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Patanjali Yogasutra: Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers


देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा ॥ ३.१॥

deśabandhaścittasya dhāraṇā .. 3.1..

1. Dhāranā is holding the mind on to some particular object.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

Dharana (concentration) is when the mind holds on to some object, either in the body, or outside the body, and keeps itself in that state.


Yogasutra – Verse 3.1 – Yogasutra-3.1-deśabandhaścittasya – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-3-1