SRI KRISHNAS LOTUS FEET padā śarat-padma-palāśa-rociṣā nakha-dyubhir no ’ntar-aghaṁ vidhunvatā pradarśaya svīyam apāsta-sādhvasaṁ padaṁ guro mārga-gurus tamo-juṣām My dear Lord, Your two lotus feet are so beautiful that they appear like two blossoming petals of the lotus flower which grows during the autumn season. Indeed, the nails of Your lotus feet emanate such a great effulgence that they immediately dissipate all the darkness in the heart of a conditioned soul. My dear Lord, kindly show me that form of Yours which always dissipates all kinds of darkness in the heart of a devotee. My dear Lord, You are the supreme spiritual master of everyone; therefore all conditioned souls covered with the darkness of ignorance can be enlightened by You as the spiritual master. “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 Kâliya on the pretext of dancing! Please place them on our bosoms and rid us of the Kandarpa–fever”. (SB 10.31.7) “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–feet on our bosom and rid us of the Kandarpa–fever”. (SB 10.31.13) ‘Gadhoddhat abhyam’ means, 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, Lilâshuk has described Sri Krishna’s lotus-feet in a very ras-full manner. Where Sri Krishna’s 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’s 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. Sri Krishna’s feet are decorated with various auspicious symbols such as the flag, thunderbolt, elephant driver’s hook etc. If we meditate on these symbols all obstacles on the path of our Bhajan will be destroyed. -------------------------------------------- LOTUS FEET OF SRIMATHI RADHARANI (quoted from Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi) O Radha! You are my sole Ruler and only shelter. Countless gopis of Vraja swarm around Your lotus feet and worship them wholeheartedly. Your lotus feet are an inexhaustible fountainhead of the quintessence of universal love and are inconceivable to great saints. That is perhaps the reason why great devotees are striving with ever increasing courage and hope to catch the sweetness and beauty of the grace that flows from Your lotus feet. O Queen! Will You be pleased to show me the particular manner in which I should serve Your lotus feet? My only shelter is Sri Radhikas lotus feet which I yearn to worship with love and devotion. These lotus feet of Srimati Radhika are painted by Krsnas soft fingers with a feather dipped in the most fragrant red-colored juice. The gopis follow Krsnas example and worship the same feet for the happiness of all living entities. These feet are glorified in the Upanisads, and are found in the depth of the hearts of pure devotees. O Vrndavanesvari! O Sri Radhe! I pray for the shelter of Your lotus feet. Your lotus feet are treasure house of nectar of divine love. Syamasundara keeps them safely and dearly in His heart. These feet are the supreme cooling remedy for the blazing fires of this material world. Oh, Radharani, Supreme Goddess of the Vrndavana forest! Your lotus feet are brimming full of flowing rasa extract, the essential honey of full-blown love nectars. Holding such feet to His chest, Madhupati (Krsna), the Lord of all sweetness, extinguishes the burning fever of Cupid. So supremely cooling, I now take shelter of them. That which is present deep within the heart of all the Upanisads in the most well hidden secret; this pair of Sri Radhas divine lotus feet is my refuge - simply full of Her own feminine dancing playfulness. (Radha Rasa Sudhanidhi by Srila Prabhodananda Sarasvati Thakur) Dhani Dhani Radhika ke Charan The lotusfeet of Sri Radhika are my only treasure (from Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi) alam visaya varta ya naraka koti bibhatsaya vrtha sruti kathasramo bata bibhemi kaivalyatah paresa bhajanon mada yadi sukadayah tatah kim parantu mama radhika pada rase mano majjatu May my mind always float in the ocean of divine nectar emanating from the lotus feet of Srimati Radharani. No more fear of millions of hells. Studying of the scriptures has become simply troublesome. Merging into the brahman effulgence is terrible. The ecstatic symptoms of devotion to the Lord that are felt by the great devotees like Suka have lost their charms. upasya caranambuje vraja bhrtam kisori ganaih mahad bhirapi purusair apari bhavya rasotsave agadha rasa dhamani svapada Padma seva vidhau vidhehi madhuroj jvalam iva krtim mamadhisvari O Radha! You are my sole Ruler and only shelter. Countless gopis of Vraja swarm around Your lotus feet and worship