1208 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28
engaged in nonsense. Actually, a yogi must meditate upon the form of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead that has been experienced by the Lord’s
pure devotees. Yogi means devotee. Yogis who are not actually pure
devotees should follow in the footsteps of devotees. It is especially
mentioned here that the yogi should meditate upon the form which is thus
approved; he cannot manufacture a form of the Lord.
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yac chri-niketam alibhih parisevyamanam
bhitya svaya kutila-kuntala-vrnda-justam
mina-dvayasrayam adhiksipad abja-netram
dhyayen manomayam atandrita ullasad-bhru

yat—which face of the Lord; $rt-niketam—a lotus; alibhih—by bees;
parisevyamanam—surrounded; bhiitya—by elegance; svayad—its; kutila—
curly; kuntala—of hair; vrnda—by a multitude; justam—adorned; mina—of
fish; dvaya—a pair ; @Srayam—dwelling ; adhiksipat—putting to shame; abja—
a lotus; netram—having eyes; dhyayet—one should meditate on; manah-
mayam-— formed in the mind; atandritah—attentive; ullasat— dancing; bhru—
having eyebrows.

TRANSLATION

The yogi then meditates upon the beautiful face of the Lord, which is
adomed with curly hair and decorated by lotuslike eyes and dancing
eyebrows. A lotus surrounded by swarming bees and a pair of swimming
fish would be put to shame by its elegance.

PURPORT

One important statement here is dhydyen manomayam. Manomayam
is not imagination. Impersonalists think that the yogi can imagine any
form that he likes, but, as stated here, the yogi must meditate upon the
form of the Lord which is experienced by devotees. Devotees never
