Meaning of Worshiping Lotus Feet of a Pure Devotee
Вопросы и ответы | 30 апреля 2011 | English
Вопрос:
- What does it actually mean by worshiping lotus feet of a pure devotee or Lord Himself.
- Whom should we worship: our acharyas lotus feet (Rupa Goswami and Jiva Goswami Prabhupada) or Radha Krishna's lotus feet (which are rarely attained).
Answer 1 by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami:
That’s the first question. Yeah, we speak of worshiping the feet of a devotee or of the Lord. That means we approach him with complete humility. The foot is the lowest part of the body, so we think that our… We bow down at the feet, which means that we think our highest part is lower than the lowest part of the person being worshiped. So, it’s an expression of humility. And devotees, they generally look at the feet of the Lord. They don’t feel themselves qualified to go higher, or to have a very familial relationship, so they describe the beauty of the feet of the Lord.
Answer 2 by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami:
Well, you say our ācāryas’ lotus feet. What about Śrīla Prabhupāda? Why jump up all the way up to Rūpa Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī, leaving so many others in between? It’s a holistic process. We worship the ācāryas. By their mercy we attain to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. If we worship the ācāryas, we follow their instructions, which is to worship Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. So, we worship the ācāryas fully by also worshiping Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, and we cannot worship Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa bypassing the ācāryas. So, both. It’s not one way or the other, but both. It’s required to worship both.
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