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The devotee should first concentrate his mind on the Lord’s lotus feet, which are adorned with the marks of a …

The Māyāvādī says that because one is unable to fix his mind on the impersonal existence of the Absolute Truth, …

A concrete description of the eternal form of the Lord is given here. The Lord’s sole is depicted with distinctive …

yac-chauca-niḥsṛta-sarit-pravarodakena tīrthena mūrdhny adhikṛtena śivaḥ śivo ’bhūt dhyātur manaḥ-śamala-śaila-nisṛṣṭa-vajraṁ dhyāyec ciraṁ bhagavataś caraṇāravindam

The blessed Lord Śiva becomes all the more blessed by bearing on his head the holy waters of the Ganges, …

In this verse the position of Lord Śiva is specifically mentioned. The impersonalist suggests that the Absolute Truth has no …

Another significant point of this verse is that the mind of the conditioned soul, on account of its association with …

It is specifically mentioned here, bhagavataś caraṇāravindam: one has to think of the lotus feet of the Lord. The Māyāvādīs …

jānu-dvayaṁ jalaja-locanayā jananyā lakṣmyākhilasya sura-vanditayā vidhātuḥ ūrvor nidhāya kara-pallava-rociṣā yat saṁlālitaṁ hṛdi vibhor abhavasya kuryāt

The yogī should fix in his heart the activities of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, who is worshiped by all …

Brahmā is the appointed lord of the universe. Because his father is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, is …

Since transcendental behavior is different from mundane behavior, it should not be taken that the Lord receives service from His …

Bhava means “one who accepts a material body,” and abhava means “one who does not accept a material body but …

ūrū suparṇa-bhujayor adhi śobhamānāv ojo-nidhī atasikā-kusumāvabhāsau vyālambi-pīta-vara-vāsasi vartamāna- kāñcī-kalāpa-parirambhi nitamba-bimbam

Next, the yogi should fix his mind in meditation on the Personality of Godhead’s thighs, the storehouse of all energy. …

The Personality of Godhead is the reservoir of all strength, and His strength rests on the thighs of His transcendental …

The description of the transcendental form of the Lord is exactly represented in the arcā-vigraha, the statue in the temples. …

nābhi-hradaṁ bhuvana-kośa-guhodara-sthaṁ yatrātma-yoni-dhiṣaṇākhila-loka-padmam vyūḍhaṁ harin-maṇi-vṛṣa-stanayor amuṣya dhyāyed dvayaṁ viśada-hāra-mayūkha-gauram

The yogī should then meditate on His moonlike navel in the center of His abdomen. From His navel, which is …

The yogī is advised next to meditate upon the navel of the Lord, which is the foundation of all material …