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स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः। प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
sparśhān kṛitvā bahir bāhyānśh chakṣhuśh chaivāntare bhruvoḥ prāṇāpānau samau kṛitvā nāsābhyantara-chāriṇau yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣha-parāyaṇaḥ vigatechchhā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ
Excluding external objects, with his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, and the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| sparśhān | contacts (through senses) |
| kṛitvā | keeping |
| bahiḥ | outside |
| bāhyān | external |
| chakṣhuḥ | eyes |
| cha | and |
| eva | certainly |
| antare | between |
| bhruvoḥ | of the eyebrows |
| prāṇa-apānau | the outgoing and incoming breaths |
| samau | equal |
| kṛitvā | keeping |
| nāsa-abhyantara | within the nostrils |
| chāriṇau | moving |
| yata | controlled |
| indriya | senses |
| manaḥ | mind |
| buddhiḥ | intellect |
| muniḥ | the sage |
| mokṣha | liberation |
| parāyaṇaḥ | dedicated |
| vigata | free |
| ichchhā | desires |
| bhaya | fear |
| krodhaḥ | anger |
| yaḥ | who |
| sadā | always |
| muktaḥ | liberated |
| eva | certainly |
| saḥ | that person |
The verses 27 and 28 deal with the Yoga of meditation (Dhyana). External objects or contacts are the sound and the other senseobjects.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare renunciation of work with renunciation of attachment and examine the chapter’s account of inner freedom.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami Gambirananda- Keeping external objects outside, fixing the eyes at the juncture of the eye-brows, and controlling the outgoing and incoming breaths that move through the nostrils, the contemplative who has mastery over his organs, mind, and intellect should be fully intent on Liberation and free from desire, fear, and anger. He who is ever thus is verily free.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaShutting off outward contacts, fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, realizing inward and outward breaths moving in the nostrils;
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe verses 27 and 28 deal with the Yoga of meditation (Dhyana). External objects or contacts are the sound and the other senseobjects.
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Excluding external objects, with his gaze fixed between the eyebrows
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the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils
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sparśhān: contacts (through senses)
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