Chapter 5: Path of Renunciationकर्मसंन्यासयोग
5:27
“Shutting out all external sense objects, keeping the eyes focused between the eyebrows, equalizing the incoming and outgoing breaths within the nostrils...”
Sanskrit
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः | प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ||
Transliteration
sparśān kṛtvā bahir bāhyāṁś cakṣuś caivāntare bhruvoḥ prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantara-cāriṇau
Commentary
This and the next verse describe meditation technique: withdrawing from external sensations, focusing the gaze at the third eye, and balancing the breath - preliminary steps for deep meditation.
Chapter 5
Path of Renunciation