Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.59.26
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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paṅkaja - nābhāya
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to the lotus-naveled Lord
Compound: paṅkaja (lotus, 'mud-born') + nābha (navel). From Viṣṇu's navel rises the lotus on which Brahmā sits — the entire cosmos sprouts from this one organ. Gauḍīyas keep this image in front of any reading of cosmology.
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paṅkaja - māline
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to the wearer of a lotus garland
Compound: paṅkaja + mālin (garlanded). The Lord's vana-mālā — the forest-flower garland — frequently includes lotuses; an aesthetic detail Bhūmi savors.
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paṅkaja - netrāya
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to the lotus-eyed Lord
Compound: paṅkaja + netra (eye). Padma-locana is one of Kṛṣṇa's most cherished epithets — His glance, cool and elongated like a lotus petal. Gauḍīyas spend entire ślokas on this glance.
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paṅkaja - aṅghraye
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to the lotus-footed Lord
Compound: paṅkaja + aṅghri (foot). Lotus feet — the soles marked with lotus, the destination of all śaraṇāgati. Caitanya Mahāprabhu's entire Śikṣāṣṭaka is, in effect, a meditation on these feet.
Queen Kuntī offered this same prayer, which is found in First Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , Chapter 8, text 22. The synonyms and translation given here are taken from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s rendering of that text. We may also note that although Kuntī’s prayer occurs early in the Bhāgavatam, she offered it many years after the incident described here.
She described the sweet beauty of Krsna, indicating that when Krsna came before her, her senses had reached their perfection.
This verse elaborates on the phrase deva-deveśa of the last verse and praises Kṛṣṇa. Śrīdhara Svāmī in his commentary makes lotus feet in the dual form, since Kṛṣṇa has two feet, even though only one of his feet is marked with the lotus. Using the word “lotus” can also be interpreted as an expression of the Lord’s beauty. His navel is compared to a lotus because his navel is deep like a lake, from which the lotus of Brahmā sprouts, or because Kṛṣṇa has a navel shaped like a lotus. The first three elements—navel, garland and eyes--are described in order of increasing beauty and consequently excellence. The feet are placed last to indicate beauty as an expression of devotion.
Four times Bhūmi says 'lotus' — His navel, His garland, His glance, His feet. The flower the rest of the world only borrows for offering, He is. Bhakti's poetic instinct: when language begins to repeat, it has found the right object.
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