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On 15 Jan 1998, Dhira Krsna wrote:

 

 

> I found the verse, it's SB 10.30.25, where the signs on Krsna's lotus feet

are explained. Thank you!

 

Thank *you* prabhu. What wonderful nectar! What merciful feet!

>From the purport:

"At the base of the large toe on His right foot, the unborn Lord carries

the mark of a disc, which cuts down the six [mental] enemies of His devotees.

 

"At the bottom of the middle toe of that same foot Lord Acyuta has a

lotus flower, which increases the greed for Him in the minds of the beelike

devotees who mediate on His feet.

"At the base of His small toes is a thunderbolt, which smashes the

mountains of His devotees' reactions to past sins, and in the middle of His

heel is the mark of an elephant goad, which brings the elephants of His

devotees' minds under control.

"The joint of His right large toe bears the mark of a barleycorn,

representing all kinds of enjoyable opulences."

". . . A thunderbolt is found on the right side of His right foot, and an

elephant goad below that."

"Thus the Skanda Purana describes six marks on Krsna's right foot--the

disc, flag, lotus, thunderbolt, elephant goad and barleycorn. And the

Vaisnava-tosani mentions even more marks: a vertical line beginning at the

middle of His foot and continuing as far as the juncture between His big toe

and second toe; and umbrella below the disc; at the base of the middle of His

foot, a group of four svastikas in the four cardinal directions; at the four

points where each svastika meets the next, four rose apples; and in the middle

of the svastikas, an octagon. This makes eleven marks on Krsna's right foot."

"Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti describes the marks on Krsna's left foot as

follows: "At the base of the large toe is a conchshell with its mouth facing

the toe. At the base of the middle toe are two concentric circles,

representing the inner and outer sky. Below this mark is Cupid's unstrung

bow, at the base of the bow is a triangle, and surrounding the triangle is a

group of four waterpots. At the base of the tirangle is a half-moon with two

more triangles touching its points, and below the half-moon is a fish.

"Altogether, then, there are nineteen distinguishing marks on the soles

of Lord Krsna's lotus feet."

 

Your servant,

Satya devi dasi