Shloka 45
Adhyaya 39 — Funeral Rites
कण्ठे मुखे नासिकाग्रे नेत्रभ्रूमध्यमूर्धसु ।
किञ्च तस्मात्परस्मिंश्च धारणाऽऽ परमा स्मृता ॥
kaṇṭhe mukhe nāsikāgre netra-bhrū-madhya-mūrdhasu / kiñ ca tasmāt parasmiṃś ca dhāraṇā paramā smṛtā //
ধারণা কণ্ঠে, মুখে, নাসাগ্রে, নয়নে, ভ্রূমধ্যে, এবং শিরোমূর্ধায় হয়; আর তারও ঊর্ধ্বে, অতীত (পরাতীত) স্থানে ধারণাই সর্বোত্তম বলে স্মৃত।
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FAQs
The text maps concentration from bodily supports to a ‘beyond’ focus, implying that technique begins with concrete anchors but matures into objectless or transcendent steadiness.
A yogic manual-like insertion; it is not sarga/manvantara narrative, but a practical supplement that serves the Purāṇa’s mokṣa-oriented instruction.
The sequence of loci reflects an ascent of attention; ‘beyond that’ points to dhāraṇā that releases dependence on bodily sites, approaching pure awareness (nirālamba orientation).