1196 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28
uttunga-rak ta-vilasan-nakha-cakravala-
jyotsnabhir dhata-mahad-dhrdayandhakaram
saficintayet—he should concentrate; bhagavatah—of the Lord; carana-
aravindam—on the lotus feet; vajra—thunderbolt; ankusa—goad (rod for
driving elephants); dhvaja—banner; saroruha—lotus; laichana— marks;
adhyam—adorned with; uttunga—prominent; rakta—red; vilasat—brilliant;
nakha—nails; cakravala—the circle of the moon; jyotsnabhih—with splendor ;
Ghata— dispelled; mahat—thick; hrdaya— of the heart ;andhakaram— darkness.
TRANSLATION

The devotee should first concentrate his mind on the Lord’s lotus feet,
which are adorned with the marks of a thunderbolt, a goad, a banner and
a lotus. The splendor of their beautiful ruby nails resembles the orbit of
the moon and dispels the thick gloom of one’s heart.

PURPORT

The Mayavadi says that because one is unable to fix his mind on the
impersonal existence of the Absolute Truth, one can imagine any form he
likes and fix his mind on that imaginary form; but such a process is not
recommended here. Imagination is always imagination and results only in
further imagination.

A concrete description of the eternal form of the Lord is given here.
The Lord’s sole is depicted with distinctive lines resembling a thunderbolt,
a flag, a lotus flower and a goad. The luster of His toenails, which are
brilliantly prominent, resembles the light of the moon. If a yogi looks
upon the marks of the Lord’s sole and on the blazing brilliance of His
nails, then he can be freed from the darkness of ignorance in material
existence. This liberation is not achieved by mental speculation, but by
seeing the light emanating from the lustrous toenails of the Lord. In other
words, one has to fix his mind first on the lotus feet of the Lord if he
wants to be freed from the darkness of ignorance in material existence.

TEXT 22
TRA A TAAAMIA
dala qeaifigea fra: raion
eTea arte hers
CHAR ATTAINS URAM
