Kaustubha Kaustubh : jewel which emerged from the waters as a result of the churning of the Milky Ocean, & is worn by Vishnu (or Krishna) on his chest.
... n, it applies with a quite overwhelming appositeness. But it seems to me that the average Vedantist, too, has only seen, for his part, the crown of the Lord's head and the average bhakta only the Kaustubh-stone over His heart or the Srivatsa mark upon it. On the other hand, there are those rationalists who are by no means ascetical in their views or temperament and their name is legion; they insist ...
... universe; Dhunwuntari arose, cup in hand, the physician of the Gods, who can heal all pain & disease & sorrow, minister to a mind diseased & pluck out from the bosom its rooted sorrow; the jewel Kaustubha arose whose pure luminousness fills all the world & worn on the bosom of the Saviour & helper becomes the cynosure of the suffering & striving nations; 6 There is nothing more charming, more ...
... earrings. In one of his hands, he held the play-lotus while in the others he sported the conch, discus, and mace. His chest illumined by the auspicious mark Śrī -vatsa, the brilliant neck-jewel Kaustubha, and a floral garland. 53-54. He was being glorified through praises expressive of divergent sentiments by attendants, the foremost of whom were Sunanda and Nanda; by Sanaka and other sages; by Divinities ...
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