neck, around which buzzes a swarm of bees intoxicated by its sweet scent. The parent also has a superb pearl necklace, crown, and pairs of armbands, bracelets, and ankle rings.

A belt surrounds his loins and hips, and He stands on the lotus of the heart of his devotee.. His appearance is most charming, and his serene demeanor rejoices the eyes and souls of the holy beings who behold him.

The Lord enjoys eternally unspeakable beauty, and He is worthy of the worship of the inhabitants of all the planets. His youth is everlasting, and He is always eager to pour out His blessings on His devotees.

The glories of the Lord are always worth singing, for they enhance those of His devotees. We must therefore meditate on the Sovereign Lord as well as on his devotees; one should meditate on his eternal form until the mind becomes stable.

So constantly absorbed in devotional service, the spiritualist sees the Lord standing, lying down, sitting in front of him or moving, for his entertainments are always wonderful and attractive.

When fixing his mind on the eternal form of the Lord, the spiritualist should not embrace his whole body with his gaze, but rather focus his mind on each of the distinct parts of his body. form. The holy being must first focus his mind on the Lord's lotus-like feet, marked with the signs of the lightning, the mahout's staff, the banner and the lotus flower. The splendor of their nails like marvelous rubies recalls the curved line of the moon and dispels the dense darkness of the heart.

Already blessed, Siva is all the more so because he wears the sacred waters of the Ganges, which takes its source in the water which bathed the lotus-like feet of the Lord. Now, these feet act like thunderbolt which shatters with its repeated blows the mountain of sins accumulated in the mind of the saint. It is therefore necessary for a long time to meditate on the lotus-like feet of the Lord.

The spiritualist must also fix in his heart the activities of Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, who receives worship of all heavenly beings and who is the mother of Brahma, the supreme being in this world. Always one can see her massaging the legs and thighs of the Lord Absolute, thus serving Him with care.

The spiritualist must then absorb his mind in meditation on the thighs of the Sovereign Lord, which represent the source of all energy. These are a Nivean blue, comparable to the glow of the flax flower, and they seem even more graceful when the Lord is mounted on Garuda (The gigantic bird on whose back Visnu travels). The spiritualist also likes to contemplate his rounded hips, which surrounds a belt resting on the exquisite yellow silk fabric going down to his ankles.

Then, the spiritualist must meditate on the navel of the Lord, located in the center of his abdomen and like the moon. From this navel, which represents the foundation of