1. brahmātiriktaṃ nakiṃci dastīti bhāvanā lakṣaṇā.

(parabrahmakānidi ē koṃcemaina vastuvainanu lēdu anna bhāvana kaligiyuṃḍuṭa).

2. pratyagēva brahmēti niścayō dhāraṇō bhavati. .

(pratyagātmayē - pratyakcaitanyamē - brahma anu niścayamu kaligiyuṃḍuṭayē dhāraṇa).

3. ” ya kiṃ ci dviṣayaṃ bāhyamā bhyaṃtaraṃ vā anu saṃthānasya cittaikāgryaṃ dhāraṇā” (yōgasārōpaniṣat)

(bāhya viṣayamaṃdukāni abhyaṃtara viṣayamaṃdugāni anu saṃdhānamu cēyuvāniyokka cittamunu okēdāniyaṃdu niścalamugā nuṃcuṭa).

4. ” viṣayavyā vartana pūrvakaṃ caitanyē cētasthāpanaṃ dāraṇaṃ bhavati” (maṃḍala brāhmaṇōpaniṣat)

(viṣayamulanuṃḍi maraliṃci manassunu caitanyamaṃdu nilupuṭa dhāraṇamu -).

5. dēśabaṃdhaścittasya dhāraṇā” (pataṃjali - 3 - 1)

(cittamunu okē dēśamaṃdu - sthānamaṃdu - lēka vastuvunaṃdu kaṭṭipeṭṭi yuṃcuṭa).

6. nairaṃtaryēṇa aṃtaḥkaraṇasya ēkākāratā sthitiḥ dhāraṇā -

(niraṃtaramu - ellapuḍu - aṃtaḥkaraṇamunu okē ākāramunaṃdu - okē vastuvunaṃdu - nilupuṭa dhāraṇa).

7. advitīya vastuni aṃtariṃdriya dhāraṇaṃ dhāraṇā -

(tanatappa vēru vastuvu maṟiyokaṭi lēnidāniyaṃdu - advitīya parabrahmamaṃdu lōpali iṃdriyamaina manassunu sthiramonarcuṭa dhāraṇa).

8. dhāraṇētyucyatē cēyaṃ dhāryatē yasmanōtayā. (manassu dēnicēta dhariṃpabaḍucunnadō adi dhāraṇa).

9. yatra yatramanō yāti brahmaṇastatra tatra darśinaṃ |

manasō dhāraṇaṃbaiva dhāraṇā sāparāmatā ||“.

(ekkaḍekkaḍiki manassu veḷḷunō akkaḍakkaḍa parabrahmanu cūcuṭa, manassulō atani rūpamunuaccaṭaccaṭa cūcuṭa dhāraṇa).

10. śrutasyā vismaraṇaṃ - (vinina dānini - bhagavaṃtuniguṟiṃci vinina viṣayamulaguṟiṃci - marala marala smaraṇaku teccukonuṭa).

11. ” buddhimān yōgī saṃkalpātmakaṃ manaḥ tadvṛtti jātaṃ saṃkṣipya adhanissaṃ kalpakaṃ dhyātvā ātmani nirvikalpakē pratyak bhāva pariṇatē manasi tathāvidhaṃ paramātmānaṃ dhārayitvā yā pratyakparaiva sthitaḥ sēyaṃ dhāraṇā.

(dhyāniyagu yōgi saṃkalpātmakamaina manassunu dāni vṛttinuṃḍi maraliṃci, saṃkalpamu lēkuṃḍunaṭlu cēsi nirvikalpakamaina ātmayaṃdu pratyak bhāvamugā mārina manassulō paramātmanu dhariṃciyuṃḍi tānē ā pratyak paramātmagā yuṃḍuṭa dhāraṇa).

12. cittasya vaśīkaraṇārthaṃ mūlādhāra svādhiṣṭhāna maṇipūraka anāhata viśuddhājñā cakrāṇāṃ anyatamē dēśē avasthāpanaṃ dhāraṇā.

(manassunu tanavaśamulō nuṃcukonuṭaku mūlādhāramu, svādhiṣṭānamu, maṇipūrakamu, anāhatamu, viśuddhamu, ājñācakramu anu vāṭikaṃṭē vēraina sahasrāra cakramunaṃdu manassunu nilupuṭa).

(paina ceppina cakramula adhi dēvatalanu okkokkarini dhyāniṃcucu, okadāni tarvāta okaṭilō dhyānamu nilupuṭa).

13. “aṃguṣṭa gulbha jānūru mūlādhāra liṃganādiṣu |

hṛdgrīvākaṃṭha dēśēṣu laṃbikāyāṃ tatōnasi |

bhrūmadhyē mastakē murdhni, dvādaśāṃtē yathāvidhi |

dhāraṇaṃ prāṇamarutō dhāraṇēti nigadyatē || (dēvī bhāgavataṃ)

” aṃguṣṭādyava yadēṣu yatprāṇa vāyōrdhāraṇaṃ nirōdhaḥ sādhāraṇā ityarthaḥ. ētādṛśō vāyuḥ svādhīnōpēkṣitaḥ”.

(pādāṃguṣṭamu modalu mūrdhnamu vaṟakunuṃḍu aṃgamulaṃdu manassutōsahā prāṇavāyuvunu nilupuṭa dhāraṇayani ceppabaḍicunnadi).

