Jagat

Krishna lovingly decorates Krishna's feet. PC from Dolls of India   Glories to Vrinda’s forest, which renders insignificant countless wish-fulfilling cows, heavenly trees and spiritual gems. Even one speck of its dust has divine glories that gods like Shankara, Brahma and others cannot even begin to conceive. vṛndāṭavī jayati kāmagavī-suradrū- cintāmaṇīn agaṇitān api tucchavantī | śrī-śaṅkara-druhiṇa-mukhya-surendra-vṛnda- durjñeya-divya-mahimaika-rajaḥ-kaṇena || Commentary Brijbasis often talk about three unique features of Vrindavan Dham, namely dhenu, reṇu, and veṇu -- the dust, the cows, and the flute. Indeed, there is a general appreciation in the Vaishnava scriptures for dust, usually the dust of a great devotee or divinity's feet, without which no one can attain love for Krishna. The system of Indian culture emphasizes feet in a way that is not found in other cultures. The feet are the lowest extremity of the body, where the body contacts th...

The second verse of Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi , with the commentary of Harilal Vyasa. Intro: tadevaṁ sarvārādhyārādhanīyatoktavaty antar-durlabhatve  śaraṇāgatānām ādhunikānāṁ tat-pada-prāptau kim ālambanaṁ tatraiśvaryato'pi kṛpātirekeṇa mahimānaṁ namati-- After having thus established in the first verse that Radha is the supreme object of worship, as well as the extreme difficulty in attaining her, surrendered individuals today may wonder what is the means by which they can do so. In order to do so, the author bows down to her glories in which the power of mercy exceeds that of divine opulence--