Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5, verse 27 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 5.27 · Sparshankritva Bhruvoh
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः ।
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥
sparśānkṛtvā bahirbāhyāṃścakṣuścaivāntare bhruvoḥ |
prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau ||
Translation
Shutting out external contacts, fixing the gaze between the brows, and evening out the in-breath and out-breath as they move within the nostrils —
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 5, Karma Sannyasa Yoga — “The Yoga of Renunciation”, which has 29 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 5.27 mean?
Shutting out external contacts, fixing the gaze between the brows, and evening out the in-breath and out-breath as they move within the nostrils —
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 5.27?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 5, Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Renunciation).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.