14. “ślō||. kaucitsva dēhaṃ tarhṛdayāvakāśē prādēśamātraṃ puruṣaṃ vasaṃtaṃ |

caturbhujaṃ, kaṃjaradhāṃgaśaṃkha gadādharaṃ dhāraṇayā smaraṃti |

prasannavaktaṃ nalināyatēkṣaṇaṃ kadaṃbu kiṃ jalkapi śaṃgavāsa saṃ |

llasanmahāratna hiraṇmayāṃ gadaṃ| sphuranmahāratna kirīṭa kuṃḍalaṃ |

ī kṣēta ciṃtāmayamēva maśvaraṃ yāvanmanōdhāraṇa yā vatiṣṭatē |

ēkaikaśōṃgāni dhi yā nubhāvayē tpādāti ya paddasitaṃ gadābhṛtaṃ |

jitaṃ jitaṃ sthānamapōhya dhārayētpāraṃparaṃ śuddhyati dhīryathā yathā ||“. (viṣṇupurāṇamu - 6 - 7)

(tama dēhamulō hṛdayākāśamunaṃdu prādēśamātruḍugā nivasiṃciyuṃḍu puruṣuni nālugu bhujamulu galavāḍuganu, padmamu, cakramu, śaṃkhamu, gada dhariṃcinavāniganu koṃdaṟu dhāraṇāvaśamuna smariṃturu -prasannamaina mogamu galavāniniganu, padmarēkulavale viśālamai aṃdamaina kannulu galavāniniganu, ratnamulatōnu baṃgāramutōnu cēyabaḍina kirīṭamulu, kuṃḍalamulu, aṃgadamu galavāniniganu manassu dhāraṇa kaligiyunnaṃtavaṟaku manassulō citriṃcukoni dhyānamu cēyavalenu - aṭṭi divyamaṃgaḷavigrahamunu pādamulu modalukoni okkokka aṃgamunu dhyāniṃcucu, okkokka dāni mīda dhāraṇa kudirina tarvāta pai aṃgamunu dhyāniṃcucu ī prakāramu cittaśuddhi kramēṇa kalugucuṃḍunaṭlu dhāraṇa navalaṃbhiṃcavalenu).

15. (vijñāna saṃpannulai yunna prapannuleṃtēni nāpannulugāka vinnāṇaṃbunaṃ dama tama hṛdayāṃrāḷaṃbuṃ brādēśa mātra divya dēhuṃḍunu digi bharājaśuṃḍādaṃḍanaṃ kāśa dīrgha caturbāhuṃḍunu,gaṃdarpakōṭi samāna suṃdaruṃḍunu, dhṛtamaṃdaruṃḍunu, rākā virājamāna rājamaṃḍala sannibhavadanuṃḍunu, saubhāgya sadanuṃḍunu, brabhātakāla bhāsamāna bhāskara biṃba pratimāna virājita padmarāgaratna rājī virājamāna kirīṭakuṃḍaluṃḍunu, śrīvatsa lakṣaṇa lakṣita vakṣō maṃḍaluṃḍunu,ramaṇīya kaustubha ratnakhacita kaṃṭhi kālaṃkruta kaṃdharuṃḍunu, niraṃtara parimaḷa miḷita vanamūlikā baṃdhuruṃḍunu, nānā vidhagaṃbhīra hārakēyūra kaṭaka kaṃkaṇa mē khalāṃguḷīyaka vibhūṣaṇa vrāta samujvaluṃḍunu, niṭalataṭa vilaṃbamāna vimalasnigtha nīla kuṃcita kuṃtaluṃḍunu, dharuṇa caṃdra caṃdrikā dhavaḷamaṃdahāsuṃḍunu, baripūrṇa karuṇāvalōkana bhrūbhaṃga saṃsūcita nubhaga saṃtatānugraha līlā vilāsuṃḍunu, mahā yōgirāja vilasita hṛdaya kamalakarṇikā madhya sthāpita vilasita caraṇa kisalayuṃḍunu, satatānaṃdamayuṃḍunu, sahasrakōṭi sūrya saṃghāta sannibhuṃḍunu, vibhuṃḍunu naina paramēśvaruni manōdhāraṇā vasaṃbuna nilipikoni, tadīya gulbha caraṇa jānu jaṃghādyavayaṃbulaṃ gramaṃbuna nokkokkaṭini brati kṣaṇaṃbunu dhyānaṃbu sēyucu neṃtakālaṃbunaku baripūrṇa niścala bhaktiyōgaṃbu siddhiṃcu naṃtakālaṃbunuṃ dadīya ciṃtā tatparulai yuṃduru.” (śrīmadāṃdhramahābhāgavatamu - 2 - 2 - 26)

16. ” thāraṇā niyamaṃbuna sukhātmakaṃbagu viṣayaṃbu navalōkiṃcu yōgiki bhakti lakṣaṇaṃbaina yōgaṃbuna vēgaṃba mōkṣaṃbu siddhiṃcu”

(śrīmadāṃdhramahābhāgavatamu - 2 - 1 -14)

17. “dhāraṇātri vidhaḥ - ātmani manōdhāraṇaṃ, daharānāśē bāhyākāśa dhāraṇaṃ, pṛdhivyaptējō vāyvākāśēṣu paṃcamūrti dhāraṇaṃ”

(śāṃḍilyōpaniṣat)

(dhāraṇa mūḍu vidhamulu - ātmayaṃdu manasunu nilupuṭa, hṛdayākāśamunaṃdu paina unna ākāśamunu -bahirākāśamunu - uṃcuṭa, bhūmi, jalamu, agni, vāyuvu, ākāśamu anu paṃcabhūtamulaṃdu paṃcamūrtulanu - paṃca brahmalanu bhāvamu nilakaḍa cēyuṭa).