1194 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28

sthitam—standing; vrajantam—moving; dsinam—sitting; sayanam—lying
down; v@—or; guha-aSayam—the Lord dwelling in the heart; preksaniya—
beautiful ; thitam— pastimes; dh yayet—he should visualize; suddha-bhavena—
pure; cetasi—by the mind.

TRANSLATION

Thus always merged in devotional service, the yogt visualizes the Lord
standing, moving, lying down or sitting within him, for the pastimes of the
Supreme Lord are always beautiful and attractive.

PURPORT

The process of meditating on the form of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead within oneself and the process of chanting the glories and pastimes
of the Lord are the same. The only difference is that hearing and fixing
the mind on the pastimes of the Lord is easier than visualizing the form
of the Lord within one’s heart because as soon as one begins to think of
the Lord, especially in this age, the mind becomes disturbed, and due to
so much agitation, the process of seeing the Lord within the mind is
interrupted. When there is sound vibrated praising the transcendental
pastimes of the Lord, however, one is forced to hear. That hearing process
enters into the mind, and the practice of yoga is automatically performed.
For example, even a child can hear and derive the benefit of meditating on
the pastimes of the Lord simply by listening to a reading from the
Bhagavatam that describes the Lord as He is going to the pasturing ground
with His cows and friends. Hearing includes applying the mind. In this
age of Kali-yuga, Lord Caitanya has recommended that one should always
engage in chanting and hearing Bhagavad-gita. The Lord also says that the
mahatmas, or great souls, always engage in the process of chanting the
glories of the Lord, and just by hearing, others derive the same benefit.
Yoga necessitates meditation on the transcendental pastimes of the Lord,
whether He is standing, moving, lying down, etc.

TEXT 20

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tasmil labdha-padami cittam
sarvavayava-samsthitam
