स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः | प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ
sparśānkṛtvā bahirbāhyāṃścakṣuścaivāntare bhruvoḥ . prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau
Die äußeren Sinnesobjekte ausschließend, den Blick zwischen den Augenbrauen fixierend und die durch die Nasenlöcher strömenden Ein- und Ausatemzüge gleichmäßig machend,
-5.28 Keeping the external objects outside, the eyes at the juncture of the eye-brows, and making eal the outgoing and incoming breaths that move through the nostrils, the contemplative who has control over his organs, mind and intellect should be fully intent on Liberation and free from desire, fear and anger. He who is ever is verily free.
Dieser Vers beschreibt die vorbereitenden Schritte der Meditation (Dhyana Yoga). Er betont die Notwendigkeit, äußere Reize und Sinnesobjekte vom Geist fernzuhalten und den Blick zwischen den Augenbrauen zu fixieren, um die Augen ruhig zu halten. Des Weiteren wird die Bedeutung einer gleichmäßigen, rhythmischen Atmung hervorgehoben, die zur Beruhigung des Geistes und des gesamten Systems führt.
The verses 27 and 28 deal with the Yoga of meditation (Dhyana). External objects or contacts are the sound and the other senseobjects. If the mind does not think of the external objects they are shut out from the mind. The senses are the doors or avenues through which sound and the other senseobjects enter the mind.If you fix the gaze between the eyrows the eyalls remain fixed and steady. Rhythmical breathing is described here. You will have to make the breath rhythmical. The mind becomes steady when the breath becomes rhythmical. When the breath becomes rhythmical there is perfect harmony in the mind and the whole system. (Cf.VI.10?14VIII.10)