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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.28.33
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 33
- dhyānāyanaṁ prahasitaṁ bahulādharoṣṭha-
- bhāsāruṇāyita-tanu-dvija-kunda-paṅkti
- dhyāyet svadeha-kuhare 'vasitasya viṣṇor
- bhaktyārdrayārpita-manā na pṛthag didṛkṣet
dhyānaeasily meditated upon-ayanameasily meditated upon — easily meditated upon; prahasitamthe laughter — the laughter; bahulaabundant — abundant; adharaof His lips-oṣṭhaof His lips — of His lips; bhāsaby the splendor — by the splendor; aruṇāyitarendered rosy — rendered rosy; tanusmall — small; dvijateeth — teeth; kundalike a row of jasmine buds-paṅktilike a row of jasmine buds — like a row of jasmine buds; dhyāyethe should meditate upon — he should meditate upon; svain the core of his heart-dehain the core of his heart-kuharein the core of his heart — in the core of his heart; avasitasyawho resides — who resides; viṣṇoḥof Viṣṇu — of Viṣṇu; bhaktyāwith devotion — with devotion; ārdrayāsteeped in love — steeped in love; arpitahis mind being fixed-manāḥhis mind being fixed — his mind being fixed; nanot — not; pṛthakanything else — anything else; didṛkṣethe should desire to see — he should desire to see.
With devotion steeped in love and affection, the yogī should meditate within the core of his heart upon the laughter of Lord Viṣṇu. The laughter of Viṣṇu is so captivating that it can be easily meditated upon. When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds rendered rosy by the splendor of His lips. Once devoting his mind to this, the yogī should no longer desire to see anything else.
It is recommended that the yogī visualize the laughter of the Lord after studying His smile very carefully. These particular descriptions of meditation on the smile, laughter, face, lips and teeth all indicate conclusively that God is not impersonal. It is described herein that one should meditate on the laughter or smiling of Viṣṇu. There is no other activity that can completely cleanse the heart of the devotee. The exceptional beauty of the laughter of Lord Viṣṇu is that when He smiles His small teeth, which resemble the buds of jasmine flowers, at once become reddish, reflecting His rosy lips. If the yogī is able to place the beautiful face of the Lord in the core of his heart, he will be completely satisfied. In other words, when one is absorbed in seeing the beauty of the Lord within himself, the material attraction can no longer disturb him.