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rupte me itation on His feet, t e great oceanof wor y existence ecomes very sma aninsignificant i e t e water e in a ca fs

oof-print an is t us easi y crosse over.

THUNDERBOLT ( rajra) -is mar revea s t at me itationon Nitais feet smas es to pieces t e

mountain of His devotees karmic reactions to

past sins. It a so in icates t at w oever o son to His feet ecomes as exa te as Lor In-dra (whose weapon is the thunderbolt).

ROSE-APPLE jambu-phala - is mar is in icative t at Hisfeet are t e on y wors ipa e o -

jects for a t ose w o are resi ents of t is re-gion of Jambudvipa (island of the rose-apple,accor ing to Ve ic cosmograp y)

LUB (gada) - is mar is tos ow t at Nitais feet are capa e

of chastising the elephant of sinfulust. It furt er in icates t at for w oever ta es

s e ter of His feet, a t eir ancestors wi a s

oreceive enefit.

PE R (sakti) - is mar as-sures those who wish to have themisera e on s of t e mun ane

sp ere cut, an w o ta e s e ter of Nitai, Hisfeet immediately appear to slash all entangle-ments an iffi cu ties. It a so in icates t atHe is sa timana or t e natura possessor of a

divine potencies, whereas His servants are noten owe wit separate, in epen ent powerut are comp ete y epen ent on Him.

FL WER(p spa) - is mars ows t at t e ivine fame of Hisfeet spread everywhere just like the

fragrance of a flower. It a s

o s ows t at Hisfeet are not ar , ut soft as flower peta s.And it means that just as every fruit comesinto eing after t e p ant ooms, simi ar y aspiritua fruits come into eing after first os-soming at the soles of His feet.

R E E P E Rvalli) - is

mar sym o -zes how intelligent per-ons o on to t e otuseet of Lor Nityanan a

firm y just as a creeper firm ygrasps w atever it is ascen ing.

LOW ( ala) - H.H. Gour Gov-n a Swami in is oo e F owf Nectar exp ains: Ba arama

s Nityananda Prabhu. His lotus feet are asoo as t e cooing effect of crores of moons.a arama as a p ow in is an , an Krsna aute. In the beginning cultivation - karsana isee e . en a t e nasty wee i e t ings wie roote out. e fie s ou e cutivate

propery wit t e p ow of Baarama, t en t efie of t e eart - r aya- setra - ecomesertie an t e see of t e evotiona creeper

- a ti-ata - wi e sown. After proper cu -

tivation by the plow of Nityananda/Balaramaen t e a n is ferti e, t en t e see s ou

e sown. en w en one eve ops prema-bhakti you will be attracted by Krsnas flute.e flute means a arsana - attraction. Kar-ana-a arsana - cu tivation an enc antment.

Sri Nitai Pada-kamala ki jai!

Excerpts taken from the book, Radha-Krsna NectarChapter: The Meanings of the Auspi-cious Marks.Published by Nectar Books P.O. Box 574 Union City Georgia 30291 USA

Sources given: Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sarartha-darsini (Visvanatha Cakravartis Bhagavatamcommentary), Ananda-candrika (Visvanathas tika on ovinda-lilamrta), Visvanathas Rupa

Cintamani, Ji va Gosvamis Sri kara-pada-yugala-samahti, Skanda Purana, Matsya Purana,Garga Samhita, and numerous other quotes a nd compilations.

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eaning of the Auspicious Marksn the Lotus Feet of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

compiled and translated by His Grace Dasaratha-suta dasa

ONCH (sankha) - is auspi-ious mar in icates t at t ose w o

ta e s e ter of t e otus feet of LorNityananda are always rescued from all sorts

of istress. Just as uring t e arati ceremonyt e conc s e is use to o water t at is of-fere irect y after t e fire of t e g ee- amp,simi ar y Nityanan as otus feet o tran-scen enta water t at soot es His evoteesfrom t e azing fire of materia miseries. A sothis symbol proclaims ultimate victory for the

evotees, since t e conc s e mar on Hisfeet contains t e entire ocean of materia ex-istence that may now be easily crossed. ismar a so a so s ows t at t ose w o resort toNitais feet ecome comp ete y fear ess.

FL ( hvaja) - is mar an-nounces t at for t e evotees me i-tating on His feet, ey give security

an safe protection from a sorts of fear.

FISH (matsya) - is mar s owst at just as a fis cannot ive wit -out water, similarly the surrendered

evotees cannot ive a moment wit out i-rect y associating wit His feet. It a so s owst at a t e most c eris e esires an ong-ings of t ose w o resort to Nitais feet wi etru y fu fi e . It a s o means t at t e min is

very fic e, just i e a fis w o wavers t is wayand that, and so only after much meditation

o His feet fina y come into t e eart. It a soin icates t at Nitais feet wi come to ive inones heart only if the heart has been liquefied

y soft oving emotions; His feet o not t rivew ere it is ry.

