Gita/Chapter 6/Verse 13
The Yoga of Meditation · 6.13

At the tip of the nose: Meditation and Mind

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्॥ ६.१३ ॥
samaṁ kāya-śhiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann achalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśh chānavalokayan
Translation

Let him hold his 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.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 6.13 through stronger key ideas from the verse: at the tip of the nose, straight, holding. In the context of Meditation and Mind, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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