योगी युञ्जीत सततम् आत्मानं रहसि स्थितः ॥
एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीर् अपरिग्रहः ॥
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरम् आसनम् आत्मनः ॥
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः ॥
उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद् योगम् आत्मविशुद्धये ॥
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्न् अचलं स्थिरः ॥
संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश् चानवलोकयन् ॥
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर् ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः ॥
मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥
युञ्जन्न् एवं सदात्मानं योगी नियतमानसः ॥
शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थाम् अधिगच्छति ॥
नात्यश्नतस् तु योगो ऽस्ति न चैकान्तम् अनश्नतः ॥
न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु ॥
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥
yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṃ rahasi sthitaḥ ||
ekākī yatacittātmā nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ ||
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ ||
nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram ||
tatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ ||
upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātmaviśuddhaye ||
samaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayann acalaṃ sthiraḥ ||
saṃprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaś cānavalokayan ||
praśāntātmā vigatabhīr brahmacārivrate sthitaḥ ||
manaḥ saṃyamya maccitto yukta āsīta matparaḥ ||
yuñjann evaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī niyatamānasaḥ ||
śāntiṃ nirvāṇaparamāṃ matsaṃsthām adhigacchati ||
nātyaśnatas tu yogo 'sti na caikāntam anaśnataḥ ||
na cātisvapnaśīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna ||
yuktāhāravihārasya yuktaceṣṭasya karmasu ||
yuktasvapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā ||
'Let the yogi constantly practice union, remaining in solitude, alone, with mind and self restrained, without expectations and without possessions. Having set up in a pure place a firm seat for himself, neither too high nor too low, covered with cloth, hide, and kusha grass, he should there make his mind one-pointed and, having restrained the activity of mind and senses, sit upon that seat and practice yoga for the purification of the self. Holding the body, head, and neck level and motionless, steady, with his gaze fixed on the tip of his nose and not looking about in any direction, at peace, free from fear, established in the vow of the brahmachari, with mind restrained and consciousness fixed on Me, let him remain in yoga, taking Me as the supreme goal. Thus always uniting himself, the yogi with a restrained mind attains the peace whose culmination is nirvana, abiding in Me. There is no yoga for one who eats too much, nor for one who does not eat at all; nor for one given to excessive sleep, nor for one who stays awake too much, O Arjuna. For one who is moderate in food and recreation, measured in actions, and regulated in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of suffering.'
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The instruction on place, posture, and measure shows the practical side of yoga, but its center is matparah — being oriented toward Krishna. Without this orientation, the technique remains mere outward discipline.