92 - Meditation on Vishnu

Rudra said: 

1.    O the bearer of Shankha, Chakra and Gada, please expound again the process of meditation of Vishnu, a knowledge whereof makes a man happy in having fulfilled his task.

Hari said: 

2. I shall expound the meditation on Hari that suppresses the machinations of Maya. O Hara, the meditation is of two kinds, one on the embodied and the other on the unembodied. 

3-4. The one on the unembodied has already been explained. I shall expound the one on the embodied. By those who seek salvation Hari has to be meditated as refulgent like a crore of suns, the victorious, uniformly resplendent, white as the Kunda flower and cow's milk, endowed with the large gentle Shankha. 

5. Endowed with the discus resembling a thousand suns, fierce with a series of shooting flames, the tranquil, of auspicious face, having the mace in his hand. 

6. Equipped with the priceless crown brilliant with gems, having weapons, the omnipresent, the shining, holding the lotus. 

7. Wearing the garland of wild flowers, the pure, of even shoulders, having golden ornaments, good garments, of pure body, having good ears, stationed in the lotus. 

8. Of golden body having good necklaces, good bracelets, the armlet, equipped with the garland of wild flowers. 

9. Having the mark Srivatsa and the gem Kaustubha, Lakshmi's eyes fixed on him, equipped with the qualities such as Anima, the originator and the destroyer. 

10. Worthy of meditation of the sages, the deities and the asuras, extremely beautiful, stationed in the hearts of living beings from Brahma to a blade of grass. 

11. The eternal, the imperishable, the pure, the lord blessing all, Narayana the great God with his earrings shaped like the Makara fish shining profusely. 

12. Destroyer of all harassments, worthy of worship, the auspicious, destroyer of the wicked, the immanent soul of all, omniformed, omnipresent, destroyer of evil influence of planets. 

13. Having beautiful rings, and shining nails, worthy of being approached as refuge, the pleasing, of gentle form, the great lord. 

14. Having all ornaments, smeared with sweet sandal paste, accompanied by all Devas, the doer of what is pleasant to the gods. 

15. Seeking the benefit of all worlds, the lord of all, conceiver of all, stationed in the sphere of the Sun, Fire, and Water. 

16. Vasudeva, the sole meditator of the universe, should be meditated upon by those who seek salvation "I am Vasudeva", thus shall the soul be meditated upon Hari. 

17-18. Those who meditate like this on Vishnu attain the final goal. Formerly, the sage Yajnavalkya meditated on the supreme lord of gods Vishnu, attained the position of the law-giver and finally the supreme region. O Shankara, lord of gods, you also contemplate over Vishnu. 

19. Those who recite this Vishnudhyana attain the final goal, viz., liberation.