Dharana

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 6

Yoga is not for gaining supernatural powers but for one purpose alone: the purification of the self.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 8

Control all sensory gates, confine mind in the heart-cave, raise life-force to the crown—this is the yogic art of transcendence.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 8

Even the highest heaven ends—only Krishna's realm is eternal; all else is a temporary rest stop on the endless journey of rebirth.

Shiva Purana

To win grief-stricken Shiva, Parvati spent a thousand years on fruits, then vegetables, then surviving on fallen leaves (earning the name Aparna), then only air. Shiva tested her by mocking himself in disguise, but her unwavering devotion convinced him.

Shiva Purana

Destined to die at 16, young Markandeya clings to Shiva lingam as Yama approaches. Shiva emerges and defeats death itself, granting eternal youth. Devotion conquers destiny.

Krishna & Uddhava

The Arrow-Maker teaches that total one-pointed concentration is the key to all spiritual attainment; when the mind becomes completely absorbed in its object, all distractions naturally fall away, and this power of focused attention becomes the doorway to Self-realization.

Uddhava & Krishna

Mind control comes not through force but through patient redirection, loving focus on the Divine, and consistent daily practice—ultimately, the mind that loves its meditation object rests naturally.