Gita : Ch-8. Slo-12 & 13.

Brindavanam Sri Krishna Temple Mathura The Prana-Upasana - Kramam ( steps ) is continued in slokam-s 12 & 13. Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-8. ( Akshara-brahma-yogam ) Slokam- 12. ( The yogic situation is that of detachment from all sensual engagements. Closing all the doors of the senses and fixing the mind on the heart and the life air at the top of the head, one establishes himself in yoga. ) sarvadvaranni samyamya mano hrdi nirudhya ca murdhanyadhayatmanah pranam asthito yogadharannam. sarvadvaranni samyamya = controlling all doors of sense-organs; manah hrdi nirudhya = keeping the mind in the heart; atmanah pranam = the pranan ( life-principle / jiva ) of one's own self; murdhani ...