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kecit svadehantar hrdayavakase

pradesa-matram purusam vasantam

catur-bhujam kanja-rathanga-sankha-

gada-dharam dharanaya smaranti

SYNONYMS

kecit—some of them; sva-deha-antah—within one’s own body; hrdaya-avakase—in the cavity of the heart; pradesa-matram—with the measurement of six inches; purusam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasantam—residing; catuh-bhujam—with four hands; kanja—a lotus flower; ratha-anga—a disc like the wheel of a chariot; sankha—a conchshell; gada-dharam—holding the club; dharanaya—by such contemplation; smaranti—they remember " ’Some yogis think of the Lord within their hearts as measuring about six inches.

The Lord has four hands, in which He holds a conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower.

Those who worship this form of Visnu within the heart are called sagarbha-yogis.’

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.2.8).