SB 10.81.19

SB 10.81.19

Devanagari

स्वर्गापवर्गयो: पुंसां रसायां भुवि सम्पदाम् । सर्वासामपि सिद्धीनां मूलं तच्चरणार्चनम् ॥ १९ ॥

Verse text

svargāpavargayoḥ puṁsāṁ rasāyāṁ bhuvi sampadām sarvāsām api siddhīnāṁ mūlaṁ tac-caraṇārcanam

Synonyms

svarga of heaven ; apavargayoḥ and of ultimate liberation ; puṁsām for all men ; rasāyām in the subterranean regions ; bhuvi and on the earth ; sampadām of opulences ; sarvāsām all ; api also ; siddhīnām of mystic perfections ; mūlam the root cause ; tat His ; caraṇa of the feet ; arcanam the worship .

Translation

Devotional service to His lotus feet is the root cause of all the perfections a person can find in heaven, in liberation, in the subterranean regions and on earth.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Devotional service to His lotus feet is the root cause of all the perfections a person can find in heaven, in liberation, in the subterranean regions and on earth. KB 10.81.19 “Aspiring for elevation to the heavenly planets, liberation, all kinds of material opulence, or perfection in the powers of mystic yoga, everyone throughout the universe worships the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Worship of his feet is the cause of all wealth and power on earth or lower planets, for destruction of saṁsāra and attainment of Svarga. Even if one performs perfectly other methods, there are obstacles, whereas if one just remembers his lotus feet one attains the goal perfectly. “Worship of his feet” means performance of bhakti. But I did not perform bhakti since I only offered him a handful of chipped rice.

Purport (Sanatana Goswami)

Worship of his feet is the cause of all wealth and power on earth or lower planets, for destruction of saṁsāra and attainment of Svarga. This suggests that he also is qualified to attain him since he has taken shelter of his feet.