Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4, verse 29 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 4.29 · Apane Juhvati Pranam
अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे ।
प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः ॥
apāne juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe’pānaṃ tathāpare |
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ ||
Translation
Others, devoted to breath control, offer the outward breath (prana) into the inward breath (apana), and the inward breath into the outward, checking the flow of both.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga — “The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action”, which has 42 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.29 mean?
Others, devoted to breath control, offer the outward breath (prana) into the inward breath (apana), and the inward breath into the outward, checking the flow of both.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.29?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.