Wednesday, October 30, 2013

4. The Lotus Footprints of Lord Nityananda


The Lotus Footprints of Lord Nityananda




  

Right Lotus Foot:
12 Most Auspicious Marks
01. Barleycorn
02. Lotus
03. Conch
04. Disc
05. Plough
06. Victory Flag
07. Four Arrows
08. Thunderbolt 
09. Unstrung Bow 
10. Half Moon 
11. Sacrificial Altar 
12. Blackberry Fruit

Left Lotus Foot:
12 Most Auspicious Marks
01. Sacrificial Altar
02. Sky
03. Lotus 
04. Elephant Goad 
05. Club 
06. Umbrella 
07. Flower 
08. Cow's hoofprint 
09. Spear 
10. Flowery Creeper 
11. Four pitchers 
12. Fish


Thus the total Auspicious Marks on both the Lotus Feet of
Lord Nityananda Prabhu = 24 




Text 1

dhvaja-pavi yava-jambunyambujam sankha cakra
hala-visikha catuskam vedi-capa arddha-candran
nikhila-sukhada-nityananda candrasya dakse
padatala iti citrah prema rekhah smarami

I meditate upon the right lotus foot of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the bestowal of all types of boons, which is decorated with the following auspicious markings: flag, thunderbolt, barleycorn, black-berry fruit, lotus, conch-shell, disc, plow, four arrows, sacrificial altar, bow, half-moon and three love lines.

Text 2

musala-gagana-chatrabja ahkusam vedi sakti
jhesa-kalasa catuskam gospadam puspa vallim
nikhila-sukhada-nityanandacandrasya savye
padatale iti citrah premarekhah smarami

I meditate upon the left lotus foot of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the giver of all types of happiness, which is decorated with the following auspicious markings: club, sky or space, umbrella, lotus, elephant goad, sacrificial altar, shakti, fish, four pots, cow-hoof, creeper, and three love lines.

Descriptions of the imprints and their locations on the sole of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda Prabhu.

daksina-caranam gustha mule sahkham manoharam
nityanando virbhati ca sarvavidya prakasakam
cakram dharati tattale bhakta-sadavinasanam
parsno jambuphala dhatte tad urpayarddha candrakam
jyasunyam dhanusam tatha suvisikha catustayam
tad upari dadhati ca tad upari halam smrtam
madhyamayastale yavam padmanamika-tale
saivan artha jayadhvajam tattale dharati prabhuh
bhakta dukhadrinasanam vajram dhatte ca tattale
vedihca tattale dhatte tatha vamapade smara

I remember the right lotus foot of Sri Nityananda Prabhu which is decorated with the following auspicious markings: at the root of the big toe of the right foot is a beauti¬fully decorated conch-shell, which exhibits the presence of all branches of science and education. Below the conch, is a disc which destroys lust, anger, pride, greed, illusion and envy, representing the six faults. On the heel is a blackberry fruit, and above that is an unstrung bow, and above that are four beautiful arrows. Above these is a plow. Below the middle toe is an imprint of a barleycorn. Below the ring toe is a beautiful lotus. Prabhupada (the feet of Lord Nityananda), possesses a victory flag, the crusher of all obstacles below the lotus. Below that is a thunderbolt which brings the miseries and poverties of the devotees to an end. There is a sacrificial altar below the thunderbolt.

ahgusthasya mule vedim chatram saktith kramat tale
parsno matsyam tad urdbhe ca kumbhacatustayam subham
tad upari ca gospadam akasam madhyama tale
anamika tale padmam tattale musalam smrtam
kanisthayastale 'nkusam puspanca tattale smara
valllnca tattale dhatte sumanah sahitam tada
caturvihsatis cihnani nityananda padambuje

Please remember the left lotus foot of Sri Nityananda Prabhu that is decorated with the following auspicious markings:At the root of the big toe is a sacrificial altar, below that is an umbrella, and below that is a decorated shakti. On the heel is a fish, and above that are four pots. There is a sign of a cow-hoof above the four pots. Below the middle toe is a sky. Below the ring toe is a lotus, and below that is a decorated club. Below the little toe is an ele¬phant goad, and below that is a flower. Below the flower is a beautiful looking flow¬ery creeper. Thus, with these twenty-four imprints, I meditate upon the lotus feet of the Most Magnanimous Nityananda Prabhu.

Prayers to the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda by Srlla Narottama dasa Thakura

nitai-pada-kamala, koti-candra-susltala,
je chayay jagata juray
heno nitai bine bhai, radha-krsna paite nai,
drdha kori' dharo nitairpay
se sambandha nahija'r, brtha janma gelo ta'r,
se pasu bodo duracara
nitai na bolilo mukhe, majilo sariisara-sukhe,
vidya-kule ki koribe tara
ahahkare matta hoiya, nitai-pada pasariya,
asatyere satya kori mani
nitaiyer karuna habe, braje radha-krsna pabe,
dharo nitai-carana du'khani
nitaiyer carana satya, tanhara sevaka nitya,
nitai-pada sada koro asa
narottama bodo dukhi, nitai more koro sukhi,
rakho ranga-caranera pasa

Translation by Srila Gaura Govinda Svami

The lotus feet of Sri Nityananda are as cool as millions of moons. The whole uni¬verse gets peace by the shade of those lotus feet. Without the mercy of Sri Nityananda, nobody can get Radha and Krsna, the aim of human life. Therefore catch hold of the two lotus feet of Sri Nityananda Prabhu very tightly.One who has not established a relationship with Sri Nityananda is a two-legged animal. A great beast! His whole life is finished. He cannot be called a human being. He never utters the name of Sri Nityananda. He is always immersed in enjoying material happiness and has forgotten Sri Nitai. He may have acquired all material scholarship and learning, but what is the value of such education? This will never help.They are so puffed up with their mundane education and scholarship. They are never humble at all. They have forgotten the lotus feet of Sri Nitai because of their false ego and pride. They are completely under the clutches of Maya. They accept the untruth as truth. If.Sri Nityananda showers His mercy upon someone, he will get Sri Sri Radha Krsna iri Vrajabhumi. So catch hold of the two lotus feet of Lord Nityananda very tightly.
The lotus feet of Sri Nityananda are eternally true. And those who are followers or servants of those lotus feet of Sri Nityananda are also eternal. Always aspire for the lotus feet of Sri Nityananda. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says, "I am very dis¬tressed and an unhappy person. I am drowning in this dreadful ocean of material existence. O Sri Nityananda Prabhu, please make me very happy! Please keep me at Your lotus feet."



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