Verset 6.13

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः ।

सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥

6.13

Translittération

samaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayannacalaṃ sthiraḥ |

samprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan ||

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Traduction

Let him firmly hold his body, head and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of his nose, without looking around.

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Mot à mot

straight
body head and neck
holding
motionless
steady

gazing at
the tip of the nose
one's own
the directions
and
not looking around

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explication

Krishna turns to posture. Body, head and neck are held in a straight line, still and steady. The gaze rests on the tip of the nose, and the eyes do not wander in any direction. Commentators differ on whether this means literally looking at the nose or keeping the eyes half closed and directed downward, but the purpose is plain: to keep sight from pulling the mind outward. The verse begins a sentence that continues into the next, describing the meditator as a whole.