Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 27
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 5, श्लोक 27
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ॥
Transliteration
Sparshan Kritva Bahir-Bahyamsh-Chakshush-Chaiva-Antare Bhruvoh.
Prana-Apanau Samau Kritva Nasa-Abhyantara-Charinau.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
स्पर्शान्sparshansense objects/contacts
कृत्वाkritvakeeping
बहिःbahihoutside
बाह्यान्bahyanexternal
चक्षुःchakshuheyes/gaze
चchaand
एवevacertainly
अन्तरेantarebetween
भ्रुवोःbhruvohthe eyebrows
प्राणापानौprana-apanauincoming and outgoing breaths
समौsamauequal/balanced
कृत्वाkritvamaking
नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौnasa-abhyantara-charinaumoving within the nostrils
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
बाहरी विषयों को बाहर ही छोड़कर, दृष्टि को भ्रूमध्य में स्थिर करके, नासिका के भीतर चलने वाले प्राण और अपान को समान करके —
English Translation
Shutting out external sense contacts, fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, balancing the incoming and outgoing breaths flowing through the nostrils —
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna begins describing the technique of meditation for attaining liberation. The practitioner withdraws from external sense objects, focuses the gaze at the point between the eyebrows (ajna chakra), and balances the prana and apana breaths through the nostrils. This verse (continuing into the next) provides a concise guide to the practice of pranayama and pratyahara as preparation for deep meditation.