Description of the Lord's Four-armed Form

sūrya-koṭi-prakāśa bimala śyāma-kānti badana-kamala-candra maṇḍala bidhayanti

The Lord's dark form is splendid like millions of suns. His face is splendid like moons and lotus flowers.

nānā-ratne bhūṣita kirīṭī śobhe śire makara-kuṇḍala dui karṇe śobhā kare

On His head He wears a beautiful many-jeweled crown and on His ears He wears beautiful shark-shaped earrings.

candrera kiraṇa jena badana-prakāśe kṣīrodera phana jena manda manda hāse

The glory of His face is like moonlight. His gentle smile is like foam on the ocean of milk.

cāri-bhuja-mṛṇāla kamala-kara-tal aṅgada balaya-ādi ati-manohar

His arms are like lotus stems and His hands like lotus flowers. His bracelets and other ornaments are very charming.

mukatāra hāra pīta-basana-bhūṣit meghe baka-pāti jena ujjwala taḍit

Dressed in yellow garments and decorated with a string of pearls, He is like a dark raincloud accompanied by lighting and a line of white birds.

śaṅkha cakra gadā padma cāri-bhuja śobhe brahmāra utpatti-sthāna manohara nābhe

He carries a conch, cakra, clubs, and lotus in His four hands. His charming navel is Brahmā's birthplace.

kaṭi-sūtra-mekhalā lalita kaṭi-deśe pīta-bāsa-paridhāna manohara beśe

Wearing exquisite yellow garments and a graceful belt, he is very charming and handsome.

caraṇa-kamalodbhaba nakha maṇi-gaṇ brahmādi deba-gaṇer mastaka-bhūṣaṇ

His lotus toenails are like a series of jewels on the crowns worn by Brahmā and the demigods.

kanaka-campaka-kānti bāme lakṣmī-debī durbā-dala-śyāma-kānti dakṣiṇe pṛthibī

On His left is Lakṣmī-devī, splendid like a golden campaka flower. On His right is Pṛthivī-devī, splendid like a blade of dūrvā grass.

dhyānākṛṣṭa muni-gaṇa sanakādi pṛṣṭhe sammukhe garuḍa stuti kare kara-puṭe

Rapt in meditation, Sanaka and the sages stay behind Him. Reciting many prayers, with folded palms Garuḍa stands before Him.

catur-bhuja saba jata pāriṣada-gaṇ ati śobhā kare goṣāñī-pada-nirīkṣaṇ

Many liberated associates gaze at the four-armed Lord's very glorious feet.

hena rūpa āmā jadi dhyāna kari lay sarbāṅga dekhibe mora ananya-hṛday

If I think of this form of the Lord I become rapt in meditation. In my heart I see only the Lord's limbs and nothing else.