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The Imperishable Absolute
सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च। मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्
sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya mano hṛidi nirudhya cha mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām
Closing the gates of the body, drawing the forces of his mind into the heart, and, by the power of meditation, concentrating his vital energy in the brain;
sarva-dvārāṇi—all gates · sanyamya—restraining · manaḥ—the mind · hṛidi—in the heart region · nirudhya—confining · cha—and · mūrdhni—in the head · ādhāya—establish · ātmanaḥ—of the self · prāṇam—the life breath · āsthitaḥ—situated (in) · yoga-dhāraṇām—the yogic concentration
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