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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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
