Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 25
The Lord in the Heart and the Discipline of Yoga-Bhakti
तद् विश्वनाभिं त्वतिवर्त्य विष्णो- रणीयसा विरजेनात्मनैक: । नमस्कृतं ब्रह्मविदामुपैति कल्पायुषो यद् विबुधा रमन्ते ॥ २५ ॥
tad viśva-nābhiṁ tv ativartya viṣṇor aṇīyasā virajenātmanaikaḥ namaskṛtaṁ brahma-vidām upaiti kalpāyuṣo yad vibudhā ramante
Ce Śiśumāra est le pivot de la rotation de l’univers entier, et on l’appelle le nombril de Viṣṇu (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu). Seul le yogī le dépasse et, l’âme purifiée, atteint Maharloka, vénéré par les connaisseurs du Brahman, où des sages purs tels que Bhṛgu jouissent d’une vie d’une durée égale à un kalpa.
FAQs
This verse says the meditator goes beyond the viśvanābhi (universal form) and, by the most subtle and stainless self, attains the revered spiritual state reached by Brahman-knowers.
Śukadeva is instructing Parīkṣit Mahārāja on the inner path of realization—how refined meditation and purity lead beyond cosmic visualization to the revered goal honored by realized sages.
Practice daily purification—truthfulness, restraint, and focused remembrance of Viṣṇu—so the mind becomes subtle and clear, making contemplation and devotion steady rather than scattered.