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Srimati
Radharani's Lotus Feet
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Right
Lotus Foot:
8
Most Auspicious Marks
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01.
Sacrificial Altar
02.
Mountain
03.
Conch
04.
Earring
05.
Club
06.
Chariot
07.
Spear
08.
Fish |
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Left
Lotus Foot:
11
Most Auspicious Marks
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01.
Barleycorn
02.
Disc
03.
Upcurving line
04.
Lotus
05.
Umbrella
06.
Elephant Goad
07.
Flag
08.
Bracelet
09
. Flower
10.
Creeper
11.
Half Moon |
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The
total Auspicious Marks on both the Lotus Feet of Shrimati Radha = 19
"Oh,
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 Radha's divine lotus feet is my refuge
- simply full of Her own feminine dancing playfulness."
"Radha
Rasa Sudhanidhi" by Srila Prabhodananda Sarasvati Thakur
?ri
R?pa-cint?ma?i - ''The Cint?ma?i Jewel of Beauty''
Srila
Vishvanath Cakravarti Thakura
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01.
cchatra - Umbrella
02. ari - Disc
03. dhvaja
- Flag
04. valli -
Flowery Twig
05. pu?pa -
Flower
06. valayan
- Jewelled Bangle
07. padma -
Lotus
08. urdhva-rekha
- Upward line
09. ankusham
- Elephant Goad
10.ardhendu
- Half Moon
11. yava? -
Barleycorn
12. ?akti?
- Spear
13. gada? -
Club
14. syandanam
- Chariot
15. vedi -
Sacrificial Altar
16. ku??ala
- Earrings
17. matsya
- Fish
18. parvata
- Mountain
19. dara? -
Conch |
The
Lotus Footprints of Srimati Radharani with symbols
cchatrari-dhvaja-valli-pu?pa-valayan
padmordhva-rekha?ku?an
ardhendu? ca yava? ca vamam anu ya ?akti? gada? syandanam
vedi-ku??ala-matsya-parvata-dara?
datte 'nv asavya? pada?
ta? radha? ciram unavi??ati-maha-lak?my-arcita?ghri? bhaje
cchatra - parasol; ari - ari; dhvaja - flag; valli - vine; pu?pa
- flowers; valayan -bracelets;padma - lotus; urdhva-rekha - ?rdhva - rekh?;
a?ku?an - elephant - goad; ardhendum - half - moon; ca - and; yavam - barleycorn;
ca - and; vamam - left; anu - following; ya - which; ?aktim - potency;
gadam;club; syandanam - flowing; vedialtar; ku??ala - earrings; matsya
- fish; parvata -mountain; daram - conchshell; datte - places; anu - following;
asavyam - right; padam - foot; tam -Her;radham - R?dh?; ciram - eternally;
unavi??ati - 19;maha - great;lak?mi - opulence; arcita - endowed; a?ghrim
- feet; bhaje - I worship.
Translation
I
worship ?ri R?dh?, whose feet are endowed with the 19 great opulences of,
on the left foot, the parasol, ari, flag, vine, flower, bracelet, lotus,?rdhva-rekh?,
elephant-goad, halfmoon, and barleycorn, and on the right foot, the ?akti,
club, chariot, altar, earrings, fish, mountain, and conchshell. (Sri
Rupa Cintamani)
Description
and the locations of the imprints on the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika
Text
1 & 2
are
manas cintaya radhikaya vame pade 'ngusthatale yavari
pradesini-sandhi-bhagur
dhvarekha makuncitama carana arddham eva
madhya
tale 'bja-dhvaja-puspa-vallih kanisthakadho' nkusam ekam eva
cakrasya
mule valayata patre parsnau tu candra arddha mathanya-pade
O mind!
Please meditate on the left lotus of Srimati Radharani which is decorated
with the following auspicious markings:
Below
the toe of the left foot is a barleycorn and a disc. Starting from mid
point between the main toe and the second toe, continuing for half the
length of the foot, is a shining upward-line. Below the middle toe are
a lotus, flag, flower and a twig. Below the little toe is an elephant goad.
Below the disc is an umbrella, and below that is a bracelet. On the heel
is a beautiful looking half-moon.
