Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 28
Sāṅkhya: Categories of the Absolute Truth and the Unfolding of Creation
Tattva-vicāra
यद्विदुर्ह्यनिरुद्धाख्यं हृषीकाणामधीश्वरम् । शारदेन्दीवरश्यामं संराध्यं योगिभि: शनै: ॥ २८ ॥
yad vidur hy aniruddhākhyaṁ hṛṣīkāṇām adhīśvaram śāradendīvara-śyāmaṁ saṁrādhyaṁ yogibhiḥ śanaiḥ
জীবের মন ‘অনিরুদ্ধ’ নামে পরিচিত—ইন্দ্রিয়সমূহের পরম অধীশ্বর। তাঁর রূপ শরৎকালের নীল পদ্মের ন্যায় শ্যাম; যোগীরা ধীরে ধীরে সাধনায় তাঁকে উপলব্ধি করে।
The system of yoga entails controlling the mind, and the Lord of the mind is Aniruddha. It is stated that Aniruddha is four-handed, with Sudarśana cakra, conchshell, club and lotus flower. There are twenty-four forms of Viṣṇu, each differently named. Among these twenty-four forms, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Vāsudeva are depicted very nicely in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, where it is stated that Aniruddha is worshiped by the yogīs. Meditation upon voidness is a modern invention of the fertile brain of some speculator. Actually the process of yoga meditation, as prescribed in this verse, should be fixed upon the form of Aniruddha. By meditating on Aniruddha one can become free from the agitation of acceptance and rejection. When one’s mind is fixed upon Aniruddha, one gradually becomes God-realized; he approaches the pure status of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which is the ultimate goal of yoga.
FAQs
In this verse, Aniruddha is identified as the Supreme Lord’s form known to the wise—Hṛṣīkeśa, the controller of the senses—upon whom yogīs meditate and whom they worship gradually.
Kapila teaches that true yoga means bringing the senses under higher guidance; since the Lord is their supreme master, meditation and worship become the means to purify and steady the senses.
Practice steady, step-by-step devotion and discipline—regular prayer/meditation, sense-restraint, and consistent remembrance of the Lord—rather than seeking instant results.