Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.50
पद्भ्यां नखमणिश्रेण्या विलसद्भ्यां समर्चताम् ।
हृत्पद्मकर्णिकाधिष्ण्यमाक्रम्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् ॥ ५० ॥
padbhyāṁ nakha-maṇi-śreṇyā
[padbhyaam nakha-mani-shrenyaa]
vilasadbhyāṁ samarcatām
[vilasadbhyaam samarchataam]
hṛt-padma-karṇikā-dhiṣṇyam
[hrit-padma-karnikaa-dhishnyam]
ākramyātmany avasthitam
[aakramyaatmany avasthitam]
Word-for-word
padbhyām
—
by His lotus feet
nakha-maṇi-śreṇyā
—
by the light of the jewellike nails on the toes
vilasadbhyām
—
glittering lotus feet
samarcatām
—
persons who are engaged in worshiping them
hṛt-padma-karṇikā
—
the whorl of the lotus flower of the heart
dhiṣṇyam
—
situated
ākramya
—
seizing
ātmani
—
in the heart
avasthitam
—
situated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
padbhyāṁ nakha-maṇi-śreṇyā
padbhyām
by His lotus feet
nakha-maṇi-śreṇyā
by the light of the jewellike nails on the toes
vilasadbhyāṁ samarcatām
vilasadbhyām
glittering lotus feet
samarcatām
persons who are engaged in worshiping them
hṛt-padma-karṇikā-dhiṣṇyam
hṛt-padma-karṇikā
the whorl of the lotus flower of the heart
dhiṣṇyam
situated
ākramyātmany avasthitam
ākramya
seizing
ātmani
in the heart
avasthitam
situated.
Real yogīs meditate upon the transcendental form of the Lord as He stands on the whorl of the lotus of their hearts, the jewellike nails of His lotus feet glittering.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Entering into the lotus in the heart of the devotees by his two feet which shine with jewel-like nails, he becomes situated in the jīva and his intelligence.
Samarcatām means “of the devotees.” Dhiṣṇyam means place. Ātmani means “in the jīva” and “in his intelligence.”
Personal Guidance
Real yogīs meditate on the Lord standing on the whorl of the heart-lotus, jewel-toenails glittering. Meditation has a precise locale: the heart-lotus, not the airy sky of vague spiritualism.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my body do I actually feel I am 'pointing' my meditation, and is that location aligned with what the text teaches?
- What would change if I imagined the Lord literally standing on a lotus in my heart right now?
My note
Source: vedabase.io