सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च | मूध्न्यार्धायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्
sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya mano hṛdi nirudhya ca . mūdhnyā^^rdhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthito yogadhāraṇām
控制所有感官之門，將心念束縛於心間，將自己的生命氣息（prāṇa）固定於頭頂，並堅定地安住於瑜伽（yoga）的專注之中；
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;
此處的「門」指的是感官。關閉這些門意味著透過「制感」（Pratyahara）的練習，將意識從感官中抽離，從而控制所有感官。即使感官受到控制，心念仍可能停留在感官對象上，因此，心念被束縛或固定在心蓮之中，所有思緒或心智變動也隨之被控制。接著，整個生命氣息被提升並固定在頭頂（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).