Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 352

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 5 The Supreme God : Enjoyer of Yagya स्पर्शान्कृत्वा वहिर्वाह्रांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवो:। प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ॥27॥ यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायण:। विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो य: सदा मुक्त एव स:॥28॥ [ “That sage is liberated for ever who shuts out of his mind all objects of sensual pleasure, keeps his eyes centered between the two brows, regulates his pran and apan, conquers his senses, mind and intellect, and whose mind is fixed on salvation.” ] Krishn reminds Arjun of the vital need of excluding from the mind all thoughts of external objects as well as of keeping the eyes fixed steadily between the two brows. Keeping the eyes between the brows does not simply mean concentrating them at something. It is rather that while the worshipper is sitting erect, his eyes should be pointed ahead in a straight line from the midpoint between the brows; they should not wander about restlessly and look right and left. Keeping the eyes aligned with the ridge of the nose- we must be careful that we do not start watching the nose-and balancing pran against apan and keeping the eyes steadily fixed all the while, we should direct the vision of mind, the Soul, to the breath and let him watch it: when does the breath go in, how long is it held-if it is held in for only half a second, we should not try to prolong it by force, and how long does it stay out?