Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.81
Pray for His Lotus Feet Within
“The gopīs spoke thus: “Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great mystic yogīs and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs.””
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs address the Lord whose navel is like a lotus flower. They call His lotus feet the only shelter for those fallen into the deep well of material existence.
- Great mystic yogīs and highly learned philosophers worship and meditate upon His feet.
- Describing themselves as ordinary persons engaged in household affairs, the gopīs wish that His lotus feet may awaken within their hearts.
Try this today
Pause during one household task today and pray that the Lord's lotus feet may awaken within your heart.
Ask yourself
How can I remember the Lord's lotus feet amid my household affairs?
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.