Portentous phenomena (ariṣṭa) - Verse 41
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 91.41
Sanskrit Original
निगृह्य मनसा सर्वं शुक्लं ध्यानम अनुस्मरेत। घ्राणे च रसने नित्यं चक्षुषी स्पर्शने तथा।।
nigṛhya manasā sarvaṃ śuklaṃ dhyānam anusmaret| ghrāṇe ca rasane nityaṃ cakṣuṣī sparśane tathā||
The knower of scriptures shall practise yoga in the spot facing the north-east. He shall restrain lust, doubt, pleasure, happiness and misery mentally and only concentrate on clean, meditation. He shall meditate on the nose, tongue, eyes, skin, ears and mind. He shall retain them in the intellect and chest. After realising the time and actions he shall retain these parts of the body in the groups perpetually. This retention of the twelve parts of the body is called yogadhāraṇā. The man shall perform hundred or fifty such Dhāraṇās on the head.