सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च । मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम् ॥ १२ ॥
sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya mano hṛidi nirudhya cha mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām
Translation
Closing all the gates of the body, confining the mind in the heart, drawing the life-breath up into the head, established in yogic concentration,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
सब इंद्रियों के द्वारों को रोककर तथा मन को हृदय में स्थिर करके, फिर उस जीते हुए मन द्वारा प्राण को मस्तक में स्थापित करके, परमात्मा संबंधी योगधारणा में स्थित होकर —
Commentary
The "gates" are the senses. Restraining them, gathering the mind in the heart, and raising the life-breath — this describes a deliberate, meditative departure from the body.
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