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Bhagavad Gita / Chapter 6 / Verse 13
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Bhagavad Gita 6.13

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Sanskrit

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः | सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्

Transliteration

samaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayannacalaṃ sthiraḥ . samprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan

English

Holding the body, head and neck erect and still, being steady, looking at the tip of his own nose-and not looking around;

हिन्दी

काया, सिर और ग्रीवा को समान और अचल धारण किये हुए स्थिर होकर अपनी नासिका के अग्र भाग को देखकर अन्य दिशाओं को न देखता हुआ।।

Explanation — English

The Lord describes here the pose or Asana and the Drishti (gaze) in this verse.You cannot practise meditation without a firm seat. If the body is unsteady? the mind will also become unsteady. There is an intimate connection between the body and the mind.You should not shake the body even a bit. You should attain mastery over the Asana (AsanaJaya) by daily practice. You should be as firm as a statue or a rock. If you keep the body? head and neck erect? the spinal cord also will be erect and the Kundalini will rise up steadily through the subtle nervechannel (Nadi) called the Sushumna. Sit in the lotus pose or the adept pose. This will help you in maintaining the nervous eilibrium and mental poise. You should steadily direct your gaze towards the tip of your nose. This is known as the Nasikagra Drishti. The other gaze is the Bhrumadhya Drishti or gazing between the two eyrows where the psychic centre known as the Ajna Chakra is situated. This is described in chapter V? verse 27. In Bhrumadhya Drishti direct the gaze towards the Ajna Chakra with closed eyes. If you practise this with open eyes? it may produce headache. Foreign particles or dust may fall into the eyes. There may be distraction of the mind also. Do not strain the eyes. Practise gently. When you practise concentration at the tip of the nose you will experience DivyaGandha (various aromas). When you concentrate your gaze at the Ajna Chakra you will experience DivyaJyotis (perception of supraphenomenal lights). This is an experience to give you encouragement? push you up in the spiritual path and convince you of the existence of transcendental or supraphysical things. Do not stop your Sadhana. Yogins and those Bhaktas who meditate on Lord Siva concentrate on the Ajna Chakra with the Bhrumadhya Drishti. You can select whichever Drishti suits you best.Though the gaze is directed towards the tip of the nose when the eyes are halfclosed and the eyalls are steady the mind should be fixed only on the self. Therefore you will have to gaze? as it were? at the tip of the nose. In chapter VI? verse 25? the Lord says Having made the mind abide in the Self? let him not think of anything. Gazing at the tip of the nose will soon bring about concentration of the mind.Whichever be the point selected? visualise your own tutelary deity there and feel His Living Presence.

Explanation — हिन्दी

बाह्य आसन के उपरान्त मन को एकाग्र करने का उपदेश दिया गया है। अब शरीर का आसन बताते हैं। साधक को इस प्रकार स्थित होकर बैठना चाहिए कि उसका मेरुदण्ड शिर और ग्रीवा एक समान सरल लम्बरूप में रहे। जिस क्षैतिज आसन में साधक बैठता है वह आधार और काया शिर और ग्रीवा उस पर लम्ब रूप में होगी। दोनों हाथों की उँगलियों को आपस में बांधकर गोद में रखे। यहाँ विशेष रूप से कहा गया है कि शरीर को अचल रखना चाहिए।अचल का अर्थ यह नहीं कि शरीर को तनाव की स्थिति में रखना है। शरीर की स्थिति सीधी लेकिन इस प्रकार तनावरहित होनी चाहिए कि वह आगेपीछे दायेंबायें हिले नहीं।फिर साधक अपनी नासिका के अग्र भाग को देखे। इस कथन का शाब्दिक अर्थ नहीं लेना चाहिए। अनेक साधक लोग नासिकाग्र पर दृष्टि स्थिर करके शीश पीड़ा चक्कर थकान तनाव आदि रोगों को व्यर्थ मोल ले लेते हैं। शंकराचार्य स्पष्ट करते हैं कि मानो नासिकाग्र को देखते हुए न कि वास्तव में। यह नहीं कहा जा सकता कि शंकराचार्य ने अपनी बुद्धि से खींचतान कर ऐसा अर्थ किया है क्योंकि भगवान् स्वयं अपने कथन को स्पष्ट करते हैं।अन्य दिशाओं को न देखते हुए श्रीकृष्ण के इस कथन से यह स्पष्ट हो जाता है कि नासिकाग्र को देखने का अभिप्राय यह है कि यहाँवहाँ देखकर साधक को अपनी एकाग्रता भंग नहीं करनी चाहिए। यह नियम है कि जहाँ हमारी दृष्टि जाती है वहीं पर हमारा मन भी। यही कारण है कि भ्रमित अवस्था में मनुष्य की दृष्टि स्थिर नहीं रहती। दृष्टि की अस्थिरता मनुष्य के विचित्र सन्देहास्पद व्यवहार का लक्षण है और प्रमाण भी। आगे कहते हैं

Sanskrit
English
समम्
erect
कायशिरोग्रीवम्
body
head
and neck
धारयन्
holding
अचलम्
still
स्थिरः
steady
संप्रेक्ष्य,gazing
at
नासिकाग्रम्
tip of the nose
स्वम्
ones own
दिशः
directions
च
and
अनवलोकयन्
not looking.
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