TEXT 15
tasmin nirmanuje 'ranye
pippalopastha asritah
atmanatmanam atmastham
yatha-srutam acintayam
SYNONYMS
tasminin that; nirmanujewithout human habitation; aranyein the forest; pippalabanyan tree; upasthesitting under it; asritahtaking shelter of; atmanaby intelligence; atmanamthe Supersoul; atma-sthamsituated within myself; yatha-srutamas I had heard it from the liberated souls; acintayamthought over.
TRANSLATION
After that, under the shadow of a banyan tree in an uninhabited forest I began to meditate upon the Supersoul situated within, using my intelligence, as I had learned from liberated souls.
PURPORT
One should not meditate according to one's personal whims. One should know perfectly well from the authoritative sources of scriptures through the transparent medium of a bona fide spiritual master and by proper use of one's trained intelligence for meditating upon the Supersoul dwelling within every living being. This consciousness is firmly developed by a devotee who has rendered loving service unto the Lord by carrying out the orders of the spiritual master. Sri Naradaji contacted bona fide spiritual masters, served them sincerely and got enlightenment rightly. Thus he began to meditate.

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