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Dhyana Yoga · The Yoga of Meditation
Bhagavad Gita 6.13-14
Sanskrit
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः । सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥6.13॥प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः । मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥6.14॥
Transliteration
samaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayannacalaṃ sthiraḥ | samprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan ‖6.13‖ praśāntātmā vigatabhīrbrahmacārivrate sthitaḥ | manaḥ saṃyamya maccitto yukta āsīta matparaḥ ‖6.14‖
Meaning
“Holding body, head, and neck erect, still, and steady, gazing at the tip of the nose without looking around; serene of self, fearless, firm in the vow of continence, controlling the mind, with thoughts fixed on Me, let one sit harmonised, holding Me as supreme.”
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Theme: The Yoga of Meditation
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