ध्यायतश्चरणाम्भोजं भावनिर्जितचेतसा ।
औत्कण्ठ्याश्रुकलाक्षस्य हृद्यासीन्मे शनैर्हरिः ॥१६॥

dhyÄyataÅ› caraṇÄmbhojaá¹
bhÄva-nirjita-cetasÄ
autkaṇṭhyÄÅ›ru-kalÄká¹£asya
há¹›dy ÄsÄ«n me Å›anair hariḥ


Text

As I meditated on the lotus feet of the Lord with a mind conquered by prema, with tears in my eyes from longing, step by step the Lord made his appearance in my mind.

Purport

As I meditated in the mind (hrdi) with the mind (cetasa) conquered by prema (bhava-nirjita), the Lord step by step made his appearance before me (asit). Or sanaih (gradually) can mean that first he appeared in the heart, and then he appeared in the three functions of the mind—nose, ear and eye, so that I could experience the fragrance of his body, the sound of his ankle bells and the beauty of his face. What happened to me? I had tears in my eyes because of longing.