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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.28.6

స్వధిష్ణ్యానామేకదేశే మనసా ప్రాణధారణమ్ । వైకుణ్ఠలీలాభిధ్యానం సమాధానం తథాత్మన: ॥ ౬ ॥
sva-dhiṣṇyānām eka-deśe
[sva-dhishnyaanaam eka-deshe]
manasā prāṇa-dhāraṇam
[manasaa praana-dhaaranam]
vaikuṇṭha-līlābhidhyānaṁ
[vaikuntha-leelaabhidhyaanam]
samādhānaṁ tathātmanaḥ
[samaadhaanam tathaatmanah]
sva-dhiṣṇyānām — within the vital air circles eka-deśe — in one spot manasā — with the mind prāṇa — the vital air dhāraṇam — fixing vaikuṇṭha-līlā — on the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead abhidhyānam — concentration samādhānam — samādhi tathā — thus ātmanaḥ — of the mind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sva-dhiṣṇyānām eka-deśe
sva-dhiṣṇyānām
within the vital air circles
eka-deśe
in one spot
manasā prāṇa-dhāraṇam
manasā
with the mind
prāṇa
the vital air
dhāraṇam
fixing
vaikuṇṭha-līlābhidhyānaṁ
vaikuṇṭha-līlā
on the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
abhidhyānam
concentration
samādhānaṁ tathātmanaḥ
samādhānam
samādhi
tathā
thus
ātmanaḥ
of the mind.
Fixing the vital air and the mind in one of the six circles of vital air circulation within the body, thus concentrating one’s mind on the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is called samādhi, or samādhāna, of the mind.

There are six circles of vital air circulation within the body. The first circle is within the belly, the second circle is in the area of the heart, the third is in the area of the lungs, the fourth is on the palate, the fifth is between the eyebrows, and the highest, the sixth circle, is above the brain. One has to fix his mind and the circulation of the vital air and thus think of the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Lord. It is never mentioned that one should concentrate on the impersonal or void. It is clearly stated, vaikuṇṭha-līlā. Līlā means “pastimes.” Unless the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, has transcendental activities, where is the scope for thinking of these pastimes? It is through the processes of devotional service, chanting and hearing of the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, that one can achieve this concentration. As described in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Lord appears and disappears according to His relationships with different devotees. The Vedic literatures contain many narrations of the Lord’s pastimes, including the Battle of Kurukṣetra and historical facts relating to the life and precepts of devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja, Dhruva Mahārāja and Ambarīṣa Mahārāja. One need only concentrate his mind on one such narration and become always absorbed in its thought. Then he will be in samādhi. Samādhi is not an artificial bodily state; it is the state achieved when the mind is virtually absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One should fix the prāṇa at one spot among the various cakras by the mind. One should meditate on the pastimes in the spiritual world. Then one should attain samādhi of the mind. Among the places where prāṇa is situated, starting with the mūlādhāra-cakra, one should fix the prāṇa in one place. This is the stage of dhāraṇā. One should meditate on the limbs starting with the feet of the Lord along with his pastimes (līlābhidhyānam). Ātmanaḥ samādhānam means concentration of the mind.
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