Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.33.23
ध्यायती भगवद्रूपं यदाह ध्यानगोचरम् ।
सुत: प्रसन्नवदनं समस्तव्यस्तचिन्तया ॥ २३ ॥
dhyāyatī bhagavad-rūpaṁ
[dhyaayatee bhagavad-roopam]
yad āha dhyāna-gocaram
[yad aaha dhyaana-gocharam]
sutaḥ prasanna-vadanaṁ
[sutah prasanna-vadanam]
samasta-vyasta-cintayā
[samasta-vyasta-chintayaa]
Word-for-word
dhyāyatī
—
meditating
bhagavat-rūpam
—
upon the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
yat
—
which
āha
—
He instructed
dhyāna-gocaram
—
the object of meditation
sutaḥ
—
her son
prasanna-vadanam
—
with a smiling face
samasta
—
on the whole
vyasta
—
on the parts
cintayā
—
with her mind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhyāyatī bhagavad-rūpaṁ
dhyāyatī
meditating
bhagavat-rūpam
upon the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
yad āha dhyāna-gocaram
yat
which
āha
He instructed
dhyāna-gocaram
the object of meditation
sutaḥ prasanna-vadanaṁ
sutaḥ
her son
prasanna-vadanam
with a smiling face
samasta-vyasta-cintayā
samasta
on the whole
vyasta
on the parts
cintayā
with her mind.
Thereafter, having heard with great eagerness and in all detail from her son, Kapiladeva, the eternally smiling Personality of Godhead, Devahūti began to meditate constantly upon the Viṣṇu form of the Supreme Lord.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
She meditated on the form of the Supreme Lord, the worthy object of meditation, with smiling face, whom her son had described, thinking of his whole form and its parts.
Grieving in separation, my mind cannot give up seeing the Lord as my son. Going to a solitary place for a moment, concentrating my mind, giving up the idea of my son, I will practice meditation as Kapila taught me. The verse describes that practice. She meditated on the form of the Supreme Lord. The sentence continues till verse 26.
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Personal Guidance
Having heard Kapila eagerly in detail, Devahūti begins to meditate constantly on the Lord's Viṣṇu form. Reception of teaching is not the goal; constant meditation on its content is. What is heard is meant to become a continuous inner image.
Reflection Questions
- What teaching I've heard recently needs to become continuous meditation rather than stored information?
- Which form of the Lord would I best meditate on constantly?
My note
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