punaḥ punaḥ smÄrayanti
nanda-gopa-sutaá¹ bata
śrī-niketais tat-padakair
vismartuṠnaiva śaknumaḥ

 punaḥ punaḥ - again and again; smÄrayanti - they remind; nanda-gopa-sutam - of the son of Nanda, the cowherd king; bata - certainly; Å›rÄ« - divine; niketaiḥ - having markings; tat - His; padakaiḥ - because of the footprints; vismartum - to forget; na - not; eva - indeed; Å›aknumaḥ - are we able.


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All these remind us constantly of Nanda’s son. Indeed, because we see Kṛṣṇa’s footprints, which are marked with divine symbols, we can never forget Him.

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