1198 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28

over material nature. This dirt is like a mountain, but a mountain can be
shattered when hit by a thunderbolt. Meditating on the lotus feet of the
Lord acts like a thunderbolt on the mountain of dirt in the mind of the
yogi. If a yogi wants to shatter the mountain of dirt in his mind, he should
concentrate on the lotus feet of the Lord and not imagine something void
or impersonal. Because the dirt has accumulated like a solid mountain,
one must meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord for quite a long time. For
one who is accustomed to thinking of the lotus feet of the Lord constantly,
however, it is a different matter. The devotees are so fixed on the lotus
feet of the Lord that they do not think of anything else. Those who
practice the yoga system must meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord for
a long time after following the regulative principles and thereby controlling
the senses.

It is specifically mentioned here, fa hal ats lL al one has
think of the lotus feet of Lord Siva t or Lord Brahma or the iii Durga
to achieve liberation, but this is not so. Bhagavatah is specifically
mentioned. Bhagavatah means of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Visnu, and no one else. Another significant phrase in this verse is sivah
Sivo ’bhiit. By his constitutional position, Lord Siva is always great and
auspicious, but since he has accepted on his head the Ganges water which
emanated from the lotus feet of the Lord, he has become even more
auspicious and important. The stress is on the lotus feet of the Lord. A
relationship with the lotus feet of the Lord can even enhance the impor-
tance of Lord Siva, what to speak of other, ordinary living entities.

TEXT 23
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janu-dvayam jalaja-locanayd jananya
laksmyakhilasya sura-vanditaya vidhatuh

irvor nidhaya kara-pallava-rocisa yat
samlalitam hrdi vibhor abhavasya kuryat
