Chapter 8 · Verse 12
Bhagavad Gita 8.12
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Aksara Brahma Yoga · अक्षर ब्रह्म योग
Sanskrit Verse
सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च। मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।
Roman (IAST)
sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya mano hṛdi nirudhya ca| mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthito yogadhāraṇām||8.12||
Simple transliteration
sarvadvarani samyamya mano hridi nirudhya ca murdhnyadhayatmanah pranamasthito yogadharanam8.12
Meaning
Meaning (English)
Closing all the gates of the body, confining the mind in the heart, fixing the life-force in the head, and established in yogic concentration...
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
सब द्वारों को संयमित कर मन को हृदय में स्थिर करके और प्राण को मस्तक में स्थापित करके योगधारणा में स्थित हुआ।
About this verse
This is verse 12 of 28 in Chapter 8 (Aksara Brahma Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
