स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः ।
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
बाह्य पदार्थोंको बाहर ही छोड़कर और नेत्रोंकी दृष्टिको भौंहोंके बीचमें स्थित करके तथा नासिकामें विचरनेवाले प्राण और अपान वायुको सम करके जिसकी इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि अपने वशमें हैं, जो मोक्षपरायण है तथा जो इच्छा, भय और क्रोधसे सर्वथा रहित है, वह मुनि सदा मुक्त ही है ॥
English
Leaving outer objects outside, fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, and balancing the inward and outward breaths moving through the nose.
What this verse means
Withdraw the senses from outer objects, steady the gaze, and balance the breath. This prepares the mind for deep inward focus.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna is being taught how to recover inner mastery. After describing the liberated one, Krishna gives the practical method: withdraw the senses, steady the eyes, and regulate the breath. It is a supporting step in a larger discipline.
Why this verse still matters
You sit in the car before walking into a room where one conversation could change everything. Before the door opens, you breathe, settle your eyes, and stop feeding the noise.
The takeaway
Stillness begins with deliberate restraint, not with forcing the mind to obey.
Word-by-word translation
स्पर्शान् (outer contacts) / कृत्वा (having made) / बहिः (outside) / बाह्यान् (outer) / चक्षुः (the eyes) / च एव (and indeed) / अन्तरे (between) / भ्रुवोः (the eyebrows) / प्राणापानौ (the inward and outward breaths) / समौ (equal) / कृत्वा (having made) / नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ (moving within the nose)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga — The Yoga of Renunciation, which contains 29 verses.