hṛt-puṇḍarīkam antaḥ-stham
ūrdhva-nālam adho-mukham
dhyātvordhva-mukham unnidram
aṣṭa-patraṁ sa-karṇikam
karṇikāyāṁ nyaset sūrya-
somāgnīn uttarottaram
vahni-madhye smared rūpaṁ
mamaitad dhyāna-maṅgalam
samaṁ praśāntaṁ su-mukhaṁ
dīrgha-cāru-catur-bhujam
su-cāru-sundara-grīvaṁ
su-kapolaṁ śuci-smitam
samāna-karṇa-vinyasta-
sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam
hemāmbaraṁ ghana-śyāmaṁ
śrīvatsa-śrī-niketanam
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma-
vanamālā-vibhūṣitam
nūpurair vilasat-pādaṁ
kaustubha-prabhayā yutam
dyumat-kirīṭa-kaṭaka-
kaṭi-sūtrāṅgadāyutam
sarvāṅga-sundaraṁ hṛdyaṁ
prasāda-sumukhekṣanam
su-kumāram abhidhyāyet
sarvāṅgeṣu mano dadhat
indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyo
manasākṛṣya tan manaḥ
buddhyā sārathinā dhīraḥ
praṇayen mayi sarvataḥ
hṛt - in the heart; puṇḍarīkam - lotus flower; antaḥ-stham - situated within the body; ūrdhva-nālam - having erected the lotus stalk; adhaḥ-mukham - with eyes half closed, staring at the tip of the nose; dhyātvā - having fixed the mind in meditation; ūrdhva-mukham - enlivened; unnidram - alert without dozing off; aṣṭa-patram - with eight petals; sa-karṇikam - with the whorl of the lotus; karṇikāyām - within the whorl; nyaset - one should place by concentration; sūrya - the sun; soma - moon; agnīn - and fire; uttara-uttaram - in order, one after the other; vahni-madhye - within the fire; smaret - one should meditate; rūpam - upon the form; mama - My; etat - this; dhyāna-maṅgalam - the auspicious object of meditation; samam - balanced, all the parts of the body proportionate; praśāntam - gentle; su-mukham - cheerful; dīrgha-cāru-catuḥ-bhujam - having four beautiful long arms; su-cāru - charming; sundara - beautiful; grīvam - neck; su-kapolam - beautiful forehead; śuci-smitam - having a pure smile; samāna - alike; karṇa - in the two ears; vinyasta - situated; sphurat - glowing; makara - shaped like sharks; kuṇḍalam - earrings; hema - golden colored; ambaram - dress; ghana-śyāmam - the color of a dark rain cloud; śrī-vatsa - the unique curl of hair on the Lord's chest; śrī-niketanam - the abode of the goddess of fortune; śaṅkha - with the conchshell; cakra - Sudarśana disc; gadā - club; padma - lotus; vana-mālā - and a garland of forest flowers; vibhūṣitam - decorated; nūpuraiḥ - with ankle bells and bracelets; vilasat - shining; pādam - the lotus feet; kaustubha - of the Kaustubha gem; prabhayā - with the effulgence; yutam - enriched; dyumat - shining; kirīṭa - crown or helmet; kaṭaka - gold bracelets; kaṭi-sūtra - a band for the waist or upper hip; aṅgada - bracelets; āyutam - equipped with; sarva-aṅga - all the parts of the body; sundaram - beautiful; hṛdyam - charming; prasāda - with mercy; sumukha - smiling; īkṣaṇam - His glance; su-kumāram - most delicate; abhidhyāyet - one should meditate; sarva-aṅgeṣu - in all the parts of the body; manaḥ - the mind; dadhat - placing; indriyāṇi - the material senses; indriya-arthebhyaḥ - from the object of the senses; manasā - by the mind; ākṛṣya - pulling back; tat - that; manaḥ - mind; buddhyā - by intelligence; sārathinā - which is like the driver of a chariot; dhīraḥ - being grave and self-controlled; praṇayet - one should strongly lead; mayi - unto Me; sarvataḥ - in all limbs of the body.
Lord Kṛṣṇa here answers Uddhava’s question concerning the correct procedure, nature and object of meditation for those desiring liberation.