पुंसां स्वकामाय विविक्तमार्गै
रभ्यर्चतां कामदुघाङ्घ्रिपद्मम् ।
प्रदर्शयन्तं कृपया नखेन्दु
मयूखभिन्नाङ्गुलिचारुपत्रम् ॥२६॥

puá¹sÄá¹ sva-kÄmÄya vivikta-mÄrgair
abhyarcatÄá¹ kÄma-dughÄá¹…ghri-padmam
pradarÅ›ayantaá¹ ká¹›payÄ nakhendu-
mayÅ«kha-bhinnÄá¹…guli-cÄru-patram

 puá¹sÄm - of the human being; sva-kÄmÄya - according to the desire; vivikta-mÄrgaiḥ - by the path of devotional service; abhyarcatÄm - worshiped; kÄma-dugha-aá¹…ghri-padmam - the lotus feet of the Lord, which can award all desired fruits; pradarÅ›ayantam - while showing them; ká¹›payÄ - by causeless mercy; nakha - nails; indu - moonlike; mayÅ«kha - rays; bhinna - divided; aá¹…guli - figures; cÄru-patram - very beautiful.


Text

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.

Purport

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. ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« says in his Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.1.11) that pure devotional service is jñÄna-karmÄdy-anÄvá¹›tam: 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 GopÄla-tÄpanÄ« Upaniá¹£ad, the Lord showed one of the many thousands of petals of His lotus feet. It is said: brÄhmaṇo ’sÄv anavarataá¹ me dhyÄtaḥ stutaḥ parÄrdhÄnte so ’budhyata gopa-veÅ›o me purastÄt ÄvirbabhÅ«va. After penetrating for millions of years, Lord BrahmÄ could understand the transcendental form of the Lord as ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa, in the dress of a cowherd boy, and thus he recorded his experience in the Brahma-saá¹hitÄ in the famous prayer govindam Ädi-puruá¹£aá¹ tam ahaá¹ bhajÄmi.