Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 6.73
Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet Are Worthy of Worship
“When Jarāsandha and other kings, bows and arrows upraised, stood ready to deliver me in charity to Śiśupāla, He forcibly took me from their midst, as a lion takes its share of goats and sheep. The dust of His lotus feet is therefore the crown of unconquerable soldiers. May those lotus feet, which are the shelter of the goddess of fortune, be the object of my worship.”
What the purport teaches
- Queen Rukmiṇī recalls how Kṛṣṇa forcibly took her from the midst of Jarāsandha and other armed kings, who were ready to give her to Śiśupāla.
- She describes the dust of His lotus feet as the crown of unconquerable soldiers.
- His lotus feet are the shelter of the goddess of fortune. Rukmiṇī prays that those feet may be the object of her worship.
Try this today
Read Rukmiṇī’s final prayer aloud today, reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as the object of worship.
Ask yourself
What does Rukmiṇī’s prayer reveal about what she values most?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.