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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.13.14
mac-chishyaih sanakadibhih
mayy addhavesyate yatha
SYNONYMS
etavan -- actually this; yogah -- yoga system; adishtah -- instructed; mat-sishyaih -- by My devotees; sanaka-adibhih -- headed by Sanaka-kumara; sarvatah -- from all sides; manah -- the mind; akrishya -- withdrawing; mayi -- in Me; addha -- directly; avesyate -- is absorbed; yatha -- accordingly.
TRANSLATION
The actual yoga system as taught by My devotees, headed by Sanaka-kumara, is simply this: Having withdrawn the mind from all other objects, one should directly and appropriately absorb it in Me.
PURPORT
The word yatha ("accordingly" or "properly") indicates that like Uddhava one should hear directly from Lord Krishna or His bona fide representative and directly (addha) fix the mind in Lord Krishna.
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