Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.12
Mukti· LiberationMeditate on the Personal Supersoul
“When the mind is perfectly purified by this practice of yoga, one should concentrate on the tip of the nose with half-closed eyes and see the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- When the mind is purified and controlled by yoga, one should meditate on the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The verse describes half-closed eyes directed toward the tip of the nose.
- The object of meditation is Paramātmā, the Supersoul, an expansion of Viṣṇu. Meditation is directed toward this personal form.
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Godhead, and His first expansion is Baladeva. From Baladeva come Saṅkarṣaṇa, Aniruddha and many other forms.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly, remembering that the object of meditation is the personal Supersoul.
Ask yourself
Do I understand meditation here as attention to a personal Lord?
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.