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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 3, Ch. 28 ]
engaged in nonsense. Actually, a  yogī  must meditate upon the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that has been experienced by the Lord's pure devotees.  Yogī  means devotee.  Yogīs  who are not actually pure devotees should follow in the footsteps of devotees. It is especially mentioned here that the  yogī  should meditate upon the form which is thus approved; he cannot manufacture a form of the Lord.
TEXT 30
यञ्छ्रीनिकेतमत्तिमिः परिसेन्यमानं
भूत्या स्वया कुटिलकुन्तलवृन्दजुष्टम् ।
यीनद्वयाश्रयमधिक्षिपदञ्जनेत्रं
व्यायेन्यनोमयमतन्द्रित उल्लसवृभ्रु ॥३०॥
yac chrī-niketam alibhiḥ parisevyamānam bhūtyā svayā kuṭila-kuntala-vṛnda-juṣṭam mīna-dvayāśrayam adhikṣipad abja-netram dhyāyen manomayam atandrita ullasad-bhru
yat —which face of the Lord;  śrī-niketam —a lotus;  alibhiḥ —by bees;  parisevyamānam —surrounded;  bhūtyā —by elegance;  svayā —its;  kuṭila —curly;  kuntala —of hair;  vṛnda —by a multitude;  juṣṭam —adorned;  mīna —of fish;  dvaya —a pair;  āśrayam —dwelling;  adhikṣipat —putting to shame;  abja —a lotus;  netram —having eyes;  dhyāyet —one should meditate on;  manaḥ-mayam —formed in the mind;  atandritaḥ —attentive;  ullasat —dancing;  bhru —having eyebrows.
TRANSLATION
The  yogī  then meditates upon the beautiful face of the Lord, which is adorned with curly hair and decorated by lotuslike eyes and dancing eyebrows. A lotus surrounded by swarming bees and a pair of swimming fish would be put to shame by its elegance.
PURPORT
One important statement here is  dhyāyen manomayam .  Manomayam  is not imagination. Impersonalists think that the  yogī  can imagine any form that he likes, but, as stated here, the  yogī  must meditate upon the form of the Lord which is experienced by devotees. Devotees never