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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.18

को वा अमुष्याङ्‌घ्रि सरोजरेणुं विस्मर्तुमीशीत पुमान् विजिघ्रन् । यो विस्फुरद्भ्रूविटपेन भूमे- र्भारं कृतान्तेन तिरश्चकार ॥ १८ ॥
ko vā amuṣyāṅghri-saroja-reṇuṁ
[ko vaa amushyaanghri-saroja-renum]
vismartum īśīta pumān vijighran
[vismartum eesheeta pumaan vijighran]
yo visphurad-bhrū-viṭapena bhūmer
[yo visphurad-bhroo-vitapena bhoomer]
bhāraṁ kṛtāntena tiraścakāra
[bhaaram kritaantena tirashchakaara]
Word-for-word
kaḥ — who else vā — either amuṣya — the Lord’s aṅghri — feet saroja-reṇum — dust of the lotus vismartum — to forget īśīta — may be able pumān — person vijighran — smelling yaḥ — one who visphurat — expanding bhrū-viṭapena — by the leaves of the eyebrows bhūmeḥ — of the earth bhāram — burden kṛta-antena — by deathblows tiraścakāra — executed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ko vā amuṣyāṅghri-saroja-reṇuṁ
vismartum īśīta pumān vijighran
yo visphurad-bhrū-viṭapena bhūmer
bhāraṁ kṛtāntena tiraścakāra
kaḥ
who else
vā
either
amuṣya
the Lord’s
aṅghri
feet
saroja-reṇum
dust of the lotus
vismartum
to forget
īśīta
may be able
pumān
person
vijighran
smelling
yaḥ
one who
visphurat
expanding
bhrū-viṭapena
by the leaves of the eyebrows
bhūmeḥ
of the earth
bhāram
burden
kṛta-antena
by deathblows
tiraścakāra
executed.
Who, after smelling the dust of His lotus feet even once, could ever forget it? Simply by expanding the leaves of His eyebrows, Kṛṣṇa has given the deathblow to those who were burdening the earth.
Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot be accepted as one of the human beings, even though He played the role of an obedient son. His actions were so extraordinary that by the simple raising of His eyebrows He could deliver deathblows to those who were burdening the earth.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After having tasted the dust from his feet, who can forget this person, who removed the burden of the earth by death in the form of his eyebrow? “Those who are not the Lord can also act like this. It is your faith only that he is the Lord.” Three verses answer this doubt. By the quivering buds of his brows (bhrū-viṭapena), which were death personified (kṛtāntena), he removed the burden of the earth. Viśva-koṣa says that viṭapa means a bud, a shrub, or a branch.
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Personal Guidance
Once the dust of Krsna's feet has touched you, forgetting Him should be impossible. Examine what helps you forget; those people, media, and habits are working against your awakening.
Reflection Questions
  • What in your daily life is helping you forget Krsna, and what is helping you remember Him?
  • If Krsna's dust touched you today, would your environment let you stay touched?
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