तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः |\nउपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ||६-१२||\nसमं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः |\nसम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ||६-१३||
tatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ .\nupaviśyāsane yuñjyādyogamātmaviśuddhaye ||6-12||\nsamaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayannacalaṃ sthiraḥ .\nsamprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan ||6-13||
Seated firmly on it, the yogi should strive to purify the mind by focusing it in meditation with one pointed concentration, controlling all thoughts and activities. He must hold the body, neck, and head firmly in a straight line, and gaze at the tip of the nose, without allowing the eyes to wander.