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Yoga Sutra 3:32
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
KURMANADYAM STHAIRYAM.
Source: English translation from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
By samyama on the kurma nadi (a subtle tortoise-shaped tube located below the throat), motionlessness in the meditative posture is achieved.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
kurmanadyam sthairyam
Source: English translation from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
By samyama on kurmanadi, at the pit of the throat, the yogi can make his body and mind firm and immobile like a tortoise.
Source: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood)
By making samyama on the tube within the chest, one acquires absolute motionlessness.
Source: English translation from The Heart of Yoga (T.K.V. Desikachar)
Samyama on the source of high intelligence in an individual develops supernormal capabilities.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
kurma nadyam sthairyam
Source: English translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
By samyama on the tortoise channel, below the throat, steadiness is attained.
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