CC Madhya 24.156
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 156
- kecit sva-dehāntar hṛdayāvakāśe
- prādeśa-mātraṁ puruṣaṁ vasantam
- catur-bhujaṁ kañja-rathāṅga-śaṅkha-
- gadā-dharaṁ dhāraṇayā smaranti
SYNONYMS
kecit—some of them; sva-deha-antaḥ—within one's own body; hṛdaya-avakāśe—in the cavity of the heart; prādeśa-mātram—with the measurement of six inches; puruṣam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasantam—residing; catuḥ-bhujam—with four hands; kañja—a lotus flower; ratha-aṅga—a disc like the wheel of a chariot; śaṅkha—a conchshell; gadā-dharam—holding the club; dhāraṇayā—by such contemplation; smaranti—they remember.
TRANSLATION
"'Some yogīs think of the Lord within their hearts as measuring about six inches. The Lord has four hands, in which He holds a conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower. Those who worship this form of Viṣṇu within the heart are called sagarbha-yogīs.'
PURPORT
This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.2.8).