Verse Text
prakaṭa-svarūpeṇa, yathā –
ayaṁ kambu-grīvaḥ kamala-kamanīyākṣi-paṭimā
tamāla-śyāmāṅga-dyutir atitarāṁ chatrita-śirāḥ |
dara-śrī-vatsāṅkaḥ sphurad-ari-darādy-aṅkita-karaḥ
karoty uccair modaṁ mama madhura-mūrtir madhu-ripuḥ ||22||
Translation
An example of the manifested svarūpa is given: This sweet form of the enemy of the demon Madhu gives me intense bliss. He has a neck like a conch shell, beautiful eyes envied by the lotuses, and the bodily glow of the dark tamāla tree. His head is sheltered by an umbrella, His chest is marked with the śrīvatsa whorl, and His hands are marked with cakra, conch and other symbols.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
These are also the words of Uddhava. Kṛṣṇa has extreme beauty in His eyes, which are desired by the lotuses (kamala-kamanīyākṣi-paṭimā). The effulgence of His body shines like the blackness of the tamāla tree (tamāla-śyāmāṅga-dyutiḥ). There are other versions of the verse, but these have been rejected. He has the mark of the Śrīvatsa, in the form of a whorl of very fine (dara), white hair. His hands are marked with the signs of the cakra (ari) and conch (dara). At all times (atitarām), His head is sheltered by an umbrella.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
One devotee praised the bodily features of Kṛṣṇa when he saw the Lord in His manifested personal feature. He exclaimed, “How wonderful is the personal feature of Lord Kṛṣṇa! How His neck is just like a conchshell! His eyes are so beautiful, as though they themselves were encountering the beauty of a lotus flower. His body is just like the tamāla tree, very blackish. His head is protected with a canopy of hair. There are the marks of Śrīvatsa on His chest, and He is holding His conchshell. By such beautiful bodily features, the enemy of the demon Madhu has appeared so pleasing that He can bestow upon me transcendental bliss simply by my seeing His transcendental qualities.”