Krsna's eyes are like lotus petals
Expressions researched:
"lotus petal"
|"lotus petals"
|"petals of lotus"
|"petals of lotuses"
|"petals of a lotus flower"
|"Krsna"
|"Godhead"
|"Lord"
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 7 - 12
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
SB Canto 4
SB Canto 6
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead
Renunciation Through Wisdom
- veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣaṁ
- barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam
- kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaṁ
- govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Therefore in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is stated,
- ye 'nye 'ravindākṣa vimukta-māninas
- tvayy asta-bhāvād aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ
- āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ
- patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ
- [SB 10.2.32]
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Sri Brahma-samhita Lectures
Initiation Lectures
Devotees: Oh!
Prabhupāda: So Kṛṣṇa's eyes are just like lotus petal and His feet is lotus feet. His abdomen, from abdomen lotus grows. So therefore in one word He is lotus, full lotus. (aside:) He's in painful condition?
Viṣṇujana: He has to rest. He has to rest now. (boy crying in background)
Prabhupāda: Just catch him. Oh. Aravindākṣa is Kṛṣṇa's name. So Aravinda dāsa, your name. Aravinda dāsa brahmacārī. Now we have forgotten to chant the preliminary mantras. Vande ahaṁ śrī guru... (chants mantras, devotees respond) (japa) Bow down.Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Sister: But you don't need to see the picture... With His omnipotence, you don't need to have the picture.
Prabhupāda: No, because you, without seeing Him, you do not develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness. You require to see Him. So He has appeared before you so that you can see Him. That is His mercy, so that you see Him and you think of Him. Man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ. You see Him and think of Him. That is the meaning of picture. You cannot say, "I have not seen God." Here is God. You see God's picture here in the temple. In the śāstra description is there. Just like in the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said, veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam: [Bs. 5.30] "Kṛṣṇa is playing on His flute." That is the information in the Vedas. Here He is playing on flute. Veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāya... "His eyes are like lotus petal." You see? The description in the Vedas and the picture the same. It is not imagination. It is in the Veda. Vedas will give you information. Then surabhīr abhipālayantam [Bs. 5.29]. There are cows. Kṛṣṇa is very much fond of cows. So what is stated in the Vedas about Kṛṣṇa, that is depicted.
It is not imagination, not that we have imagined something like, "This is like..." No. It is corroborated, established by Vedic knowledge. So you'll find Kṛṣṇa's form like this everywhere. In India there are millions of temples. Everywhere you will find this.Page Title: | Krsna's eyes are like lotus petals |
Compiler: | Archana |
Created: | 12 of May, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=2, SB=8, CC=1, OB=3, Lec=12, Con=1, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 27 |