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Chapter 6
samam kayasirogrivam dharayannacalam sthirah
sampreksya nasikagram svam disascanavalokayan
Let him hold the trunk, head and neck straight and steady, gazing at the tip of his nose, without looking around. 13
Comment:-
Samam kayairogrivam dharayannacalams:—The portion of the body from the neck to waist, is called 'Kayo' (trunk), while the portion from neck to top is called, head. All postures are useful, from meditation and health point of view. Out of those postures, Lord Krsna has taken the essential feature, necessary
for meditation, i.e., to keep neck, back and head in a straight position. While meditating, the trunk, head and neck should be held straight, so that the spinal cord may remain vertical. In this posture, the mind becomes calm and concentrated quickly. If one bends forward, he feels drowsy, if he bends backward, there is stupor and if he bends sideways, he becomes capricious. If he feels drowsy, he should walk a little, and then again with a firm determination, should repractise meditation by holding the trunk, head and neck straight.
Disascanavalokayan:—He should not look in any direction, because by looking here and there, the neck will bend, which will disturb his meditation. So the neck should be held straight.
Sampreksya nasikagram svam:—He should look at the tip of his nose, with his half-closed eyes. If he closes his eyes, he may feel sleepy. But if the eyes are open, he is likely to look at the other objects within sight and so there may be distraction in meditation. Thus, Lord Krsna means to say, that he should keep his eyes half-closed, because by doing so, the eye-balls assume steadiness and seem as if they are looking at the tip of the nose.
Sthirah:—He should sit steady, without any activity of the body or senses, just like a statue continuously for three hours. Moreover, there should not be any activity of the mind also. By doing so, he will overcome the strain of the posture and will become 7itasana' (conqueror of the posture).
Appendix:—Here gazing at the tip of the nose is not important but concentration of the mind is important.
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