यावन्मनस्त्यजेत् कामान् स्वनासाग्रनिरीक्षणः ॥३२॥
यतो यतो निःसरति मनः कामहतं भ्रमत् ।
ततस्तत उपाहृत्य हृदि रुन्ध्याच्छनैर्बुधः ॥३३॥
prÄṇÄpÄnau sannirundhyÄt
pūra-kumbhaka-recakaiḥ
yÄvan manas tyajet kÄmÄn
sva-nÄsÄgra-nirÄ«ká¹£aṇaḥ
yato yato niḥsarati
manaḥ kÄma-hataá¹ bhramat
tatas tata upÄhá¹›tya
há¹›di rundhyÄc chanair budhaḥ
prÄṇa - incoming breath; apÄnau - outgoing breath; sannirundhyÄt - should stop; pÅ«ra-kumbhaka-recakaiḥ - by inhaling, exhaling and holding, which are technically known as pÅ«raka, kumbhaka and recaka; yÄvat - so long; manaḥ - the mind; tyajet - should give up; kÄmÄn - all material desires; sva - one's own; nÄsa-agra - the tip of the nose; nirÄ«ká¹£aṇaḥ - looking at; yataḥ yataḥ - from whatever and wherever; niḥsarati - withdraws; manaḥ - the mind; kÄma-hatam - being defeated by lusty desires; bhramat - wandering; tataḥ tataḥ - from here and there; upÄhá¹›tya - after bringing it back; há¹›di - within the core of the heart; rundhyÄt - should arrest (the mind); Å›anaiḥ - gradually, by practice; budhaḥ - a learned yogÄ«.
While continuously staring at the tip of the nose, a learned yogī practices the breathing exercises through the technical means known as pūraka, kumbhaka and recaka — controlling inhalation and exhalation and then stopping them both. In this way the yogī restricts his mind from material attachments and gives up all mental desires. As soon as the mind, being defeated by lusty desires, drifts toward feelings of sense gratification, the yogī should immediately bring it back and arrest it within the core of his heart.
The practice of yoga is concisely explained herein. When this practice of yoga is perfect, one sees the Supersoul, the ParamÄtmÄ feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, within the core of one’s heart. However, in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (6.47) the Supreme Lord says:
yoginÄm api sarveá¹£Äm
mad-gatenÄntarÄtmanÄ
Å›raddhÄvÄn bhajate yo mÄá¹
sa me yuktatamo mataḥ
“Of all yogīs, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.†A devotee can immediately become a perfect yogī because he practices keeping Kṛṣṇa constantly within the core of his heart. This is another way to practice yoga easily. The Lord says:
man-manÄ bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yÄjÄ« mÄá¹ namaskuru
“Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me.†(Bg. 18.65) If one practices devotional service by always keeping Kṛṣṇa within the core of his heart (man-manÄḥ), he immediately becomes a first-class yogÄ«. Furthermore, keeping Kṛṣṇa within the mind is not a difficult task for the devotee. For an ordinary man in the bodily concept of life, the practice of yoga may be helpful, but one who immediately takes to devotional service can immediately become a perfect yogÄ« without difficulty.
