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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.39
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 39
- neyaṁ śobhiṣyate tatra
- yathedānīṁ gadādhara
- tvat-padair aṅkitā bhāti
- sva-lakṣaṇa-vilakṣitaiḥ
nanot — not; iyamthis land of our kingdom — this land of our kingdom; śobhiṣyatewill appear beautiful — will appear beautiful; tatrathen — then; yathāas it is — as it is; idānīmnow — now; gadādharaO Kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; tvatYour — Your; padaiḥby the feet — by the feet; aṅkitāmarked — marked; bhātiis dazzling — is dazzling; svaYour own marks-lakṣaṇaYour own marks — Your own marks; vilakṣitaiḥby the impressions — by the impressions.
O Gadādhara [Kṛṣṇa], our kingdom is now being marked by the impressions of Your feet, and therefore it appears beautiful. But when You leave, it will no longer be so.
Teachings of Queen Kuntī, 22 Beauty in Kṛṣṇa's Presence
There are certain particular marks on the feet of the Lord which distinguish the Lord from others. The marks of a flag, thunderbolt, and instrument to drive an elephant, umbrella, lotus, disc, etc., are on the bottom of the Lord's feet. These marks are impressed upon the soft dust of the land where the Lord traverses. The land of Hastināpura was thus marked while Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was there with the Pāṇḍavas, and the kingdom of the Pāṇḍavas thus flourished by such auspicious signs. Kuntīdevī pointed out these distinguished features and was afraid of ill luck in the absence of the Lord.