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Chapter 6 · Verse 13 · Dhyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 6.13

serene Mind & Meditation Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।

Transliteration

samaṁ kāya-śhiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann achalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśh chānavalokayan

Word by Word

samam straight
kāya body
śhiraḥ head
grīvam neck
dhārayan holding
achalam unmoving
sthiraḥ still
samprekṣhya gazing
nāsika-agram at the tip of the nose
svam own
diśhaḥ directions
cha and
anavalokayan not looking
Simplified Perspective

Krishna teaches us the physical posture of meditation—body erect, head and neck aligned, eyes softly focused on the tip of the nose—as the outer expression of inner steadiness. This is not rigid control but the natural architecture of a consciousness turning inward, releasing its grip on the world's endless directions.

When you sit in this way, you are already telling your restless mind: here, now, only this. For the modern seeker caught in a storm of stimuli, this simple instruction becomes an anchor—a way to tell your nervous system that you are safe enough to look within.

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Bhagavad Gita 6.13 — BG 6.13

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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