1186 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28

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Ta Ha: et fast atta Gantesy |
BB ATTA VAIAAAANTSTSA? 1122

yada manah svam virajam
yogena susamahitam

kastham bhagavato dhyayet
sva-nasdgravalokanah

yada—when; manah—the mind; svam—own; virajam—purified; yogena—
by yoga practice; su-samahitam—controlled; kdstham—the plenary expan-
sion; bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dhyaéyet—one
should meditate upon; sva-nasa-agra—the tip of one’s nose; avalokanah—
looking at.

TRANSLATION

When the mind is perfectly purified by this practice of yoga, then one
should concentrate on the tip of the nose with half-closed eyes and see the
form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

It is clearly mentioned here that one has to meditate upon the expansion
of Visnu. The word kastham refers to Paramatma, the expansion of the
expansion of Visnu. Bhagavatah refers to Lord Visnu, the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead. The Supreme Godhead is Krsna; from Him comes the
first expansion, Baladeva, and from Baladeva come Sankarsana, Aniruddha
and many other forms, followed by the purusa-avataras. As mentioned in
the previous verses (purusdrcanam), this purusa is represented as the
Paramatma, or Supersoul. A description of the Supersoul, upon whom one
must meditate, will be given in the following verses. In this verse it is
clearly stated that one must meditate by fixing the vision on the tip of the
nose and concentrating one’s mind on the kala, or the plenary expansion
of Visnu.

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TARTAN | TUTTI |
aarerazae || ARTETTTT 1221
