Chapter 6 Verse 13 of 47

• samaḿ kāya-śiro-grīvaḿ
• dhārayann acalaḿ sthiraḥ
• samprekṣya nāsikāgraḿ svaḿ
• diśaś cānavalokayan
• praśāntātmā vigata-bhīr
• brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ
• manaḥ saḿyamya mac-citto
• yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ

Translation

One should hold one's body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life.

Synonyms

• samam

  straight

• kāya

  body

• śiraḥ

  head

• grīvam

  and neck

• dhārayan

  holding

• acalam

  unmoving

• sthiraḥ

  still

• samprekṣya

  looking

• nāsikā

  of the nose

• agram

  at the tip

• svam

  own

• diśaḥ

  on all sides

• ca

  also

• anavalokayan

  not looking

• praśānta

  unagitated

• ātmā

  mind

• bhīḥ

  devoid of fear

• vrate

  in the vow of celibacy

• sthitaḥ

  situated

• manaḥ

  mind

• saḿyamya

  completely subduing

• mat

  upon Me (Krsna)

• cittaḥ

  concentrating the mind

• yuktaḥ

  the actual yogi

• āsīta

  should sit

• mat

  Me

• paraḥ

  the ultimate goal.

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