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Kapila's Instructions on Devotional Service
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form in the temple. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolute, and there is therefore no difference between the two. The impersonalists, who desire to disregard the eternal form of the Lord, imagine some round figure. They especially prefer the  oṁkāra , which also has form. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is stated that  oṁkāra  is the letter form of the Lord. Similarly, there are statue forms and painting forms of the Lord.
Another significant word in this verse is  puṇya-śloka-yaśaskaram . The devotee is called  puṇya-śloka . As one becomes purified by chanting the holy name of the Lord, so one can become purified simply by chanting the name of a holy devotee. The pure devotee of the Lord and the Lord Himself are nondifferent. It is sometimes feasible to chant the name of a holy devotee. This is a very sanctified process. Lord Caitanya was once chanting the holy names of the  gopīs . He was chanting, " Gopī! Gopī! Gopī! " when His students criticized Him: "Why are You chanting the names of the  gopīs ? Why not  Kṛṣṇa ?" Lord Caitanya was irritated by the criticism, and so there was some misunderstanding between Him and His students. He wanted to chastise them for desiring to instruct Him on the transcendental process of chanting.
The beauty of the Lord is that the devotees who are connected with His activities are also glorified. Arjuna, Prahlāda, Janaka Mahārāja, Bali Mahārāja, and many other devotees were not even in the renounced order of life, but were householders. Some of them, such as Prahlāda Mahārāja and Bali Mahārāja, were born of demoniac families. Prahlāda Mahārāja's father was a demon, and Bali Mahārāja was the grandson of Prahlāda Mahārāja, but still they have become famous because of their association with the Lord. Anyone who is eternally associated with the Lord is glorified with the Lord. The conclusion is that a perfect  yogī  should always be accustomed to seeing the form of the Lord, and unless the mind is fixed in that way, he should continue practicing  yoga .
TEXT 19
स्थितं ब्रजन्तमासीनं शयानं वा गुहाशयम् । प्रेक्षणीयेहितं ध्यायेच्छुद्रमावेन चेतसा ॥१९॥
sthitam vrajantam āsīnam śayānam vā guhāśayam prekṣaṇīyehitam dhyāyec chuddha-bhāvena cetasā