Shloka 31
Kapila Describes Bhakti-Saturated Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga and Meditation on the Lord’s Form
तस्यावलोकमधिकं कृपयातिघोर- तापत्रयोपशमनाय निसृष्टमक्ष्णो: । स्निग्धस्मितानुगुणितं विपुलप्रसादं ध्यायेच्चिरं विपुलभावनया गुहायाम् ॥ ३१ ॥
tasyāvalokam adhikaṁ kṛpayātighora- tāpa-trayopaśamanāya nisṛṣṭam akṣṇoḥ snigdha-smitānuguṇitaṁ vipula-prasādaṁ dhyāyec ciraṁ vipula-bhāvanayā guhāyām
យោគីទាំងឡាយគួរធ្វើសមាធិដោយភក្តិពេញលេញលើព្រះនេត្រករុណារបស់ព្រះអម្ចាស់ ដែលបញ្ចេញជាញឹកញាប់ដើម្បីបន្ធូរទុក្ខត្រីតាបដ៏គួរភ័យរបស់អ្នកភក្តិ។ ព្រះនេត្រនោះភ្ជាប់ជាមួយញញឹមស្រទន់ និងពោរពេញដោយព្រះគុណដ៏សម្បូរ។
As long as one is in conditional life, in the material body, it is natural that he will suffer from anxieties and agonies. One cannot avoid the influence of material energy, even when one is on the transcendental plane. Sometimes disturbances come, but the agonies and anxieties of the devotees are at once mitigated when they think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His beautiful form or the smiling face of the Lord. The Lord bestows innumerable favors upon His devotee, and the greatest manifestation of His grace is His smiling face, which is full of compassion for His pure devotees.
FAQs
This verse teaches that the Lord’s compassionate glance—meditated upon with steady devotion—pacifies the threefold miseries arising from oneself, other beings, and nature.
Kapila is describing a practical method of bhakti-yoga and dhyāna: fixing the mind on the Lord’s merciful features (especially His glance and gentle smile) to receive divine grace and inner relief from suffering.
Set aside daily time for calm meditation and prayer, visualize the Lord’s compassionate look and serene smile, and let that remembrance soften anxiety and re-center the mind in trust, devotion, and steadiness.