Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 24 Verse 156

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.156

kecit sva-dehāntar hṛdayāvakāśe

prādeśa-mātraḿ puruṣaḿ vasantam

catur-bhujaḿ kañja-rathāńga-śańkha-

gadā-dharaḿ 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-ańga — a disc like the wheel of a chariot; śańkha — 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 (2.2.8).

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