अब्भक्ष उपशान्तात्मा स आस्ते विगतैषणः ॥५३॥
snÄtvÄnusavanaá¹ tasmin
hutvÄ cÄgnÄ«n yathÄ-vidhi
ab-bhaká¹£a upaÅ›ÄntÄtmÄ
sa Äste vigataiá¹£aṇaḥ
At that place Dhá¹›tarÄá¹£tá¹›a, bathing three times a day, performing sacrifice according to scriptural rules, drinking only water as food, controlling the mind, ridding himself of material desires, perfecting sitting postures and breathing, withdrawing the six senses, has destroyed the contamination of sattva, rajas and tamas by meditation on the Lord.
The process of astanga-yoga that he performed is described in four verses. The niyamas are bathing, sacrifice and taking water as food. The yamas are calming the mind (upasantatma) and destroying attachments (vigataisanah). Asana, pranayama and pratyahara are described in the third line. Dharana and dhyana are described in the last line.
