अभ्यसेन्मनसा शुद्धं त्रिवृद्ब्रह्माक्षरं परम् । मनो यच्छेज्जितश्वासो ब्रह्मबीजमविस्मरन् ॥ १७ ॥
abhyasen manasa suddham trivrd-brahmaksaram param mano yacchej jita-svaso brahma-bijam avismaran
- abhyaset
- one should practice
- manasa
- by the mind
- suddham
- sacred
- tri-vrt
- composed of the three
- brahma-aksaram
- transcendental letters
- param
- the supreme
- manah
- mind
- yacchet
- get under control
- jita-svasah
- by regulating the breathing air
- brahma
- absolute
- bijam
- seed
- avismaran
- without being forgotten.
After sitting in the above manner, make the mind remember the three transcendental letters (a-u-m), and by regulating the breathing process, control the mind so as not to forget the transcendental seed.