LOTUS FEET DUST

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Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day Vyasa-Puja Festival & Magha Month Vrata

 

My Dear Spiritual Daughter Hema,

 

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thankyou for your letter cited below with my comments. I have noted the

contents carefully.

 

> Respected Guru Maharaj,

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad and

> your Divine Grace. HARE KRSNA!!

> We say that the dust from the lotus feet of Vaisnavas gives us devotion.

> Why is it so. If we mentally accept the lotus feet dust in the physical

> absence of our spritual master or any other Vaisnava , will it also have

> the same effect.Kindly enlighten , GuruMaharaj.

>

> Thankyou very much for your kind guidance.

> Always wanting to be your humble servant,

> hema.

> Respected Guru Maharaj,

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad and

> your Divine Grace. HARE KRSNA!!

> We say that the dust from the lotus feet of Vaisnavas gives us devotion.

> Why is it so. If we mentally accept the lotus feet dust in the physical

> absence of our spritual master or any other Vaisnava , will it also have

> the same effect.Kindly enlighten , GuruMaharaj.

>

> Thankyou very much for your kind guidance.

> Always wanting to be your humble servant,

> hema.

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Srila Prabhupada has mentioned about the importance of the dust of the

vaisnavas in the following quotations:

 

"The incident herein described is very significant. In a previous verse it

is stated, vina mahat-pada-rajo-'bhisekam: one cannot attain perfection

without smearing the dust from the lotus feet of an exalted devotee on his

head."

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 5 Chapter 12 Text 14

 

 

" Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaisnava?" It

is the statement of Prahlada Maharaja that unless one is able to accept the

dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaisnava there is no possibility of his

achieving the platform of devotional service. That is the secret.

 

Adi Lila Chapter 8 Text 17

 

"The perfection of transcendental life can be achieved simply by touching

the holy dust of the lotus feet of a holy man. In the Bhagavatam it is said,

mahat-pada-rajo-'bhisekam, which means to be blessed by the holy dust of the

lotus feet of a mahat, a great devotee. As stated in Bhagavad-gita,

mahatmanas tu: those who are great souls are under the spell of spiritual

energy, and their symptom is that they fully engage in Krsna consciousness

for the service of the Lord. Therefore they are called mahat. Unless one is

fortunate enough to have the dust of the lotus feet of a mahatma on one's

head, there is no possibility of perfection in spiritual life."

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 22 Text 6

 

"...the dust of the lotus feet of great personalities offers all good to the

recipient, but the same dust can also do harm. Those who are offenders at

the lotus feet of a great personality dry up; their godly qualities

diminish. A great soul may forgive offenses, but Krsna does not excuse

offenses to the dust of that great soul's feet, just as one can tolerate the

scorching sunshine on one's head but cannot tolerate the scorching sunshine

on one's feet. "

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 4 Text 13

 

Therefore, it is clear that since a vaisnava is very dear to the Lord his

devotees foot dust is purifying.

 

I hope that this finds you in good health.

 

Your ever well wisher,

 

Jayapataka Swami