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ब्रह्मचर्यदृढतादिभिर्यमैराप्लवादिनियमैश्च पाविता: ।
कुर्महे दृढममी सुखासनं पङ्कजाद्यमपि वा भवत्परा: ॥२॥
brahmacharya dR^iDhataadibhiryamairaaplavaadi niyamaishcha paavitaaH |
kurmahe dR^iDhamamii sukhaasanaM pankajaadyamapi vaa bhavatparaaH ||2
O Lord, give me that much of healthwhich will enable me to perform Thy worship.Soon I will observe the disciplines of self -control (Yama)and also follow a code of conduct (Niyama)like taking baths at the proper hour etc.Thereafter I will sit in an appropriate posture (Asana)like Padmasana or Sukhasana etc.I will then control and regulate breathing (Pranayama)and steadily withdraw the sense organs from sense objects (Pratyahara).Afterwards, I will try hard to fix my mind (Dharana)on the lotus feet of the hazily perceived form of the Lord. I (we) will then practice steady postures (Asanaa) like Sukhaasanaa and Padmaasanaa etc. for meditating on.