Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 8.12

Sanskrit

सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च। मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।

sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya mano hṛidi nirudhya cha mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām

Meaning

Master your attention, anchor your focus inward, and maintain steady discipline. This mental control is the foundation of sustained high performance and wise decision-making.

Translation

Having controlled all the senses, confined the mind in the heart, and fixed his own vital force in the head, he should remain firm in yoga.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: