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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 13

The Path of Meditation

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्

samaṁ kāya-śhiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann achalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśh chānavalokayan

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.13 mean?

Let him hold his body, head, and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left.

Word-by-word meaning

samam—straight · kāya—body · śhiraḥ—head · grīvam—neck · dhārayan—holding · achalam—unmoving · sthiraḥ—still · samprekṣhya—gazing · nāsika-agram—at the tip of the nose · svam—own · diśhaḥ—directions · cha—and · anavalokayan—not looking

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