328 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 8

great attention; manasd—with the mind; varadarsabham—one should
meditate upon the greatest bestower of benedictions.

TRANSLATION

The Lord is always smiling, and the devotee should constantly see the
Lord in this form, as He looks very mercifully toward the devotee. In
this way the meditator should look toward the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the bestower of all benediction.

PURPORT

The word niyatena is very significant in this connection, for it indicates
that one should execute the meditation practice as stated above. One
should not manufacture a way of meditation on the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, but should follow the authorized sdstras and personalities.
By this prescribed method one can practice concentration upon the Lord
until he is so fixed that he remains in trance, thinking always of the form
of the Lord. The word used here is ekabhiitena, which means “with great
attention and concentration.” If one concentrates on the descriptions of
the bodily features of the Lord, he will never fall down.

TEXT 52
ud ara ST ax ATTA Fa: |
TN at ara a Pada UII

evarh bhagavato ripam
su-bhadrarn dhydyato manah
nirurtyd paraya tirnam
sampannam na nivartate
evam—thus; bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
rupam—form; su-bhadram—very auspicious; dhyayaltah—meditating;
manah—the mind; nirvrty@—being freed from all material contamination;
paraya—transcendental; tirnam—very soon; sampannam—being enriched;
na—never; nivartate—do not come down.

TRANSLATION

One who meditates in this way, concentrating his mind upon the always
auspicious form of the Lord, very soon is freed from all material
contamination, and he does not come down from meditation upon the

Lord.
