ततो निवृत्तोऽप्रतिलब्धकाम: स्वधिष्ण्यमासाद्य पुन: स देव: । शनैर्जितश्वासनिवृत्तचित्तो न्यषीददारूढसमाधियोग: ॥ २१ ॥
tato nivrtto ’pratilabdha-kamah sva-dhisnyam asadya punah sa devah sanair jita-svasa-nivrtta-citto nyasidad arudha-samadhi-yogah
- tatah
- thereafter
- nivrttah
- retired from that endeavor
- apratilabdha-kamah
- without achievement of the desired destination
- sva-dhisnyam
- own seat
- asadya
- reaching
- punah
- again
- sah
- he
- devah
- the demigod
- sanaih
- without delay
- jita-svasa
- controlling the breathing
- nivrtta
- retired
- cittah
- intelligence
- nyasidat
- sat down
- arudha
- in confidence
- samadhi-yogah
- in meditation on the Lord.
Thereafter, being unable to achieve the desired destination, he retired from such searching and came back again to the top of the lotus. Thus, controlling all objectives, he concentrated his mind on the Supreme Lord.