Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 156 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.156

কেচিত্স্বদেহান্তর্হৃদযাবকাশে প্রাদেশমাত্রং পুরুষং বসন্তম্ চতুর্ভুজং কংজরথাংগশংখ গদাধরং ধারণযা স্মরন্তি

केचित्स्वदेहान्तर्हृदयावकाशे प्रादेशमात्रं पुरुषं वसन्तम् चतुर्भुजं कंजरथांगशंख गदाधरं धारणया स्मरन्ति

kecit svadehāntar hṛdayāvakāśe prādeśa-mātraṁ puruṣaṁ vasantam catur-bhujaṁ kañja-rathāṅga-śaṅkha- gadā-dharaṁ dhāraṇayā smaranti

Synonyms

kecitsome of them; sva-deha-antaḥwithin one's own body; hṛdaya-avakāśein the cavity of the heart; prādeśa-mātramwith the measurement of six inches; puruṣamthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasantamresiding; catuḥ-bhujamwith four hands; kañjaa lotus flower; ratha-aṅgaa disc like the wheel of a chariot; śaṅkhaa conchshell; gadā-dharamholding the club; dhāraṇayāby such contemplation; smarantithey remember..

Translation

" 'Some yogīs think of the Lord within their hearts as measuring about six inches. The Lord has four hands, in which He holds a conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower. Those who worship this form of Viṣṇu within the heart are called sagarbha-yogīs.'

Purport

This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.2.8).

Verse 156 of 355
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