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Dust of Vrindavana

“Lord Brahma prays, ‘My dear Lord Krishna, please give me any sort of birth within this Vrindavana forest so that I may be favored by the dust of the feet of some of the devotees of Vrindavana.’” (Krishna Book, Chap 14)

“Uddhava appreciated the exalted position of the gopis and wished to fall down and take the dust of their lotus feet on his head. Not daring to place the dust of the gopis feet on his own head in this life, Uddhava aspired to have a future birth in the position of a clump of grass or herbs. He would then be able to have the dust of the gopi’s feet.” (Krishna Book, Chap. 46)

“The goddess of fortune, Laksmiji, also desires to keep the dust of Vrindavana on Her breast, along with the fragrant saffron. The gopis, especially, the cowherd men and the aborigine tribeswomen, always desire to become the grass and straw on the street of Vrindavana, to be trampled by the lotus feet of Krishna.” (Krishna Book, Chap. 82)
“Because Vrindavana dust is not different from Krishna, when you take a little dust from Vrindavana Dhama, it means you are taking the dust from Krishna’s lotus feet.” (Srila Prabhupada Tape 75/89)

“The dust of Krishna’s lotus feet, which is the source of holiness for all places of pilgrimage, is worshiped by all the great demigods. The principal deities of all planets are engaged in His service, and they consider themselves most fortunate to take the dust of the lotus feet of Krishna on their crowns.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.37)

“The dust of Govinda’s lotus feet is so sacred that even Brahma, Siva, and the goddess of fortune Rama take that dust upon their heads to dispel sinful reactions.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.30.29)

“As soon as Akrura entered the boundary of Vrindavana, he saw the footprints of the cows and Lord Krishna’s footprints, impressed with the signs of His sole, the flag, trident, thunderbolt and lotus flower. Upon seeing the footprints of Krishna, Akrura immediately jumped down from the chariot, out of respect. He became overwhelmed with all the symptoms of ecstasy; he wept, and his body trembled. Out of extreme jubilation upon seeing the dust touched by the lotus feet of Krishna, Akrura fell flat on his face and began to roll on the ground.

“Akrura’s journey to Vrindavana is exemplary. One who intends to visit Vrindavana should follow the ideal footsteps of Akrura and always think of the pastimes and activities of the Lord. As soon as one reaches the boundary of Vrindavana, he should immediately smear the dust of Vrindavana over his body without thinking of his material position and prestige. Actually one cannot go to Vrindavana by purchasing a ticket. The process of going to Vrindavana is shown by Akrura.” (Krishna Book)

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