{"id":652,"date":"2008-09-15T12:56:51","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T07:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=652"},"modified":"2008-09-15T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2008-09-15T07:51:50","slug":"kk-124-why-we-should-meditate-on-sri-krishnas-lotus-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/a-z-of-mahamantra\/kk-124-why-we-should-meditate-on-sri-krishnas-lotus-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 12.5 – Why we should meditate on Sri Krishna’s lotus feet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explanation of \u2018Nikhila-bhuvana-lakshmi-nitya-leel\u00e2-\u00e2spadabhy\u00e2m\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus\u2013feet are \u2018Nikhila-bhuvana-lakshmi-nitya-leel\u00e2<\/em>-\u00e2spadabhy\u00e2m\u2019<\/strong>, which means: \u2018All the Goddesses of wealth in the entire \u00a0<\/span>creation eternally reside and sport there.\u2019 The poet has stated in the Holy Invocation too – “leel\u00e2 \u2013 swayamvar \u2013 rasan \u2013 labhate jayashri<\/strong>\u201d which means: \u2018His lotus feet are the seats wherein all material and spiritual beauties sport ceaselessly\u2019. The wealth of all beauty, be it material or divine, dwell forever at those lotus-feet!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Explanation of \u2018Pranamad \u2013 abhaya \u2013 d\u00e2na \u2013 praudhi \u2013 g\u00e2dha \u00e2drita \u2013 bhy\u00e2m\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Pranamad \u2013 abhaya \u2013 d\u00e2na \u2013 praudhi \u2013 g\u00e2dhadrita \u2013 bhy\u00e2m\u2019<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 means that the Gopa beauties pay special obeisance at Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus\u2013feet. They bow down to place their hearts at His feet but instead they place His feet on their hearts. Sri Krishna too grants them freedom from fear and rids them of the fever of Kandarpa (the Love-god). Hence, the Gopa-brides serve those lotus-feet with lots of affection. In Gopi-geet, the Vrajadevis, ridden with the pain of Krishna-viraha<\/em>, are praying again and again to Him so that He may destroy their Kandarpa\u2013fever1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> and enable them to hold His lotus-feet close to their bosom. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>“O Sri Krishna! Those lotus-feet of Yours destroy all the sins of the surrendered devotees. They run behind the cattle as they graze and they are the treasure-house of all beauty. You offer them to serpent K\u00e2liya on the pretext of dancing! Please place them on our bosoms and rid us of the Kandarpa\u2013fever\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>– (S. B. 16.31.7)<\/span><\/p>\n

They have also said \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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“O Beloved! Your lotus feet grant all the desires of the surrendered devotees. The creator Lord Brahma worships them and they are the ornaments of the Earth. Your lotus feet are the refuge in all troubles and are the abode of supreme bliss. Please place such lotus\u2013feet on our bosom and rid us of the Kandarpa\u2013fever\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

-(S. B. 10.31.13)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018G\u00e2dhoddhat\u00e2bhy\u00e2m\u2019<\/span><\/strong> means,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>those lotus-feet are capable of cooling the Kandarpa-fever, and so they are tightly held by the Gopis suffering from the pangs of viraha. It may also mean that at the end of the nocturnal pastimes, the Gopis love to massage those lotus-feet in a mood of servitude mingled with the mood of camaraderie. Thus, the sweethearts badly want to experience the joy of touching His lotus-feet at this moment. Hence, Lil\u00e2shuk has described Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet in a very ras<\/em>-full manner. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Externally it means \u2013 “May my dear sakhi gain some inexpressible joy from Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet and thus fill my heart with pleasure\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Where Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet are concerned, the devotees are like honeybees, always eager for the nectar. They are the eternal objects of worship and meditation for the devotees and a devotee\u2019s only heartfelt desire is to obtain His lotus-feet. Thinking and meditating on those lotus-feet are the very means of destroying our inauspicious qualities, and to obtain them. <\/strong>Sri Krishna\u2019s feet are decorated with various auspicious symbols such as the flag, thunderbolt, elephant driver\u2019s hook etc. If we meditate on these symbols all obstacles on the path of our Bhajan will be destroyed. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Skanda-Pur\u00e2n says –<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meaning of the symbols under Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus feet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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“Sri Krishna holds the symbol of discus <\/strong>at the base of the big toe of His right-foot so as to destroy lust and other inauspicious qualities of the surrendered ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He holds the symbol of lotus<\/strong> at the base of the middle toe to captivate the heart of meditating devotees.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Below the lotus, there is the symbol of a flag<\/strong>. It is the sign of victory over all the inauspicious qualities of the devotee. At the base of the little toe is the symbol of thunderbolt <\/strong>with which he cuts asunder the mountainous sins of the devotee.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The symbol of the elephant driver\u2019s hook<\/strong> is present to enable the devotee to control his sense desires. The Lord holds the sign of barleycorn<\/strong> to indicate that He carries material wealth for a devotee as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The symbol of conch shell <\/strong>at the base of His left big toe reveals all knowledge to the devotee\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this manner, the Lord\u2019s lotus-feet destroy all the inauspicious qualities of His devotee and confer on him supreme bliss.<\/strong> Hence, the poet is begging to obtain His lotus-feet. Usually, people beg God for material wealth and happiness but all wealth and happiness in the whole of creation (including the Vaikuntha planets) repose at His lotus-feet. Therefore, what to speak of the s\u00e2dhak<\/em>, even Goddess Laxmi who is embraced by Sri N\u00e2r\u00e2yan, the Lord of Vaikuntha, is anxious to obtain Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet. Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam says that the Lady of Vaikuntha (Goddess Laxmi) willingly gives up the luxuries thereof and performs so many austerities to obtain Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“yad \u2013 vanchhaya srir \u2013 lala \u2013 acharat tapo,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

