Word meanings
- sparśān
- contacts (through senses)
- kṛtvā
- keeping
- bahiḥ
- outside
- bāhyān
- external
- cakṣuḥ
- eyes
- ca
- and
- eva
- certainly
- antare
- between
- bhruvoḥ
- of the eyebrows
- prāṇa-apānau
- the outgoing and incoming breaths
- samau
- equal
- kṛtvā
- keeping
- nāsa-abhyantara
- within the nostrils
- cāriṇau
- moving
- yata
- controlled
- indriya
- senses
- manaḥ
- mind
- buddhiḥ
- intellect
- muniḥ
- the sage
- mokṣa
- liberation
- parāyaṇaḥ
- dedicated
- vigata
- free
- icchā
- desires
- bhaya
- fear
- krodhaḥ
- anger
- yaḥ
- who
- sadā
- always
- muktaḥ
- liberated
- eva
- certainly
- saḥ
- that person
Translations
Shutting out all external contacts and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, realizing the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils.
Excluding external objects, with his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, and the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;
- Keeping external objects outside, fixing the eyes at the juncture of the eye-brows, and controlling the outgoing and incoming breaths that move through the nostrils, the contemplative who has mastery over his organs, mind, and intellect should be fully intent on Liberation and free from desire, fear, and anger. He who is ever thus is verily free.
।।5.27 -- 5.28।। 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 मोक्ष-परायण है तथा जो इच्छा, भय और क्रोधसे सर्वथा रहित है, वह मुनि सदा मुक्त ही है।Commentary
The verses 27 and 28 deal with the Yoga of meditation (Dhyana). External objects or contacts are the sound and the other senseobjects. If the mind does not think of the external objects they are shut out from the mind. The senses are the doors or avenues through which sound and the other senseobjects enter the mind. If you fix the gaze between the eyrows the eyalls remain fixed and steady. Rhythmical breathing is described here. You will have to make the breath rhythmical. The mind becomes steady when the breath becomes rhythmical.
When the breath becomes rhythmical there is perfect harmony in the mind and the whole system. (Cf.VI.10-14VIII.10)