5. The Lotus Handprints of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

The Lotus Handprints of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

Left Lotus Hand: 14 Auspicious Marks 01. Conch on tip of thumb 02. Conch on tip of index finger 03. Conch on tip of middle finger 04. Conch on tip of Ring finger 05. Conch on tip of Little finger 06. Plow 07. Umbrella 08. Long Flag 09. Unstrung Bow 10. Arrow 11. Fish 12. Life Line 13. Fate Line 14. Good Fortune/Enjoyment Line

Right Lotus Hand: 14 Auspicious Marks 01. Conch on tip of thumb 02. Conch on tip of index finger 03. Conch on tip of middle finger 04. Conch on tip of Ring finger 05. Conch on tip of Little finger 06. Broom 07. Whisk 08. Fan 09. Sacrificial Altar 10. Club 11. Lotus 12. Life Line 13. Fate Line 14. Good Fortune/Enjoyment Line

Total Marks on the Right and Left Lotus Hands of
Lord Nityananda Prabhu = 28

Text 1

vyajanam api gadabje camaram marjjanincan
guli-mukha gata sankhan vedi saubhagya rekha
nikhila-sukhada-nityananda candrasya dakse
karatala iti citra bhakti purva smarami

I meditate upon the right lotus hand-palm of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the giver of all happiness, which is decorated with the following auspicious markings: fan, club, lotus, camara, broom, conch-shells at the tip of the fingers, sacrificial altar and fate lines.

Text 2

dhvaja-kara-jhesa-capan langalam chatra kancam
gulimukhagata sankhan saubhagadyasca rekhah
nikhila-sukhada-nityananda candrasya savye
karatala iti citra bhakti purva smarami

I meditate with devotion upon the left lotus hand-palm of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the giver of all kinds of boons, decorated with the following auspicious markings: flag, arrow, fish, bow, plow, umbrella and conch-shell at the tips of the fingers, and fortune lines.

Descriptions of the markings and their locations on the lotus hands of Lord Nityananda Prabhu.

daksa kare caturdasa cihndni dharati prabhuh
tesdm kramam pravaksyami bhaktanam dhyanakaranam
daksakarasya tarjani-madhyama-sandhitah prabhuh
paramayuh surekhikamakarabhat virbhati ca
tatha karabhaparyantam tarjjanyam gustha sandhitah
divya-saubhagya rekhikam nityanando dadhati ca
manibaddham samarabhya vakrabhavotthatam tu ha
saubhagya rekhikam tarjanyamgusthayostale smara

Soman Nityananda Prabhu possesses fourteen signs on His right hand. I describe these in their respective order for the meditation of the devotees.
Please remember the right lotus hand-palm of Nityananda Prabhu with the following descriptions of the auspicious markings:There is a great life line, which is long and beautiful and which ends at the middle of the fore and middle fingers. Similarly there is a divine fortune line which starts from the wrists in a crooked way and ends at a point between the forefinger and the thumb.


bhogarekham dadhati ca srajana-bhoga-hetave
angulinam purah pahca darani dharati prabhuh
marjanim tarjarii-tala angusthadhas ca camaram
tasya adho vyajanam jneyam vedinca tattale subham
tattale ca gadam dhatte svabhaktari-praghatikam
manibandhod rdhva bhage ca kamalam karabha tale

Prabhu's right lotus hand-palm also possesses the enjoyment line, which provides all pleasures to the devotees. There are five conch-shells at the tip of the five fingers. There is a broom and a whisk below the forefinger and thumb respectively. Below the whisk is a fan and below that is a sacred sacrificial altar. Below the sacrificial altar is a club by which Prabhu crushes the enemies of His devotees. Above the wrist in the middle of the palm is a lotus.

vamakare caturdasa cihnani dharati prabhuh
tesam kramam pravaksyami natanam dhyana-hetave
ayam kare ca purvavat saubhagya adi-surekhikam
tatha angulyagratah pahca sankhan ati manoharam
madhyamayastale halamanamika karnisthayoh
sandhi tale ca vai chatram tasya adho 'dhah kramattatha
amanibandha vadhi sri nityanando virbhati ca
dhvajam dhanur vanim jhesam savya karamiti smara

Similarly, Nityananda Prabhu has fourteen signs on the palm of His left hand. I now mention them in their respective order for the meditation of the devotees.
Please remember the left lotus hand-palm of Sri Nityananda Prabhu with the fol¬lowing descriptions of the auspicious markings:On the surface of the palm are three beautiful lines like fortune, fate and enjoyment. At the tip of the five fingers are beautiful conch-shells. Below the middle finger is a plow, and below the junction of the ring and index fingers is a beautiful looking umbrella. Below the umbrella is a flag which goes up to the wrist. Then there is a bow, an arrow, and a fish.