Text 26] The Activities of the Pracetas 1519

whose feet are as beautiful and fragrant as the lotus flower; namah te—
obeisances unto You; kamala-iksana— whose eyes are exactly like the petals

of the lotus flower.
TRANSLATION

Dear Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You because from
Your abdomen sprouts the lotus flower, the origin of all living entities.
You are always decorated with a lotus garland, and Your feet resemble the
lotus flower with all its fragrance. Your eyes are also like the petals of a
lotus flower. Therefore we always offer our respectful obeisances unto
You.

PURPORT

The word kamala-nabhaya indicates that Lord Visnu is the origin of the
material creation. From the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, a lotus
flower sprouts. Lord Brahma, the first creature of the universe, is born
from this lotus flower, and, subsequently, Lord Brahma creates the whole
universe. The origin of all creation is therefore Lord Visnu, and the origin
of all the visnu-tattvas is Lord Krsna. Consequently Krsna is the origin of
everything. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita:

aham sarvasya prabhavo
mattah sarvam pravartate

iti matvd bhajante mam
budhd bhava-samanvitah

“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates
from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional
service and worship Me with all their hearts.” (Bg. 10.8) Lord Krsna says:
“I am the origin of everything.” Therefore whatever we see emanates from
Him. This is also confirmed in the Vedanta-sittra. Janmady asya yatah: “The
Absolute Truth is He from whom everything emanates.”

TEXT 26
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RATATAT THISTLE ATT 1124 II

namah kamala-kifjalka-
pisangdmala-vasase
sarva-bhiita-nivdsaya
namo ’yuaksmahi saksine
