Nitai Pada Kamala Koti Chandra Susitala

20 Marks on lotus feet of Lord Nityananda (LN) and what they represent

1. Conch shell – rescued from all sorts of distress

Holds transcendental water which can cool the blazing fire of material existence

2. Flag – gives protection and security from all sorts of fear ( e

3. Fish – fish can’t live without water

Surrendered devotee can’t live without taking shelter of LN lotus feet

4. Lotus – Greed for nectar in the mind of bee like devotees .

5. Bow – free from all worry and difficulty

6. Goad – brings the elephant of Devotee’s mind under control using Goad of Lotus feet of LN

7. Altar – sins of those who meditate on lotus feet of LN

Are burned on the fire of sacrifice

8. Half moon – even lord shiva decorated his head with half moon – one can become as exalted as lord shiva

9. Pitcher – holding nectar of Charana Amrita – for devotees . This nectar never runs dry

10. Disc – Sudarshan chakra – cuts the six enemies – lust , anger …..

11. Sky – clouds – LN s feet pervading throughout entire creation

12. Umbrella – can protect one from the incessant rainfall of material desires

13. Hoof print of calf – uninterrupted mediation of LN feet – material ocean becomes like hoof print of calf

14. Thunderbolt – smashes to pieces the mountains of karmic reactions . And sins

15. Rose apple – LN lotus feet are only shelter for residents of jambhudvipa ( all of us )

16. Club – element of sinful lust – club to chastise the elephant of lust – krishna killing kuvalyapidha

17. Sphere – miserable bonds of mundane life are cut by the sphere

18. Flower – fame of LN’s feet spreads in every direction

19. Creeper – intelligent person (Bhaktas) hold to LN feet firmly as creeper hold firmly to sustain

20. Plough – uproot the nasty weeds in the heart of devotees – that allows the field of heart to become fertile and allows the creeper of Bhakti to grow nicely