Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.1.19
Mukti· LiberationMeditate on the Lord’s Personal Form
“Thereafter, you should meditate upon the limbs of Viṣṇu, one after another, without being deviated from the conception of the complete body. Thus the mind becomes free from all sense objects. There should be no other thing to be thought upon. Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is the Ultimate Truth, the mind becomes completely reconciled in Him only.”
What the purport teaches
- The ultimate goal of the search for happiness is direct contact with Lord Viṣṇu. Govinda, or Lord Kṛṣṇa, is the original form of viṣṇu-tattva and the supreme cause of all causes.
- Meditation may begin at the Lord’s lotus feet and proceed through His limbs, one after another. Throughout this meditation, one should retain awareness of His complete transcendental form.
- The temple Deity is identical with Lord Viṣṇu by His inconceivable potency, not an arrangement of idol worship. Meditating on His form offers beginners an easier opportunity than concentrating on impersonal oṁkāra.
Try this today
Take a quiet minute to think of the Lord’s lotus feet while remembering that they belong to His complete personal form.
Ask yourself
How does understanding that the Lord is a transcendental person affect my approach to meditation?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.