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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.28.20

తస్మిఁల్ల‍బ్ధపదం చిత్తం సర్వావయవసంస్థితమ్ । విలక్ష్యైకత్ర సంయుజ్యాదఙ్గే భగవతో ముని: ॥ ౨౦ ॥
tasmiḻ labdha-padaṁ cittaṁ
[tasmiḻ labdha-padam chittam]
sarvāvayava-saṁsthitam
[sarvaavayava-samsthitam]
vilakṣyaikatra saṁyujyād
[vilakshyaikatra samyujyaad]
aṅge bhagavato muniḥ
[ange bhagavato munih]
tasmin — on the form of the Lord labdha-padam — fixed cittam — the mind sarva — all avayava — limbs saṁsthitam — fixed upon vilakṣya — having distinguished ekatra — in one place saṁyujyāt — should fix the mind aṅge — on each limb bhagavataḥ — of the Lord muniḥ — the sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmiḻ labdha-padaṁ cittaṁ
tasmin
on the form of the Lord
labdha-padam
fixed
cittam
the mind
sarvāvayava-saṁsthitam
sarva
all
avayava
limbs
saṁsthitam
fixed upon
vilakṣyaikatra saṁyujyād
vilakṣya
having distinguished
ekatra
in one place
saṁyujyāt
should fix the mind
aṅge bhagavato muniḥ
aṅge
on each limb
bhagavataḥ
of the Lord
muniḥ
the sage.
In fixing his mind on the eternal form of the Lord, the yogī should not take a collective view of all His limbs, but should fix the mind on each individual limb of the Lord.

The word muni is very significant. Muni means one who is very expert in mental speculation or in thinking, feeling and willing. He is not mentioned here as a devotee or yogī. Those who try to meditate on the form of the Lord are called munis, or less intelligent, whereas those who render actual service to the Lord are called bhakti-yogīs. The thought process described below is for the education of the muni. In order to convince the yogī that the Absolute Truth, or Supreme Personality of Godhead, is never impersonal at any time, the following verses prescribe observing the Lord in His personal form, limb after limb. To think of the Lord as a whole may sometimes be impersonal; therefore, it is recommended here that one first think of His lotus feet, then His ankles, then the thighs, then the waist, then the chest, then the neck, then the face and so on. One should begin from the lotus feet and gradually rise to the upper limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sage, having concentrated his mind on seeing the Lord with all his limbs, should concentrate on one limb of the Lord. Having described the whole form for meditation, Kapila now describes meditation on individual limbs is described. Tasmin means “on the Lord’s form.”
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