शारदेन्दीवरश्यामं संराध्यं योगिभिः शनैः ॥२८॥
yad vidur hy aniruddhÄkhyaá¹
hṛṣīkÄṇÄm adhÄ«Å›varam
Å›ÄradendÄ«vara-Å›yÄmaá¹
saá¹rÄdhyaá¹ yogibhiḥ Å›anaiḥ
1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LSB(1)
yat - which mind; viduḥ - is known; hi - indeed; aniruddha-Äkhyam - by the name Aniruddha; hṛṣīkÄṇÄm - of the senses; adhÄ«Å›varam - the supreme ruler; Å›Ärada - autumnal; indÄ«vara - like a blue lotus; Å›yÄmam - bluish; saá¹rÄdhyam - who is found; yogibhiḥ - by the yogÄ«s; Å›anaiḥ - gradually.
The mind of the living entity is known by the name of Lord Aniruddha, the supreme ruler of the senses. He possesses a bluish-black form resembling a lotus flower growing in the autumn. He is found slowly by the yogīs.
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 SudarÅ›ana cakra, conchshell, club and lotus flower. There are twenty-four forms of Viṣṇu, each differently named. Among these twenty-four forms, Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and VÄsudeva are depicted very nicely in the Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta, where it is stated that Aniruddha is worshiped by the yogÄ«s. 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.
