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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 26]
called yati, or a devotee. Such a person should first control his mind by thinking of the virāṭa-rūpa, the gigantic universal form of the Lord, and then gradually think of the spiritual form of Kṛṣṇa [sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha] after hearing of both forms. Thus one's mind is fixed in samādhi. By devotional service one can then realize the spiritual form of the Lord, which is the destination of devotees. Thus his life becomes successful.
PURPORT
It is said,  mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimukteḥ : if one wants to progress on the path of liberation, he should associate with  mahātmās , or liberated devotees, because in such association there is a full chance for hearing, describing and chanting about the name, form, qualities and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all of which are described in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . On the path of bondage, one eternally undergoes the repetition of birth and death. One who desires liberation from such bondage should join the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and thus take advantage of the opportunity to hear  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  from devotees and also explain it to propagate Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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भूद्वीपवर्षसरिदद्रिनभःसमुद्र- पातालदिङ्नरकभागगलोकसंस्था । गीता मथा तव नृपाद्भुतमीश्वरस्य स्थूलं वपुः सकलजीवनिकायधाम ॥४०॥
bhū-dvīpa-varṣa-sarid-adri-nabhaḥ-samudra- pātāla-diṅ-naraka-bhāgaṇa-loka-saṁsthā gītā mayā tava nṛpādbhutam īśvarasya sthūlam vapuḥ sakala-jīva-nikāya-dhāma
bhū —of this planet earth;  dvīpa —and other different planetary systems;  varṣa —of tracts of land;  sarit —rivers;  adri —mountains;  nabhaḥ —the sky;  samudra —oceans;  pātāla —lower planets;  dik —