Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.24
Mukti· LiberationMeditate Gradually on the Lord’s Transcendental Form
“Next, the yogi should fix his mind in meditation on the Personality of Godhead’s thighs, the storehouse of all energy. The Lord’s thighs are whitish blue, like the luster of the linseed flower, and appear most graceful when the Lord is carried on the shoulders of Garuḍa. Also the yogī should contemplate His rounded hips, which are encircled by a girdle that rests on the exquisite yellow silk cloth that extends down to His ankles.”
What the purport teaches
- The Personality of Godhead is the reservoir of all strength, which rests on His transcendental thighs. His whole body is full of riches, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.
- Meditation begins at the Lord’s soles and gradually rises to His knees, thighs and finally His face. Here the mind rests on His whitish-blue thighs and rounded hips.
- The Lord’s described form is exactly represented in the arcā-vigraha, His form in the temple. His yellow silk extends to His ankles, giving the meditator a definite spiritual form rather than something imaginary.
Try this today
Follow the described sequence from the Lord’s feet to His knees and thighs, then recall His yellow silk reaching His ankles.
Ask yourself
How might following this gradual order help steady my attention on the 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.