तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः ।उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ॥
tatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ |upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātmaviśuddhaye ||
- तत्र · tatra
- there
- एकाग्रम् · ekāgram
- one-pointed
- मनः · manaḥ
- mind
- कृत्वा · kṛtvā
- having made
- यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः · yatacittendriyakriyaḥ
- with mind-sense activity restrained
- उपविश्य · upaviśya
- having sat
- युञ्ज्यात् · yuñjyāt
- should practice
- आत्मविशुद्धये · ātmaviśuddhaye
- for self-purification
“Seated there, making the mind one-pointed, with the activity of mind and senses restrained, he should practice yoga for self-purification.”
— Original plain-language translation
Seat leads to sitting, sitting to gathering the mind to a single point. Restraint is the gate, purification the aim. Meditation here serves cleansing before vision.
— Reader's notes (original)