232 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 15

chanting the Hare Krsna mantra one may observe regulative principles.
Thus while sitting and chanting one may keep his body straight, and this
will help one in the chanting process; otherwise one may feel sleepy.

TEXTS 32-33

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TAMARA BUA SAAT AAT: 11321
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TAIT THEI Efe Geaestay 113311

pranépanau sannirundhyat
piira-kumbhaka-recakaih

yavan manas tyajet kiman
sva-ndsagra-niriksanah

yato yato nihsarati

manah kama-hatam bhramat
tatas tata upahrtya

hrdi rundhydac chanair budhah

prana—incoming breath; apdnau—outgoing breath;  sanni-
rundhyat—should stop; ptira-kumbhaka-recakaih—by inhaling, exhal-
ing and holding, which are technically known as piraka, kumbhaka and
recaka; yavat—so long; manah—the mind; tyajet—should give up;
kamdan—all material desires; sva—one’s own; ndsa-agra—the tip of the
nose; niriksanah—looking at; yatah yatah—from whatever and
wherever; nihsarati—withdraws; manah—the mind; kdma-hatam—
being defeated by lusty desires; bhramat—wandering; tatah tatah—
from here and there; upadhrtya—after bringing it back; hrdi—within
the core of the heart; rundhyadt—should arrest (the mind); sanaih—
gradually, by practice; budhah—a learned yogi.

TRANSLATION

While continuously staring at the tip of the nose, a learned yogi
practices the breathing exercises through the technical means
