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# Garudapurana 1.49.36

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.49.36

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.49.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49.36)

ṣaṭtriṃśanmātrikaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pratyāhāraśca rodhanam /  
brahmātmacintā dhyānaṃ syāddhāraṇā manaso dhṛtiