaadhara.m dhaaraNayaa smaranti ||

kechit - others; sva-deha-antaH - within the body; hR^idaya-avakaashe - in the

region of the heart; praadesha-maatram - measuring only eight inches; puruSham

- the Personality of Godhead; vasantam - residing; chatuH-bhujam - with four

hands; ka~nja - lotus; ratha-a^nga - the wheel of a chariot; shan^kha -

conchshell; gadaa-dharam - and with a club in the hand; dhaaraNayaa -

conceiving in that way; smaranti - do meditate upon Him.

Others conceive of the Personality of Godhead residing within the body in the

region of the heart and measuring only eight inches, with four hands carrying a

lotus, a wheel of a chariot, a conchshell and a club respectively.

prasannavaktra.m nalinaayatekShaNa.m kadambaki~njalkapisha^ngavaasasam |

lasanmahaaratnahiraNmayaa^ngada.m sphuranmahaaratnakiriiTakuNDalam ||

prasanna - expresses happiness; vaktram - mouth; nalina-aayata - spread like the

petals of a lotus; iikShaNam - eyes; kadamba - kadamba flower; ki~njalka -

saffron; pisha^nga - yellow; vaasasam - garments; lasat - hanging; mahaa-ratna

- valuable jewels; hiraNmaya - made of gold; a^ngadam - ornament; sphurat -

glowing; mahaa-ratna - valuable jewels; kiriiTa - headdress; kuNDalam -

earrings

His mouth expresses His happiness. His eyes spread like the petals of a lotus,

and His garments, yellowish like the saffron of a kadamba flower, are bedecked

with valuable jewels. His ornaments are all made of gold, set with jewels, and

He wears a glowing headdress and earrings.

(translation by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami)

H. Krishna

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Southwestern Class of 1999

(my opinions are my own)