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Srivatsa
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thumb|Shrivatsa as a triangular mark on right side of Vishnu's chest

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Instance of
male given name
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native label
Srivatsa
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
S613
Cologne phonetics
8738
Caverphone
SRFTS1
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Shrivatsa

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Hinduism
  • Origin
  • In popular culture
  • Historical symbolism
  • Buddhism
  • Jainism
  • Other uses
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading

thumb|Shrivatsa as a triangular mark on right side of Vishnu's chest

The Shrivatsa (Sanskrit: ; IAST: Śrīvatsa, ) is an ancient symbol, considered auspicious in Hinduism and other Indian religious traditions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Srivatsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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