TEACHINGS OF QUEEN KUNTI
Chapter Five:

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.22
namah pankaja-nabhaya
namah pankaja-maline
namah pankaja-netraya
namas te pankajanghraye

TRANSLATION

My respectful obeisances are unto You, O Lord, whose abdomen is marked with a depression like a lotus flower, who are always decorated with garlands of lotus flowers, whose glance is as cool as the lotus, and whose feet are engraved with lotuses.

JOURNAL:

Srila Prabhupada writes in this chapter; So here, in these prayers, Kuntidevi, a great devotee, is giving us an opportunity to become Krishna conscious simply by concentrating our mind on pankaja, the lotus flower. Panka means "mud," and ja means "generate." Although the lotus flower is generated from mud, it is a most important flower, and Krishna likes it very much. Kuntidevi therefore describes all the parts of Krishna's body with reference to lotus flowers, so that as soon as one sees a lotus flower one will immediately think of Krishna ...

Earlier in the chapter he writes; For example, if one loves one's child and one sees any of the child's garments, or his shoes or a small ship or any of his playthings, one will immediately remember the child: "Oh, these are my child's shoes. These are my child's playthings. This is his garment." This is the nature of love. So if one actually loves God, Krishna, one can remember Him always.

He also sites the slokas in chapter seven of Bhagavad Gita that we have just been looking at last week. The conclusion? Always remember Krishna, never forget Him.

Hari Bol Prabhus!