Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 13
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।
संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥
Say itsamaṁ kāya-śhiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann achalaṁ sthiraḥ
samprekṣhya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśhaśh chānavalokayan
Translation
Let him firmly hold his body, head, and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of his nose without looking around.
Swami Sivananda
Holding the body, head, and neck erect and still, being steady, looking at the tip of his own nose and not looking around.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Holding the trunk, head, and neck erect, motionless and steady, gazing at the tip of the nose and not looking in any direction;
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Holding the body, head, and neck erect and motionless; remaining firm; looking properly at one's own nose-tip; and not looking in different directions.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Let him hold his body, head, and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left.
Shri Purohit Swami
काया, शिर और ग्रीवाको सीधे अचल धारण करके तथा दिशाओंको न देखकर केवल अपनी नासिकाके अग्रभागको देखते हुए स्थिर होकर बैठे।
Swami Ramsukhdas
काया, सिर और ग्रीवा को समान और अचल धारण किये हुए स्थिर होकर अपनी नासिका के अग्र भाग को देखकर अन्य दिशाओं को न देखता हुआ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.