Kavim puranam anushasitaram anor aniyamsam anusmared yah, sarvasya dhataram acintya-rupam aditya-varnam tamasah parastat
One should meditate upon the Supreme Person as the one who knows everything, who is the oldest, who is the controller, who is smaller than the smallest, who is the maintainer of everything, who is beyond all material conception, who is inconceivable, who is always a person, and who is luminous like the sun — beyond all darkness. This verse gives a rich description of the attributes of the Supreme being contemplated in meditation.
- •God is simultaneously the most subtle and the cosmic controller
- •The Divine is luminous consciousness beyond all darkness and ignorance
- •Meditation on God's attributes elevates and purifies the mind
Katham vidyam aham yogims tvam sada parichintayan, keshu keshu ca bhaveshu cintyo 'si bhagavan maya
How shall I, always meditating upon You, know You, O master of yoga? And in what particular forms are You to be thought of by me, O Blessed Lord? This sincere question of the meditator — how to hold God in mind practically — is the gateway to understanding the divine through His specific manifestations.
- •Asking how to meditate on God is a mark of sincere spiritual aspiration
- •The Lord's specific forms provide the mind a foothold for contemplation
- •Practical meditation requires concrete objects of focus
Iti te jnanam akhyatam guhyad guhyataram maya, vimrishyaitad asheshena yathecchasi tatha kuru
Thus, I have explained to you this knowledge that is more secret than all secrets. Ponder over it deeply, and then do as you wish.
- •Free will after divine instruction
- •God respects our choices
- •Contemplate deeply before acting