Shloka 31
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
सम्पश्यन् नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् । रजसा तमसो वृत्तिं सत्त्वेन रजसस्तथा ॥
sampaśyan nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaś cānavalokayan | rajasā tamaso vṛttiṃ sattvena rajasas tathā ||
Olhando para a ponta do próprio nariz, sem fitar as direções, deve-se dominar a atividade de tamas por meio de rajas, e igualmente a de rajas por meio de sattva.
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FAQs
Inner progress is staged: one first rouses oneself from tamas (inertia) through disciplined activity (rajas), then refines activity into clarity (sattva).
A sāṃkhya-yoga teaching embedded in the Purāṇa; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Nose-tip gaze reduces sensory dispersion; the guṇa sequence encodes an inner alchemy—transforming heaviness into workable energy, then into lucid stillness suitable for meditation.