सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मन: प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्
sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya mano hṛidi nirudhya cha mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām
Recitation · Text 8.12
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Restraining all the gates of the body, confining the mind in the heart, drawing the life-breath into the head, established in yogic concentration. The gates are the senses — the instruction begins by closing the doors rather than by trying harder.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The instruction begins by closing the doors, not by trying harder.