Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 5, Verse 27

स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः । प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥ २७ ॥

sparśhān kṛitvā bahir bāhyānśh chakṣhuśh chaivāntare bhruvoḥ prāṇāpānau samau kṛitvā nāsābhyantara-chāriṇau

Translation

Shutting out external contacts, fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, making even the outgoing and incoming breaths that move within the nostrils,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

बाहर के विषय-भोगों को बाहर ही त्यागकर, और नेत्रों की दृष्टि को भृकुटी के बीच में स्थित करके, तथा नासिका में विचरने वाले प्राण और अपान वायु को सम करके,

Commentary

The last three verses give a preview of meditation, which chapter 6 will explain in detail: withdrawing attention from outer objects, steadying the gaze at the eyebrow centre, and evening out the breath.