Gita Verse 6.13

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 13

Sanskrit Verse

समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।

संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।

Transliteration

samaṁ kāya-śhiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann achalaṁ sthiraḥ

samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśh chānavalokayan

Word meanings

samam—straight; kāya—body; śhiraḥ—head; grīvam—neck; dhārayan—holding; achalam—unmoving; sthiraḥ—still; samprekṣhya—gazing; nāsika-agram—at the tip of the nose; svam—own; diśhaḥ—directions; cha—and; anavalokayan—not looking

Swami Sivananda's translation

Let him firmly hold his body, head, and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of his nose without looking around.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 6