Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 32
The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
बिभ्रच्चतुर्भुजं रूपं भ्राजिष्णु प्रभया स्वया । दिशो वितिमिरा: कुर्वन् विधूम इव पावक: ॥ २८ ॥ श्रीवत्साङ्कं घनश्यामं तप्तहाटकवर्चसम् । कौशेयाम्बरयुग्मेन परिवीतं सुमङ्गलम् ॥ २९ ॥ सुन्दरस्मितवक्त्राब्जं नीलकुन्तलमण्डितम् । पुण्डरीकाभिरामाक्षं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम् ॥ ३० ॥ कटिसूत्रब्रह्मसूत्रकिरीटकटकाङ्गदै: । हारनूपुरमुद्राभि: कौस्तुभेन विराजितम् ॥ ३१ ॥ वनमालापरीताङ्गं मूर्तिमद्भिर्निजायुधै: । कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे पादमासीनं पङ्कजारुणम् ॥ ३२ ॥
bibhrac catur-bhujaṁ rūpaṁ bhrājiṣṇu prabhayā svayā diśo vitimirāḥ kurvan vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
主显现出自体光辉灿然的四臂圣相；其光如无烟之火，驱散十方黑暗。胸前具“室利跋蹉”(Śrīvatsa)圣纹；身色如深蓝云，光泽如熔金；披着一对丝衣，吉祥庄严。莲华般的面容含妙笑，青黑发鬟装点其首；莲目清丽动人，摩伽罗形耳环闪耀。腰带、圣线、宝冠、手镯与臂钏、拘苏婆宝珠、项链、足铃及诸王者徽饰，使其更显威仪。身绕花鬘，个人神兵亦如具形侍立周匝；端坐之时，将左足置于右股，其足心红若莲瓣。
FAQs
This verse presents a vivid meditation on Śrī Kṛṣṇa seated in majesty—adorned with a forest garland and attended by His personified weapons—guiding devotees toward rupa-dhyāna (contemplation of the Lord’s form), especially His lotus-like, reddish feet.
Śukadeva describes the Lord’s supreme sovereignty: even His weapons are not inert objects but divine energies that can appear personally, emphasizing that everything connected to Kṛṣṇa is conscious, sacred, and under His control.
Daily remembrance of the Lord’s lotus feet—through japa, prayer, or reading these descriptions—steadies the mind, reduces anxiety, and reorients one’s choices toward devotion, humility, and dharma.