Word meanings
- prayāṇa-kāle
- at the time of death
- manasā
- mind
- acalena
- steadily
- bhaktyā
- remembering with great devotion
- yuktaḥ
- united
- yoga-balena
- through the power of yog
- ca
- and
- eva
- certainly
- bhruvoḥ
- the two eyebrows
- madhye
- between
- prāṇam
- life airs
- āveśya
- fixing
- samyak
- completely
- saḥ
- he
- tam
- him
- param puruṣam
- the Supreme Divine Lord
- upaiti
- attains
- divyam
- divine
Translations
At the time of death, with an unwavering mind, endowed with devotion, by the power of Yoga, fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the two eyebrows, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.
He who leaves the body with an unmoved mind, filled with devotion, and by the power of his meditation gathers his whole vital energy between his eyebrows, attains the Supreme.
At the time of death, having fully fixed the Prana (vital force) between the eyebrows with an unwavering mind, and being imbued with devotion as well as the strength of concentration, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.
वह भक्तियुक्त मनुष्य अन्तसमयमें अचल मनसे और योगबलके द्वारा भृकुटीके मध्यमें प्राणोंको अच्छी तरहसे प्रविष्ट करके (शरीर छोड़नेपर) उस परम दिव्य पुरुषको ही प्राप्त होता है।Commentary
The Yogi gets immense inner strength and power of concentration. His mind becomes ite steady through constant practice of concentration and meditation. He practises concentration first on the lower Chakras, viz.? Muladhara? Svadhishthana and Manipura. He then concentrates on the lotus of the heart (Anahata Chakra). Then he takes the lifreath (Prana) through the Sushumna and fixes it in the middle of the two eyrows. He eventually attains the resplendent Supreme Purusha (Person) by the above Yogic practice.
This is possible for one who has devoted his whole life to the practice of Yoga.