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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.26
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- puṁsāṁ sva-kāmāya vivikta-mārgair
- abhyarcatāṁ kāma-dughāṅghri-padmam
- pradarśayantaṁ kṛpayā nakhendu-
- mayūkha-bhinnāṅguli-cāru-patram
puṁsāmof the human being — of the human being; svaaccording to the desire-kāmāyaaccording to the desire — according to the desire; viviktaby the path of devotional service-mārgaiḥby the path of devotional service — by the path of devotional service; abhyarcatāmworshiped — worshiped; kāmathe lotus feet of the Lord, which can award all desired fruits-dughathe lotus feet of the Lord, which can award all desired fruits-aṅghrithe lotus feet of the Lord, which can award all desired fruits-padmamthe lotus feet of the Lord, which can award all desired fruits — the lotus feet of the Lord, which can award all desired fruits; pradarśayantamwhile showing them — while showing them; kṛpayāby causeless mercy — by causeless mercy; nakhanails — nails; indumoonlike — moonlike; mayūkharays — rays; bhinnadivided — divided; aṅgulifigures — figures; cāruvery beautiful-patramvery beautiful — very beautiful.
The Lord showed His lotus feet by raising them. His lotus feet are the source of all awards achieved by devotional service free from material contamination. Such awards are for those who worship Him in pure devotion. The splendor of the transcendental rays from His moonlike toenails and fingernails appeared like the petals of a flower.
The Lord fulfills the desires of everyone just as one desires. Pure devotees are interested in achieving the transcendental service of the Lord, which is nondifferent from Him. Therefore, the Lord is the only desire of the pure devotees, and devotional service is the only spotless process for achieving His favor. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says in his Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.11) that pure devotional service is jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam: (CC Madhya 19.167, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.) pure devotional service is without any tinge of speculative knowledge and fruitive activities. Such devotional service is able to award the pure devotee the highest result, namely direct association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa. According to the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad, the Lord showed one of the many thousands of petals of His lotus feet. It is said: brāhmaṇo'sāv anavarataṁ me dhyātaḥ stutaḥ parārdhānte so 'budhyata gopa-veśo me purastāt āvirbabhūva. After meditating for millions of years, Lord Brahmā could understand the transcendental form of the Lord as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the dress of a cowherd boy, and thus he recorded his experience in the Brahma-saṁhitā in the famous prayer, govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi.