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
愿祢的莲足为我等安稳之因,如烈焰般焚尽一切不祥的感官欲望。大圣贤因爱而心融,恒常将莲足珍藏于心。同样,自制的萨特瓦奉献者欲超越天界享乐、求得与祢等同的神圣威荣,便于晨、午、暮三时在祢的四重展开(catur-vyūha)中礼拜祢的莲足,默念祢的主宰。
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.
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.