Text 21] Kapila’s Instructions on Devotional Service 1195

vilaksyaikatra samyujyad
ange bhagavato munih

tasmin—on the form of the Lord; labdha-padam—fixed; cittam—the
mind; sarva—all; avayava—limbs; samsthitam— fixed upon; vilaksya—having
distinguished; ekatra—in one place; samyujyat—should fix the mind;
aiige—on each limb; bhagavatah—of the Lord; munih—the sage.

TRANSLATION

In fixing his mind on the eternal form of the Lord, the yogi should not
take a collective view of all His limbs, but should fix the mind on each
individual limb of the Lord.

PURPORT

The word muni is very significant. Muni means one who is very expert
in mental speculation or in thinking, feeling and willing. He is not
mentioned here as a devotee or yogi. Those who try to meditate on the
form of the Lord are called munis, or less intelligent, whereas those who
render actual service to the Lord are called bhakti-yogis. The thought
process described below is for the education of the muni. In order to
convince the yogi that the Absolute Truth or Supreme Personality of
Godhead is never impersonal at any time, the following verses prescribe
observing the Lord in His personal form, limb after limb. To think of the
Lord as a whole may sometimes be impersonal; therefore, it isrecommended
here that one first think of His lotus feet, then His ankles, then the thighs,
then the waist, then the chest, then the neck, then the face and so on. One
should begin from the lotus feet and gradually rise to the upper limbs of
the transcendental body of the Lord.

TEXT 21

saficintayed bhagavatas caranaravindam
vajrankusa-dhvaja-saroruha-laichanadh yam
