BhG 6.13-14

samaṃ kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ dhārayann acalaṃ sthiraḥ
saṃprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaś cānavalokayan
praśāntātmā vigatabhīr brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ
manaḥ saṃyamya mac-citto yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ

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analysis

syntax

kāya-śiro-grīvam (body, head and neck) samam (straight) acalam (motionless) dhārayan (holding),
sthiraḥ (steady) svam (own) nāsikāgram (tip of a nose) saṁprekṣya (staring at),
diśaḥ ca (and into directions) anavalokayan (not looking),
praśāntātmā (whose self is pacified) vigatabhīḥ (whose fear is gone) brahmacāri-vrate (in the vow of a student) sthitaḥ (situated)
manaḥ (the mind) saṁyamya (after restraning)
mac-cittaḥ (whose mind is in me) mat-paraḥ (devoted to me) yuktaḥ (engaged) āsīta (he should stay).

grammar

samam	–	sama 2n.1 n. – the same, equal, equivalent;
kāya-śiro-grīvam	–	kāya-śiro-grīva 2n.1 n.; DV: kāyaṁ ca śiraś ca grivāṁ ceti – body, head and neck (from: kāya – body; śiras – head; grīvā – neck);
dhārayan	–	dhārayant (√dhṛ – to hold) caus. PPr 1n.1 m. – [while] holding;
acalam	–	a-cala 2n.1 n. – motionless (from: √cal – to move, to shake, cala – moving, shaking);
sthiraḥ	–	sthira 1n.1 m. – firm, hard, steady (from: √sthā – to stand);
saṁprekṣya	–	sam-pra-√īkṣ (to look at, to stare) absol. – after staring;
nāsikāgram	–	nāsikā-agra 2n.1 n.; TP: nāsikāyā agram iti – tip of a nose (from: nāsā – nose, nāsikā – nose; agra – foremost, first, summit, goal);
svam	–	sva sn. 2n.1 n. – own;
diśaḥ	–	dik 2n.3 f. – directions (from: √diś – to show);
ca	–	av. – and;
anavalokayan	–	an-ava-lokayant (ava-√lok – to look at, to behold) caus. PPr 1n.1 m. – [while] not seeing;

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praśāntātmā	–	praśānta-ātman 1n.1 m.; BV: yasyātmā praśānto ‘sti saḥ – whose self is pacified (from: pra-√śam – to calm, to put to an end, to destroy, PP praśānta – pacified, calm; ātman – self);
vigatabhīḥ	–	vigata-bhī 1n.1 m.; BV: yasya bhīr vigatāsti saḥ – whose fear is gone (from: vi-√gam – to go away, PP vigata – gone; √bhī – to fear, bhī – in compounds: fear);
brahmacāri-vrate	–	brahmacāri-vrata 7n.1 n.; TP: brhmacāriṇaḥ vrata iti – in the vow of a student (from: √bṛh – to increase, brahman – spirit, the Vedas; √car – to move, to go, cārin – moving; brahma-cārin – student, in the vow of celibacy; √vṛ – to choose, to like or √vṛ – to cover, to restrain, vrata – austerity, a vow);
sthitaḥ	–	sthita (√sthā – to stand) PP 1n.1 m. – staying, situated;
manaḥ	–	manas 2n.1 n. – the mind (from: √man – to think);
saṁyamya	–	sam-√yam (to restrain) absol. – after restraining;
mac-cittaḥ	–	mac-citta 1n.1 m. – yasya cittaṁ mayi asti saḥ – whose mind is in me (from: mat – the basic form of a personal ponoun „I” singular used in compounds; √cit – to perceive, to think, PP citta – thought; a thought, mind, heart, consciousness);
yuktaḥ	–	yukta (√yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage) PP 1n.1 m. – yoked, endowed with, engaged, suitable;
āsīta	–	√ās (to sit) Pot. Ā 1v.1 – he should sit, he should stay;
mat-paraḥ	–	mat-para 1n.1 m. – yasyāhaṁ paro ‘smi saḥ – for whom I am the supreme, devoted to me (from: mat – the basic form of a personal ponoun „I” singular used in compounds; para – beyond, ancient, final, the best, the supreme; suffix: para – devoted, engaged in, mat-para – devoted to me);

