Anagha Bhosale Instagram – The fortune of Krishna’s lotus feet on our forehead 🦚 We all are eternal servants of krishna so let’s ware the tilak proudly & spread Krishna consciousness. The tilak is an external symbol of our surrender to Krishna, or to our object of worship. The shape and material used may differ according to the particular process of surrender the sampradaya follows. The tilaks of each sampradaya actually depict the siddhanta of the sampradaya. The actual design of the tilak will manifest either through divine revelation or through scientific study. An example of divine revelation is the Gaudiya lineage of Sri Shyamananda. Radharani revealed a portion of her broken bangle to Sri Shyamananda, which he used in applying tilak to his forehead. As a result, his followers apply a unique design of tilak from other branches of the Gaudiya sampradaya. In any case, the ultimate purpose of tilak is to sanctify oneself and mark the body as the temple of the Lord. The scriptures do not specify in detail the manner that this should be done, and as such it is the acharyas who crystalize the procedures while adhering to the general prescriptions given in the scriptures. A Vishnava applies the tilak to 12 different places on his body. This is like decorating the body and also putting an armor against all obstacles. For putting tilak on each place of the body there are different mantras. A list of these mantras are given below. om kesavaya namah – forehead om narayanaya namah – navel om madhavaya namah – chest om govindaya namah – hollow of the neck om visnave namah – right abdomen om madhusudanaya namah – right arm om trivikramaya namah – right shoulder om vamanaya namah – left abdomen om sridharaya namah – left arm om hrsikesaya namah – left shoulder om padmanabhaya namah – upper back om damodaraya namah – lower back