Text 25] Kapila’s Instructions on Devotional Service 1201

The system of meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead begins
from His feet.

The description of the transcendental form of the Lord is exactly
represented in the arca-vigraha, the statue in the temples. Generally the
lower part of the body of the statue of the Lord is covered with yellow
silk. That is the Vaikuntha dress, or the dress the Lord wears in the
spiritual sky. This cloth extends down to the Lord’s ankles. Thus, since
the yogi has so many transcendental objectives on which to meditate,
there is no reason for his meditating on something imaginary, as is the
practice of the so-called yogis whose objective is impersonal.

TEXT 25

ay oe TITAS NRUI

nabhi-hradam bhuvana-kosa-guhodara-stham
yatratma-yoni-dhisanakhila-loka-padmam

vyiidham harin-mani-vrsa-stanayor amusya
dhyayed dvayam visada-hdra-mayiikha-gauram

nabhi-hradam—the navel lake; bhuvana-kosa—of all the worlds; guha—
the foundation; udara—on the abdomen; stham—situated; yatra— where;
atma-yoni—of Brahma; dhisana—residence; akhila-loka—containing all
planetary systems; padmam-—lotus; vyfidham-—sprang up; harit-mani—like
emeralds; vrsa— most exquisite; stanayoh—of nipples; amusya—of the Lord;
dhyayet—he should meditate on; dvayam—the pair; visada—white; hara—
of pearl necklaces; maytikha—from the light; gauram—whitish.

TRANSLATION

The yogi should then meditate on His moonlike navel in the center of
His abdomen. From His navel, which is the foundation of the entire
universe, sprang the lotus stem containing all the different planetary
systems. The lotus is the residence of Brahma, the first created being. In
the same way, the yogi should concentrate his mind on the Lord’s
nipples, which resemble a pair of the most exquisite emeralds and which
