सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च | मूध्न्यार्धायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्
sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya mano hṛdi nirudhya ca . mūdhnyā^^rdhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthito yogadhāraṇām
制伏一切感官之门，将心束缚于心中，并将自身生命气息（普拉那）置于头顶，如此坚定地安住于瑜伽（禅定）之中；
Having controlled all the passages, having confined the mind in the heart, and having fixed his own vital force in the head, (and then) continuing in the firmness in yoga;
门户即是知识感官。关闭门户意味着通过制感（Pratyahara）或将意识从感官中撤回，来控制所有感官。即使感官受到控制，心仍会停留在感官对象上。因此，心被束缚或固定在心莲中，所有思想或心智变动也因此受到控制。整个生命气息（普拉那）现在被提升并固定在头顶（梵穴，Brahmarandhra）。
The gates are the senses of knowledge. Closing the gates means control of all senses by the practice of Pratyahara or withdrawal of the consciousness from them. Even if the senses are controlled? the mind will be dwelling on the sensual objects. Therefore the mind is confined or fixed in the lotus of the heart and thery all the thoughts or mental modifications are also controlled. The whole lifreath is now taken up and fixed at the crown of the head (Brahmarandhra or the hole of Brahman).