Concentration

Samam kaya-shiro-grivam dharayann achalam sthirah, samprekshya nasikagram svam dishas chanavalokayan

Hold the body, head, and neck erect, still, and motionless. Gaze steadily at the tip of the nose, without looking in any direction.

Samam kaya-shiro-grivam dharayann achalam sthirah, samprekshya nasikagram svam dishas chanavalokayan

Hold the body, head, and neck erect, still, and motionless. Gaze steadily at the tip of the nose, without looking in any direction.

Samam kaya-shiro-grivam dharayann acalam sthirah, samprekshya nasikagram svam dishas canavalokayan

Hold the body, head, and neck erect, still, and straight. Gaze at the tip of the nose, without looking around in any direction.

Yatha dipo nivata-stho nengate sopama smrita, yogino yata-chittasya yunjato yogam atmanah

As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the disciplined mind of a yogi remains steady in meditation on the self.

Aphala-kāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-diṣhṭo ya ijyate, yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ

Sacrifice that is performed as a duty, without desire for reward, according to scriptural injunctions, with a concentrated mind—that is of the nature of goodness.