Shloka 4
Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga
ततो बुद्वुदमध्ये तु पीतवासाश्चतुर्भुजः / अहं मतस्तथात्मानं ध्यानेन परिचिन्तयेत्
tato budvudamadhye tu pītavāsāścaturbhujaḥ / ahaṃ matastathātmānaṃ dhyānena paricintayet
പിന്നീട് പ്രകാശമുള്ള ബുബ്ബുദത്തിന്റെ (ഗോളത്തിന്റെ) മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ പീതാംബരം ധരിച്ച ചതുര്ഭുജനായ പ്രഭുവിനെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം; ‘അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ഞാൻ’ എന്ന ബോധത്തോടെ ആത്മസ്വരൂപത്തെ പരിചിന്തിക്കണം।
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: Identity contemplation (‘so’ham/aham saḥ’ style): meditating on the four-armed, yellow-clad Lord and recognizing the Self’s unity with Him.
Vedantic Theme: Non-duality/abheda as culmination of bhakti-yoga meditation; īśvara as the inner Self when upādhis are dissolved.
Application: After mantra and bhūta-śuddhi, hold a steady Viṣṇu form in a luminous sphere, then gently shift from form to the sense of pure ‘I-am’ without separation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: meditative locus (heart/inner space)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana dhyāna passages on Viṣṇu’s caturbhuja form and internal worship leading to liberation
FAQs
It provides a concrete dhyāna-support (ālambana) for focusing the mind on Vishnu, leading the practitioner toward inner steadiness and spiritual realization.
It points inward: liberation is approached through contemplative identification with the divine Self—seeing the Lord as the innermost reality rather than merely an external deity.
Practice daily meditation by visualizing Vishnu’s form (pītāmbara, caturbhuja) and cultivating self-inquiry—reducing ego-centered thinking and strengthening dharma-driven living.