Bhagavad Gita · 6.13-14
॥
Devanāgarī
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः ।
सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः ।
मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ |
samprekṣya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśaś cānavalokayan ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
समम्samamstraight, in a level line.
कायशिरोग्रीवम्kāya-śiro-grīvamthe body (kāya), head (śiras), and neck (grīvā).
धारयन्dhārayanholding.
अचलम्acalammotionless.
स्थिरःsthiraḥsteadily.
सम्प्रेक्ष्यsamprekṣyagazing intently.
नासिकाग्रम्nāsikā-agramat the tip (agra) of the nose (nāsikā).
स्वम्svamone’s own.
दिशः चdiśaḥ caand in the directions.
अनवलोकयन्anavalokayannot looking.
प्रशान्तात्माpraśānta-ātmāone whose mind (ātman) is fully peaceful.
विगतभीःvigata-bhīḥfree from fear.
ब्रह्मचारिव्रतेbrahmacāri-vratein the vow (vrata) of brahmacarya (celibacy).
स्थितःsthitaḥestablished.
मनःmanaḥthe mind.
संयम्यsaṁyamyahaving subdued.
मच्चित्तःmat-cittaḥone whose mind (citta) is fixed on Me.
युक्तःyuktaḥyukta (situated in yoga).
आसीतāsītahe should sit.
मत्परःmat-paraḥregarding Me as the supreme goal.
Translation
“Holding the body, neck, and head erect in a straight line, one should sit motionless and steady. The gaze should be fixed on the tip of the nose, not looking about in any direction. (13) Thus, with a fully peaceful and fearless mind, established in the vow of celibacy, having subdued the mind, the yogī should sit, fixing all his thoughts on Me and regarding Me as the supreme goal. (14)”
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