textual variants

samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ → sama-kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ / samaḥ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ (who has body, head and neck straight / equal, body, head and neck);
dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ → dhārayann acalaḥ sthitaḥ / dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraṁ / dhārayann acala-sthiraḥ / dhārayann acalaṁ manaḥ / dhārayann acalaṁ sthitaṁ / dhārayann acala-sthitaḥ (holding, motionless, situated / holding motionless steady / holding, steady and motionless / holding the motionless mind / holding motionless and steady / holding motionless and steady);
saṁprekṣya → saṁpaśyan (seeing);
svaṁ → ca (and);
cānavalokayan → cānavalokayet (and he should not see);
brahmacāri-vrate → brahmacārī vrate (student, in a vow);

The fourth pada of verse 6.14 is the same as the second pada of verse BhG 2.61;

commentaries

Śāṃkara

bāhyam āsanam uktam | adhunā śarīra-dhāraṇaṃ katham ity ucyate—

samaṃ kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ kāyaś ca śiraś ca grīvā ca kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ tat samaṃ dhārayan acalaṃ ca | samaṃ dhārayataś calanaṃ saṃbhavati | ato viśinaṣṭi—acalam iti | sthiraḥ sthiro bhūtvā ity arthaḥ | svaṃ nāsikāgraṃ saṃprekṣya samyak prekṣaṇaṃ darśanaṃ kṛtvaiveti | iva-śabdo lupto draṣṭavyaḥ | na hi sva-nāsikāgra-saṃprekṣaṇam iha vidhitsitam | kiṃ tarhi ? cakṣuṣo dṛṣṭi-saṃnipātaḥ | sa cāntaḥ-karaṇa-samādhānāpekṣo vivakṣitaḥ | sva-nāsikāgra-saṃprekṣaṇam eva ced vivakṣitam, manas tatraiva samādhīyeta, nātmani | ātmani hi manasaḥ samādhānaṃ vakṣyati ātma-saṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtveti | tasmād iva-śabda-lopenākṣṇor dṛṣṭi-saṃnipāta eva saṃprekṣya ity ucyate | diśaś cānavalokayan diśāṃ cāvalokanam antarā kurvan ity etat

kiṃ ca—

praśāntātmā prakarṣeṇa śāntaḥ ātmāntaḥ-karaṇaṃ yasya so’yaṃ praśāntātmā, vigata-bhīḥ vigata-bhayaḥ, brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ | brahmacāriṇo vrataṃ brahmacaryaṃ guru-śuśrūṣā-bhikṣānna-bhukty-ādi tasmin sthitaḥ | tad-anuṣṭhātā bhaved ity arthaḥ | kiṃ ca, manaḥ saṃyamya manaso vṛttīr upasaṃhṛtya ity etat, mac-citto mayi parameśvare cittaṃ yasya so’yaṃ mac-cittaḥ, yuktaḥ samāhitaḥ sann āsīta upaviśet | mat-paro’haṃ paro yasya so’yaṃ mat-paro bhavati | kaścit rāgī strī-cittaḥ, na tu striyam eva paratvena gṛhṇāti | kiṃ tarhi ? rājānaṃ mahā-devaṃ vā | ayaṃ tu mac-citto mat-paraś ca

Rāmānuja

kāyaśirogrīvaṃ samam acalaṃ sāpāśrayatayā sthiraṃ dhārayan, diśaś cānavaloakayan, svanāsikāgraṃ saṃprekṣya, praśāntātmā atyantanirvṛtamanāḥ, vigatabhīr brahmacaryayukto manaḥ saṃyamya maccitto yuktaḥ avahito matpara āsīta mām eva cintyan āsīta

