422 Srimad-Bhagavatam {Canto 1, Ch. 8

TEXT 39
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neyam sobhisyate tatra
yathedanim gadadhara

tvat-padair ankita bhati
sva-laksana-vilaksitaih

na—not; iyam—this land of our kingdom; sobhisyate—will appear
beautiful; tatra—then; yatha@—as it is now; idanim—how; gadadhara—O
Krsna; tvat—Your; padaih—by the feet; ankita—marked; bhati—is dazzling;
sva-laksana— Your own marks; vilaksitaih—by the impressions.

TRANSLATION

O Gadadhara [Krsna], our kingdom is now being marked by the
impressions of Your feet, and therefore it appears beautiful. But when
You leave, it will no longer be so.

PURPORT

There are certain particular marks on the feet of the Lord which dis-
tinguish the Lord from others. The marks of a flag, thunderbolt, an
instrument to drive an elephant, umbrella, lotus, disc, etc., are on the
bottom of the Lord’s feet. These marks are impressed upon the soft dust
of the land where the Lord traverses. The land of Hastinapura was thus
marked while Lord Sri Krsna was there with the Pandavas, and the king-
dom of the Pandavas thus flourished by such auspicious signs. Kuntidevi
pointed out the distinguished features and was afraid of ill luck in the
absence of the Lord.

TEXT 40
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THAT Sed TI THA: voli
ime jana-padah surddhah
supakkausadhi-virudhah

vandadri-nad y-udanvanto
hy edhante tava viksitaih