them wholeheartedly. Your lotus feet are an inexhaustible fountainhead of the quintessence of universal love and are inconceivable to great saints. That is perhaps the reason why great devotees are striving with ever increasing courage and hope to catch the sweetness and beauty of the grace that flows from Your lotus feet. O Queen! Will You be pleased to show me the particular manner in which I should serve Your lotus feet? atisnehaduccair api ca hari namani grnatah tatha saugandhadyair bahubhi rupa carais ca yajatah paranandam vrndavana manu carantam ca dadhato mano me radhaya padamrdu lapadme nivasatu Lotus chanting of the holy name of Lord Hari with love attracts my mind towards Sri Radhas feet. This attraction becomes very strong as soon as the delicious ingredient of Sri Radhas service is added to the chanting. Meditation on blissful Krsna as He roams about in Vrndavana has put me under the shade of the tender feet of kind Sri Radha. kamam tulikaya karena harinayalatka kairankita nanakeli vidagdha goparmani vrdai tatha vandita ya sanguptaya tatha upanisadam hrd yeva vidyo tate sa radha carana dvayi mama gatih lasyai kalilamayi My only shelter is Sri Radhikas lotus feet which I yearn to worship with love and devotion. These lotus feet of Srimati Radhika are painted by Krsnas soft fingers with a feather dipped in the most fragrant red-colored juice. The gopis follow Krsnas example and worship the same feet for the happiness of all living entities. These feet are glorified in the Upanisads, and are found in the depth of the hearts of pure devotees. vrndavanesari tavaiva padaravindam premamrtaika makaranda rasau gha purnam hrdyar apitam madhupate smaratapa mugram nirvapayat parama sitala ma srayami O Vrndavanesvar! O Sri Radhe! I pray for the shelter of Your lotus feet. Your lotus feet are treasure house of nectar of divine love. Syamasundara keeps them safely and dearly in His heart. These feet are the supreme cooling remedy for the blazing fires of this material world. yadi snehad radhe disasi ratilam payata padavi gatam me svaprestam tadapi mamnistham srunu yatha kataksai raloke smita saha carair jata pulakam sama aslisyamyuc cai atha ca rasaye tvatpadarasam O dear Sri Radha! When out of sheer compassion, and moved by Krsnas overwhelming love for You, will grant Him His prayers to message Your lotus feet? At that time, I shell look at the ecstatic smiling faces of both of You, and so encouraged I shall hug Your feet with my hands, and taste the nectar of Your lotus feet to my full satisfaction. yasya aste bata kinkarisu bahusas catuni vrndatavi kandarpah kurute tavaiva kim api prepsuh prasadotsavam sadrananda ghananuraga lahari nisyanda padambuja dvandve sri vrsabhanu nandini sada vande tava sripadam O Vrsabhanu-nandini! I bow down to Your lotus feet with great awe and reverence, from which selfless love is ever pouring forth in abundance. In His ceaseless and tireless efforts to win Your grace, Sri Krsna, the God of love of Vrndavana and Supreme Almighty, always solicits the favors of Your servants with love and affection. radhapada saroja bhaktim acalam udviksya niskaitavam pritah svam bhajatopi nibhaira maha premnadhikam sarva sah alingatyatha cumbati svavadanat tambulam asyer apayet kante svam vanamali kamapi mama nyasyet kada mohanah I know, and it has been confirmed by all reliable authorities that Madana-Mohana Krsna would be so ecstatically delighted to see pure devotion unto Sri Radhas lotus feet that he would descend from His worshipped throne to embrace, kiss, give His chewed betel nuts, and garland to Sri Radhikas devotee. When shall I be blessed with such devotion, getting such treatment from Krsna as my reward for devotion to Radhas lotus feet? sat premasindhu makaranda rasau gadhara sarana jasramabhitah sravada sritesu sri radhike tava kada caranaravindam govinda jivana dhanam sirasa vahami O Radhika! When shall I enjoy the fortune of having my head used by You as Your footstool? Your feet, which are the life-treasure of Govinda, will then be a crown on my head. They will further bathe my head with a pure nectarine flood of love that always flows among Your devotees. -------------------------------------------- harekrsna.de/Lotus-Feet_Essence.htm folknet.in/SS2008/html/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=216 https://youtube/watch?v=dxmx_a_y43w - Prayer unto the Lotus feet of the Lord youtube/watch?v=CxjzdIxCaY4 - Prayers to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna
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