(The Lord s Feet)

In the worship of the padukas, devotees should offer worship with all their heart and not as a mechanical ritual. (SSS Vol.29, p. 352)

When once the mind settles on the Lotus Feet of that embodiment of Beauty and Goodness it can never more crave for anything except that Nectar of the Lotus Feet. (SV, p. 77)

What is the significance of worshipping the Lord’s Feet? There is the devotee’s yearning for touching the Lord. How is this to be done? The easiest way is to touch the feet of the Lord. A spiritual significance is attached to touching of the Lord’s Feet, which sanctify the earth by walking on it. Scientifically, also, there is meaning in ‘Pada sparsha’ (touching the feet). The blood circulates from feet to the head. When one touches the toe of the Lord’s Feet, he or she can experience a current present in the toes. That is divine energy. From a mundane point of view, the body appears as a physical form, from the spiritual point of view, there is an aura around every body. It has effulgence from arises spiritual energy. This energy produces vibrations. That is why it is declared, ‘Sight of the Lord destroys all sins. Dialogue with the Lord destroys all sorrows’. Because the spiritual significance of the practices is not properly understood, people fall prey to confusion. (WLMG, p. 61)