An auspicious mark on
the god Vishnu's chest, which can also be found on Vishnu's form as Krishna and
is described as a mole or a curl of hair.
The Shrivatsa is usually depicted as a four-petaled flower
in statues and paintings, and it is thought to be the kaustubha jewel, one of
the precious things churned from the Ocean of Milk alongside the goddess
Lakshmi, the wishing-cow Surabhi, and amrta, the immortality nectar.
Also see Tortoise avatar.
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