Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 374

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 6 The Yog of Meditation तत्रैकाग्रं मन: कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय:। उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये॥12॥ [ “He should then sit on it and practise yog, concentrating his mind and restraining the senses, for self-purification.” ] Next, then, the posture of sitting (according to the provision, meditation is done in a sitting posture )-the manner in which the worshipper should sit while engaged in contemplation-is taken up. समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिर:। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्॥13॥ [ “Holding his body, head, and neck firmly erect, his eyes should concentrate on the tip of the nose, looking neither right nor left.’’ ]