292 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 6

TRANSLATION

After that, under the shadow of a banyan tree in an uninhabited
forest I began to meditate upon the Supersoul situated within, using my
intelligence, as I learned from liberated souls.

PURPORT

One should not meditate according to one’s personal whims. One should
know perfectly well from the authoritative sources of scriptures through
the transparent medium of a bona fide spiritual master and by proper use
of one’s trained intelligence for meditating upon the Supersoul dwelling
within every living being. This consciousness is firmly developed by a
devotee who has rendered loving service unto the Lord by carrying out
the orders of the spiritual master. Sri Naradaji contacted a bona fide
spiritual master, served him sincerely and got enlightenment rightly. Thus
he began to meditate.

TEXT 16

STATES ATA FAT ATT |
AMAR ATTS CAAA Taare 1281

dhyayatas caranambhojarh
bhava-nirjita-cetasa

autkanthyasru-kalaksasya
hrdy asin me Sanair harih

dhyayatah—thus meditating upon; carandmbhojam—lotus feet of the
localized Personality of Godhead; bhava-nirjita—mind transformed into
transcendental love for the Lord; cetasa—all mental activities (thinking,
feeling and willing); autkanthya—eagerness; asru-kala—tears rolled down;
aksasya—of the eyes; hrdi—within my heart; dsit—appeared; me—my;
Sanaih—without delay; harih—the Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

As soon as I began to meditate with my mind transformed in tran-
scendental love upon the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, tears
rolled down my eyes, and without delay the Personality of Godhead Sri
Krsna appeared on the lotus of my heart.