vihaya kaman suchirang dhrita-vrata\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

(S.B.10.16.36)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus\u2013feet are most capable of protecting the surrendered devotees. In the scriptures, He has vowed \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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“sakrideva prapanno yas \u2013 tavasmiti cha y\u00e2chate,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

abhayan sarvad\u00e2 tasmai dad\u00e2mya \u2013 tad \u2013 vratam mama<\/span><\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meaning: – “If a surrendered being prays even once and says \u2018O Krishna, I am Yours\u2019, I will immediately grant him my protection. It is my vow\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Krishna tomar hour jadi bole ek bar,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

bhaba \u2013 bandha hoite Krishna tare koren p\u00e2r\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meaning: – “If a person says even once, \u2018O Krishna! I belong to You!\u2019 He carries him across this material ocean\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 (C.C. \u2013 Madhya.22.22)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hence, it is the heartfelt desire of a thirsty practising devotee to drink the nectarine ras<\/em> of Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet. Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d says \u2013 Sri Lil\u00e2shuk\u2019s mind was filled with Sri Krishna\u2019s most wonderful greatness. Hence, he has said, “Let those who have performed great sukritis<\/em>2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/em> long for Sri Krishna\u2019s proximity; however may my heart carry special sweet love for Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet. May His lotus-feet be pleased with me and bless me so that I can gain more love for them\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Explanation of “pranamad \u2013 abhaya \u2013 dana \u2013 praudhi \u2013 g\u00e2dha-\u00e2drita bhy\u00e2m\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has explained “pranamad \u2013 abhaya \u2013 dana \u2013 praudhi \u2013 gadhav \u2013 drita bhyam\u201d <\/strong>in the following manner- <\/span><\/p>\n

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The moment one surrenders, Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet offer him complete protection. To prove this Srip\u00e2d has quoted the following verse from Pady\u00e2vali<\/strong>–<\/span><\/p>\n

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“When the elephant-king prayed to the Lord for protection, He disregarded the extended hand of His Army General and without accepting His gem-studded sandals, forsaking His umbrella, He immediately climbed atop Garud to rush to the aid of His devotee.\u00a0 <\/span>He only uttered, \u2018Who has called me? I shall go to him immediately !\u2019 We pay obeisance to that haste shown by Sri Hari.\u201d12.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(to be contd…..)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> fever of passion for Sri Krishna<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Explanation of \u2018Nikhila-bhuvana-lakshmi-nitya-leel\u00e2-\u00e2spadabhy\u00e2m\u2019 \u00a0 Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus\u2013feet are \u2018Nikhila-bhuvana-lakshmi-nitya-leel\u00e2-\u00e2spadabhy\u00e2m\u2019, which means: \u2018All the Goddesses of wealth in the entire \u00a0creation eternally reside and sport there.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,26,70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-z-of-mahamantra","category-excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam","category-verse-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions\/657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}