Bhagavad Gita 5.27 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Close your eyes, breathe slowly and evenly…”
What it means
“Shutting out outside distractions, resting the gaze between the eyebrows, and evening out the breath flowing through the nose —
The original Sanskrit
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः । प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥
sparśānkṛtvā bahirbāhyāṃścakṣuścaivāntare bhruvoḥ prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau
Translations
Literal translation
Keeping the external objects outside, the eyes at the juncture of the eye-brows, and making equal the outgoing and incoming breaths that move through the nostrils, the contemplative who has control over his organs, mind and intellect should be fully intent on Liberation and free from desire, fear and anger. He who is ever is verily free.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
बाह्य विषयों को बाहर ही रखकर नेत्रों की दृष्टि को भृकुटि के बीच में स्थित करके तथा नासिका में विचरने वाले प्राण और अपानवायु को सम करके,।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 5.28— the seeker who has mastered senses, mind and intellect, aiming for freedom and free from desire, fear and anger, is free already.”