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# Garudapurana 1.44.11

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.44.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.44.11)

manodhṛtirdhāraṇā sthātsamādhirbrahmaṇi sthitiḥ /  
pūrvaṃ cetaḥ sthiraṃ na syāttatomūrtiṃ vicintayet //

> dhāraṇā is the steadfast holding of the mind; samādhi is abiding in Brahman. / If the mind should not first be steady, then one should contemplate the form \[of the deity\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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