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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

kecit—some of them; sva-deha-antaḥ—within one's own body; hṛdaya-avakāśe—in the cavity of the heart; prādeśa-mātram—with the measurement of six inches; puruṣam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasantam—residing; catuḥ-bhujam—with four hands; kañja—a lotus flower; ratha-aṅga—a disc like the wheel of a chariot; śaṅkha—a conchshell; gadā-dharam—holding the club; dhāraṇayā—by such contemplation; smaranti—they 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