SB 11.14.43 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.43

तत् सर्वव्यापकं चित्तमाकृष्यैकत्र धारयेत् । नान्यानि चिन्तयेद् भूय: सुस्मितं भावयेन्मुखम् ॥ ४३ ॥

tat sarva-vyāpakaṁ cittam

[tat sarva-vyaapakam chittam]

ākṛṣyaikatra dhārayet

[aakrishyaikatra dhaarayet]

nānyāni cintayed bhūyaḥ

[naanyaani chintayed bhooyah]

su-smitaṁ bhāvayen mukham

[su-smitam bhaavayen mukham]

Word-for-word

tat — therefore sarva — in all the parts of the body vyāpakam — spread cittam — consciousness ākṛṣya — pulling back ekatra — in one place dhārayet — one should concentrate na — not anyāni — other limbs of the body cintayet — one should meditate on bhūyaḥ — again su-smitam — wonderfully smiling or laughing bhāvayet — one should concentrate on mukham — the face.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tat sarva-vyāpakaṁ cittam

tat

therefore

sarva

in all the parts of the body

vyāpakam

spread

cittam

consciousness

ākṛṣyaikatra dhārayet

ākṛṣya

pulling back

ekatra

in one place

dhārayet

one should concentrate

nānyāni cintayed bhūyaḥ

not

anyāni

other limbs of the body

cintayet

one should meditate on

bhūyaḥ

again

su-smitaṁ bhāvayen mukham

su-smitam

wonderfully smiling or laughing

bhāvayet

one should concentrate on

mukham

the face.

One should then pull the consciousness back from all the limbs of that transcendental body. At that time, one should meditate only on the wonderfully smiling face of the Lord.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Withdrawing the consciousness from all the limbs of that body, one should then concentrate it on one limb. One should not concentrate on all the limbs. One should meditate only on the wonderfully smiling face of the Lord. Withdrawing the consciousness which is spread in all the limbs, one should concentrate on one limb—the face.

Personal Guidance

Pull the consciousness back from all limbs of the meditated form and rest only on the Lord's wonderfully smiling face. Concentration narrows progressively toward intimacy.

Reflection Questions

When I picture the Lord's smile, what happens in me?
How could I let that face become more central in my day?

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