गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param "A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of all material desire, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead."* Thus have been explained the various kinds of worship of the Lord, kinds of worship beginning with the chanting of the ten-syllable mantra. As explained before, this worship should be directed to one's chosen Deity. Adhikaraṇa 33 Meditation on the Form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa In the previous passages meditation on the Lord's qualities and virtues has been described. Now will be described meditation on the Lord's bodily limbs and features. In Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (1.38), the demigod Brahmā explains: tam ekaṁ govindaṁ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaṁ pañca-padaṁ vṛndāvana-sura- bhūruha-talāsīnaṁ satataṁ sa-marud-gaṇo 'haṁ paramayā stutyā toṣayāmi. "With eloquent prayers I and the Maruts please Lord Govinda, whose form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss, who stays under a desire tree in Vṛndāvana, and who is this five-word mantra." In the verse that follow Brahmā speaks prayers describing the gentle smile, merciful glance, and other features on the Supreme Lord's face, eyes, and other parts of the body. Saṁśaya (doubt): Are the gentle smile and other features on the Lord's face and the other parts of His body to be meditated on or not? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): Because by meditating on the Lord's general qualities and virtues one attains the goal of life, and because that goal thus attained is so great and exalted, there is no need to meditate on the features of the Lord's