SB 1.8.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

नेयं शोभिष्यते तत्र यथेदानीं गदाधर ।
त्वत्पदैरङ्किता भाति स्वलक्षणविलक्षितैः ॥ ३९ ॥

neyam sobhisyate tatra

yathedanim gadadhara

tvat-padair aṅkita bhati

sva-laksana-vilaksitaih

na-not; iyam-this land of our kingdom; sobhisyate-will appear beautiful; tatra-then; yatha-as it is now; idanim-how; gadadhara-O Krsna; tvat-Your; padaih-by the feet; aṅkita-marked; bhati-is dazzling; sva-laksana-Your own marks; vilaksitaih-by the impressions.

TRANSLATION

O Gadadhara [Krsna], 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.

There are certain particular marks on the feet of the Lord which distinguish the Lord from others. The marks of a flag, thunderbolt, an 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 Hastinapura was thus marked while Lord Sri Krsna was there with the Pandavas, and the kingdom of the Pandavas thus flourished by such auspicious signs. Kuntidevi pointed out the distinguished features and was afraid of ill luck in the absence of the Lord.

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