Śrīdhara

cittaikāgryāpayoginīṃ dehādhikāriṇāṃ darśayann āha samam iti dvābhyām | kāya iti dehasya madhya-bhāgo vivakṣitaḥ | kāyaś ca śiraś ca grīvā ca kāya-śiro-grīvam | mūlādhārād ārabhya mūrdhāgra-paryantaṃ samam avakram | acalaṃ niścalam | dhārayan | sthiro dṛḍha-prayatno bhūtvety arthaḥ | svīyaṃ nāsikāgraṃ samprekṣya ity ardha-nimīlita-netra ity arthaḥ | itas tato diśaś cānavalokayan āsīta ity uttareṇānvayaḥ |

Madhusūdana

tad-arthaṃ bāhyam āsanam uktvādhunā tatra kathaṃ śarīra-dhāraṇam ity ucyate samam iti | kāyaḥ śarīra-madhyaṃ sa ca śiraś ca grīvā ca kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ mūlādhārād ārabhya mūrdhānta-paryantaṃ samam avakram acalam akampaṃ dhārayann eka-tattvābhyāsena vikṣepa-saha-bhāvya-aṅgam ekayattvābhāvaṃ sampādayan sthiro dṛḍha-prayatno bhūtvā | kiṃ ca svaṃ svīyaṃ nāsikāgraṃ saṃprekṣyaiva laya-vikṣepa-rāhityāya viṣaya-pravṛtti-rahito ‚nimīlita-netra ity arthaḥ | diśaś cānavalokayann antarāntarā diśāṃ cāvalokanam akurvan yoga-pratibandhakatvāt tasya | evambhūtaḥ sann āsīnety uttareṇa sambandhaḥ |

kiṃ ca praśāntātmeti | nidāna-nivṛtti-rūpeṇa prakarṣeṇa śānto rāgādi-doṣa-rahita ātmāntaḥkaraṇaṃ yasya sa praśāntātmā śāstrīya-niścaya-dārḍhyād vigatā bhīḥ | sarva-karma-parityāgena yuktavāyuktatva-śaṅkā yasya sa vigata-bhīḥ | brahmacāri-vrate brahmacarya-guru-śuśrūṣā-bhikṣānna-bhojanādau sthitaḥ san | manaḥ saṃyamya viṣayākāra-vṛtti-śūnyaṃ kṛtvā | mayi parameśvare pratyak-citi sa-guṇe nirguṇe vā cittaṃ yasya sa mac-citto mad-viṣayaka-dhārāvāhika-citta-vṛttimān | putrādau priye cintanīye sati katham evaṃ syād ata āha mat-paraḥ | aham eva paramānanda-rūpatvāt paraḥ puruṣārthaḥ priyo yasya sa tathā | tad etat preyaḥ putrāt preyo vittāt preyo ‚nyasmāt sarvasmād antarataraṃ yad ayam ātmā [BAU 1.4.8] iti śruteḥ | evaṃ viṣayākāra-sarva-vṛtti-nirodhena bhagavad-ekākāra-citta-vṛtti-yuktaḥ samprajñāta-samādhimān āsītopaviśed yathā-śakti, na tu svecchayā vyuttiṣṭhed ity arthaḥ |

bhavati kaścid rāgī strī-citto na tu striyam eva paratvenārādhyatvena gṛhṇāti | kiṃ tarhi ? rājānaṃ vā devaṃ vā | ayaṃ tu mac-citto mat-paraś ca sarvārādhyatvena mām eva manyata iti bhāṣya-kṛtāṃ vyākhyā |

vyākhyātṛtve ‚pi me nātra bhāṣya-kāreṇa tulyatā |
guñjāyāḥ kiṃ nu hemnaika-tulārohe ‚pi tulyatā ||

Viśvanātha

kāyo deha-madhya-bhāgaḥ samam avakram acalaṃ niścalaṃ dhārayan kurvan manaḥ saṃyamya pratyāhṛtya mac-citto māṃ caturbhujaṃ sundarākāraṃ cintayan | mat-paro mad-bhakti-parāyaṇaḥ

Baladeva

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