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TEACHINGS OF QUEEN KUNTĪ
that if one takes shelter of the petal boat of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the great ocean of birth and death becomes as insignificant as the water contained in the hoofprint of a calf. In India during the rainy season the roads become muddy, and when the cows and calves walk they create holes in which water collects. But of course one can easily jump over a dozen of such puddles at any time. Similarly, although for others the world of birth and death is like a great ocean, for a devotee it is like such a puddle ( bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padam ), and he can jump over it very easily. In this way the devotee attains  paraṁ padam , the supreme abode. Then what about this material world?  Padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadām : this is a place not for devotees but for people who are suffering. Therefore Kuntīdevī suggests, “This Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the medicine for your suffering. Take it and be happy.”