Text
3
parsnau
jhasam syandana-sailam urdhve tat-parsvayoh sakti-gade ca sankham
angustha-mule
'tha kanisthakadho vedim adhah kundalam eva tasyah
Please
remember the right lotus feet of Srimati Radhika with the following
descriptions of the markings:
On
the heel of the right foot is a fish. Above that is a chariot.
Above
the chariot is a mountain. On
one side of the chariot is a sakti weapon, and on the other side is a club.
Above
the club is the conchshell, which is at the root of the toe.
Below
the little toe is a sacrifice altar, and below the sacrificial altar is
an earring.
'Pada
Sevanam - Meditation on the Lotus Feet and Hands of Their Lordships', Text
1-3
Descriptions
from Radha-Krsna ganoddesa dipika
atha
carana-cihnani sankhendu-kunjara-yavav
ankusas
ca ratha-dhvejau damaru-svasti-matsyadi
subha-cihnau
padav api
The
auspicious markings on Srimati Radharani's lotus feet includes the signs
of the conchsell, moon, elephant, barleycorncorn, elephant goad, chariot,
flag, small drum, svastika, and fish.
Descriptions
from Sri Rupa Cintamani by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
chatrari-dhvaja-valli-puspa-valayan
padmor dhvarekhankusan
arddhendun
ca yavan ca vamamanu ya saktim gada syandanam
vedi-kundala-matsya-parvata-daram
dhatte 'nv asavyam padam
tam
radham ciram unavimsati-mahalaksmy-arcitanghrim bhaje
I worship
Sri Radha whose lotus feet are endowed with nineteen great auspicious markings
of: on the left foot are eleven markings of an umbrella, disc, flag, vine,
flower, bracelet, lotus, upward-line, elephant-goad, half-moon, and barleycorn,
and on the right foot are eight markings of the sakti, club, chariot, sacrificial
altar, earrings, fish, mountain, and conch-shell.
Descriptions
from Ananda Candrika
atha
vamacaranasya angustha mule yavah tat-tale cakram tat-tale
chatram
tat-tale valayam tarjanyan gustha sanhimarabhya vakra gataya yavad arddha
carana
murdhva rekha madhyama tale kamalam kamakatale dhvajah sapatakah
kanistha
tale 'nkusah parson arddha candrah tad upari valli puspanca ityekadasa
There
is a barleycorn below the toe of the left foot of Sri Radhika. Below that
is a disc, and below that is an umbrella, below the umbrella is a bracelet,
and then there is an upper-line which starts from mid-point between the
second toe and the main toe and goes down in a crooked way till it covers
half the foot. Below the middle toe is a lotus, and below that is a flag.
Below the little toe is an elephant goad. On the heel is a half-moon, and
above that is a flower. Thus there are eleven auspicious markings decorating
the left foot of Srimati Radharani.
atha
daksinasya angustha mule sankhah kanisthatale vedi tat-tale
kundalam
tarjani madhya mayos tale parvata parsnau Matsya martsyopari rathah
tathasya
parsvadvayo sakti gade ityastau militva unavimsatih
There
is a conch-shell at the origin of the toe of the right foot of Srimati
Radharani. Below the little toe is a sacrificial altar, and below that
is an earring. Below the second and the middle toe is a mountain. On the
heel is a fish, and above the fish is a chariot. Thus there are eight markings
on the right foot of Srimati Radharani. When combining these eight with
those of the left foot, it becomes nineteen auspicious markings. In this
way, the nineteen auspicious markings on the feet of Srimati Radharani
are eternally remembered.
Worshipping
Srimati Radharani's lotus feet
(from
Sri Radha Rasa Suddha Nidhi by Srila Prabhodananda Sarasvati)
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 Radha's feet. This attraction becomes very strong as soon as the delicious
ingredient of Sri Radha's 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 Radhika's lotus feet which I yearn to worship with
love and devotion. These lotus feet of Srimati Radhika are painted by Krsna's
soft fingers with a feather dipped in the most fragrant red-colored juice.
The gopis follow Krsna's 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 Krsna's 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
Radha's lotus feet that he would descend from His worshipped throne to
embrace, kiss, give His chewed betel nuts, and garland to Sri Radhika's
devotee. When shall I be blessed with such devotion, getting such treatment
from Krsna as my reward for devotion to Radha's 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.
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