CC Madhya 24.156

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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CC Madhya 24.157

His Divine Grace
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).