After some delay, I’m continuing (part 2 of ?) with a little description of the astonishingly beautiful form of the Personality of Godhead, as described in Srimad Bhagavatam (available at
www.krishna.com and elsewhere),4th Canto, Chapter 24. Lord Siva has been offering a prayer to Lord Narayana, glorifying His gorgeous bodily features. Look a few posts below for the previous entry. These are copied here from www.vedabase.net in hopes that you will be enticed to visit that ocean of nectar. Hare KrishnaTEXTS 47-48:
prīti — merciful; prahasita — smiling; apāńgam — sidelong glance; alakaiḥ — with curling hair; rūpa — beauty; śobhitam — increased; lasat — glittering; pańkaja — of the lotus; kiñjalka — saffron; dukūlam — clothing; mṛṣṭa — glittering; kuṇḍalam — earrings; sphurat — shiny; kirīṭa — helmet; valaya — bangles; hāra — necklace; nūpura — ankle bells; mekhalam — belt; śańkha — conchshell; cakra — wheel; gadā — club; padma — lotus flower; mālā — garland; maṇi — pearls; uttama — first class; ṛddhi-mat — still more beautified on account of this.
TRANSLATION
The Lord is superexcellently beautiful on account of His open and merciful smile and His sidelong glance upon His devotees. His black hair is curly, and His garments, waving in the wind, appear like flying saffron pollen from lotus flowers. His glittering earrings, shining helmet, bangles, garland, ankle bells, waist belt and various other bodily ornaments combine with conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower to increase the natural beauty of the Kaustubha pearl on His chest.
PURPORT, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhuapda: The word prahasitāpāńga, referring to Kṛṣṇa‘s smile and sidelong glances at His devotees, specifically applies to His dealings with the gopīs. Kṛṣṇa is always in a joking mood when He increases the feelings of conjugal rasa in the hearts of the gopīs. The conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower can be either held in His hands or seen on the palms of His hands. According to palmistry, the signs of a conchshell, club, lotus flower and disc mark the palms of great personalities and especially indicate the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Dear Pandu Prabhu,
Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Shrila Prabhupada.
I recently came across your website and am really touched by the tribulations you are going through. Believe me, you are not alone because there are many people trying to sincerely follow Shrila Prabhupada, and I know what you mean when you say you feel more alive now than ever before.
Your faith in Shrila Prabhupda really touched my heartstrings.
Jaya All glories to Sena pati described in the shastras, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our saviour.
Sincerely,
Rama Raghava Das