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and on His soles there are the signs of a flag, thunderbolt, fish, rod
for controlling elephants and a lotus flower. Please observe how aus-
picious these signs are!”

3. Pleasing

Beautiful bodily features which automatically attract the eyes are
called rucira (pleasing). Krsna possesses this attractive feature of
rucira in His personal features. In the Third Canto, 2nd Chapter, 13th
verse, of Srimad-Bhagavatam there is a statement about this. ‘The
Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His pleasing dress, appeared at
the scene of the sacrificial arena when King Yudhisthira was perform-
ing the raja-swya sacrifice. All important personalities from different
parts of the universe had been invited to the sacrificial arena, and all
of them, upon beholding Krsna there, considered that the Creator
had ended all of His craftsmanship in the creation of this particular
body of Krsna.”

It is said that the transcendental body of Krsna resembles the lotus
flower in eight parts—namely, His face, His two eyes, His two hands,
His navel, and His two feet. The gopis and inhabitants of Vrndavana
used to see the luster of lotus flowers everywhere, and they could
hardly withdraw their eyes from such a vision.

4. Effulgent

The effulgence pervading the universe is considered to be the rays
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The supreme abode of Krsna
is always throwing off the effulgence known as brahma-jyoti, and
that effulgence is emanating from His body.

The luster of the hosts of jewels fixed on the chest of the Lord can
defeat even the luster of the sun, and still, when compared with the
bodily luster of the Lord, that crest of jewels appears to be only as
bright as one of the stars in the sky. Therefore the transcendental
influence of Krsna is so great that it can defeat anyone. When Krsna
was present in the sacrificial arena of His enemy, King Karhsa, the
wrestlers present, although appreciating the softness of the body of
