Shrivatsa

An auspicious mark on the god Vishnu’s
chest, also found on Vishnu’s form as
Krishna, which is sometimes described
as a mole and sometimes as a curl of
hair. In statues and pictures, the
Shrivatsa is usually portrayed as a fourpetaled flower, and it is believed to be
the kaustubha jewel, which was one of
the precious things churned from the
Ocean of Milk along with the goddess
Lakshmi, the wishing-cow Surabhi, and
amrta, the nectar of immortality. See
also Tortoise avatar.