शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मपाणिः पद्मनिभेक्षणः ।किरीटी कौस्तुभोरस्कः स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलः॥
śaṅkhacakragadāpadmapāṇiḥ padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ ·kirīṭī kaustubhoraskaḥ sphuranmakarakuṇḍalaḥ
bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus in his hands
Hands holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus — the four emblems of Viṣṇu appear in the birth form; Vasudeva's hymn meditates on each weapon as a cosmic symbol.
lotus-eyed
'Lotus-eyed' — the large beautiful eyes of the birth form are described as lotus-petals; the image recurs throughout the Daśama Skandha.
crowned with a diadem
Wearing the jewelled crown of divine sovereignty; B.G 11.17 uses the same word for the terrifying crowned viśvarūpa that Arjuna sees on the battlefield.
bearing the Kaustubha gem on his chest
Bearing the Kaustubha gem on his chest — churned from the Milk Ocean (S.B.G 8.8); it appears already adorning the newborn at birth.
with gleaming makara-shaped earrings
Wearing gleaming crocodile-shaped earrings — the makara motif recurs in the Mahābhārata's description of Kṛṣṇa's regalia throughout the war.
