Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesMeditation on the Lord of the Mind
“The mind of the living entity is known by the name of Lord Aniruddha, the supreme ruler of the senses. He possesses a bluish-black form resembling a lotus flower growing in the autumn. He is found slowly by the yogīs.”
What the purport teaches
- Aniruddha is the Lord of the mind and the supreme ruler of the senses. His bluish-black form resembles an autumn lotus.
- The prescribed meditation is upon Aniruddha's form, not upon voidness. He is four-handed, holding Sudarśana cakra, a conchshell, a club and a lotus flower.
- Fixing the mind upon Aniruddha frees it from the agitation of acceptance and rejection. One gradually approaches pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the ultimate goal of yoga.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute recalling Aniruddha's form as described here.
Ask yourself
How does meditating on the Lord's form differ from trying merely to empty my mind?
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.