Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 13 (6.13)

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः । सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् | | ६-१३ | |

samaṁ kāyaśhirogrīvaṁ dhārayannachalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśhchānavalokayan

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

Samam straight/aligned
kaya body, head, and neck
shirah body, head, and neck
grivam body, head, and neck
dharayan holding
n joined in dhārayannachalaṁ
achalam unmoving
sthirah steady

Line 2:

samprekshya gazing at
nasika the tip of the nose
agram the tip of the nose
svam one's own
dishah directions
c joined in diśhaśhchānavalokayan
anavalokayan not looking around.

English: Let him hold body, head and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left.

💡 Commentary Note

Keeping the spine aligned and the gaze steady helps prevent both drowsiness and distraction. Physical stillness directly encourages mental stillness, allowing the practitioner to go deeper into meditation.

Learnings from Shloka 13:

Physical Alignment:: Keep your body upright and steady to maintain alertness and flow of energy.
Focused Attention:: Limit eye movements and visual distractions to help quieten the wandering mind.

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Match Sanskrit words from shloka 6.13 with their Hindi and English meanings.

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