LOTUS (kamala) - is marincreases gree for nectar in t emin s of t e ee i e evotees w o

me itate on Nitais feet. e otus a so sig-

nifies t at just as a otus grows out of water,similarly those whose eyes swell with tearsupon o ing t e Divine otus feet of Sri a

Nityanan a Pra u tot eir eart receive t e ig est

enefit. is mar a so s ows t at t e go essof fortune, Sri Laksmi Devi always resides at

His feet ren ering um e service. It signifiest at His feet are so soft t at t ey can on y ecompared to lotus petals; indeed upon firstg ancing at His otus feet, you wou t inyou are irect y seeing fres otus ossoms. Italso reveals that just as a lotus blooms by dayan contracts y nig t, simiar y t ose w oremain steepe in me itation on eir feeta ways fee t e ossoming unfo ment of ri -liant sattvika ecstasies that dispel the darknessof ignorance. It a so means t at t e ee of t e

evotees min cannot fly eyon t e on ageof dry jnana (knowledge) and vairagya (renun-

ciation) wit out t e temptation offere y t esuperior nectar of eir otus feet.

B W (dhanu - s mar re-veals that those who take shelterof Nitais otus feet wi e perpetu-

a y free from a worries an iffi cu ties. Ita so s ows t at t ose w o are stupefie in t ematerial world remain motionless like a targetan o not come to His feet. W ereas t osew o come to t e u timate goa of His feet re-main there and never go back to the materialwor . Furt er, w en t e min of t e evotee

meets t e target of His feet, t en prema con-denses as a result and overflows as the tearss owering from t eir eyes.

OAD (ankusa) - is mark indi-ates t at me itation on Nitais feetrings t e e ep ants of t e evotees

minds under control and keeps them on therig t pat . It a so s ows t at t ose w o t usstay on t e pat towar eir feet e come su-perior among men, just as one riding on top ofan e ep ant traves far a ove t e rest.

LTAR(vedi)- is marprocaims t at

the sins of those whome itate upon His feet

are urne up as if on t ea tar of sacrifice. Furt er-

more, it in icates t at just as t e universe isnouris e y t e ra manas offering fire-sac-

rifices, simiar y t ose w o offer t eir min s insacrifice to His feet stimulate universal nour-is ment t at affects a of creation.

HALF-MOON (ardha-candra)t is mar sym o izes ow His feettruly provide the desired objectives

f t e evotees. It signifies t at even evatasi e Lor Siva (w ose sym o is a a f moon)ave ecorate t ei r own ea s wit t e soesf His feet. It also shows that devotees who

i ewise ecorate t eir own ea wit Hiseet can ecome exa te i e Lor Siva. Justs the moon showers nectar with its coolingays, simi ar y Nitais otus feet s ower nectar

upon t e evotees, extinguis ing t e t ree-old material miseries. So that the minds of

t e evotees may resi e at His feet, t ey eart e sym o o f t e moon (w ic is t e eva-ta or presi ing eity of t e min ) upon His

eet. Just as the moon is one, yet it destroyst e ar ness seen y many peop e simu tane-

ous y, simiar y t e Lor is one an yet y Hisc everness can e iver many sou s at t e sametime. e a f-moon a so in icates t at sinceHis toenai s appear i e ten spen orous yfu moons, t e rea moon as s rivee up ins ame an appears in a f-form.

ITCHER ( alasa - is marhows that Nitais feet hold the

go en pitc er fu of purey nect-arean am rosia to e freey consume y t esurrendered souls; indeed, they will never be

ereft of nectar for t is pitc er a ways remainsfu . is mar a so in icates t at His feet canpour out nectar t at extinguis es t e azingthree-fold miseries of the separated devotees.e fu pitc er is a sym o to s ow t at noinauspiciousness can come near His evotees.Rather His feet bring ripples of happinessemanating from ivine auspiciousness.

ISK ( akra - is mar cuts

own t e six enemies of t e evo-tees - lust, anger, greed, illusion,

envy an ewi erment. It in icates teja-tat-tva, or t e princip e of ri iance y w ic He

estroys t e ar ness of sins from wit in Hisdevotees hearts.

SKY ( mbara) - is mark indi-ates t at His feet are a perva -ng t roug out t e entire creation,

both within and without all manifestations.It a so s ows t at even t oug His feet areeveryw ere, t ey are unattac e just i

e t es y.

UMBRELL ( atra) - is marproves that those who take shelterof Nitais feet are s ie e from t e

incessant rainfa of materia miseries. It a sodenotes that those who sit in the shade of Hisfeet ecome exa te just i e ma arajas (great

ings) , w o usua y ave um re as e overtheir heads.

COW-HOOF (gospada - is

mar signifies t at for t ose w oave ta en fu s e ter of uninter-