Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 10
Devas in Dvārakā, Brahmā’s Petition, and Uddhava’s Appeal
Prabhāsa Departure Set-Up
स्यान्नस्तवाङ्घ्रिरशुभाशयधूमकेतु: क्षेमाय यो मुनिभिरार्द्रहृदोह्यमान: । य: सात्वतै: समविभूतय आत्मवद्भि- र्व्यूहेऽर्चित: सवनश: स्वरतिक्रमाय ॥ १० ॥
syān nas tavāṅghrir aśubhāśaya-dhūmaketuḥ kṣemāya yo munibhir ārdra-hṛdohyamānaḥ yaḥ sātvataiḥ sama-vibhūtaya ātmavadbhir vyūhe ’rcitaḥ savanaśaḥ svar-atikramāya
Great sages, desiring the highest benefit in life, always cherish Your lotus feet within their hearts, which are melted by love for You. Similarly, Your self-controlled devotees, desiring to cross beyond the material kingdom of heaven to achieve opulence equal to Yours, worship Your lotus feet in the morning, at noon and in the evening. Thus, they meditate upon Your Lordship in Your quadruple expansion. Your lotus feet are just like a blazing fire that burns to ashes all the inauspicious desires for material sense gratification.
The conditioned living entity can purify his existence simply by having firm faith in the transcendental glories of the Personality of Godhead. What then can be said of the extraordinary good fortune of the demigods, who were directly seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet? Although we are presently afflicted by innumerable material desires, these desires are temporary. The eternal living entity is meant to experience a loving relationship with the supreme living entity, the Personality of Godhead; and by rendering pure devotional service to the Lord, the heart of the living entity is completely satisfied.
FAQs
It says the Lord’s feet destroy inauspicious desires like a blazing comet and grant true welfare, being cherished within the hearts of sages and worshiped by devotees.
Because devoted followers worship the Supreme Lord as He manifests through divine forms/emanations for worship and protection, especially in sacrificial and devotional contexts.
By regularly meditating on and serving the Lord’s lotus feet (through prayer, mantra, and devotion), one gradually burns away harmful desires and learns to rise beyond self-centered pleasure.