प्राणायामं प्रत्याहारं नित्यानित्य विवेक विचारम् | जाप्यसमेत समाधि विधानं कुर्व वधानं महद्-अवधानम् ‖ 31 ‖
prāṇāyāmaṃ pratyāhāraṃ nityānitya viveka vichāram | jāpyasameta samādhi vidhānaṃ kurva vadhānaṃ mahad-avadhānam ‖ 31 ‖
Shlok Meaning
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English Translation
Practice control of breath (prāṇā-yāma) and withdrawal of the senses from their respective sense objects (pratyāhāra); deliberate on the distinction between the permanent and the transitory; perform meditation along with chanting the holy names of god; perform these with great attention and extreme care!
Sri Shankaracharya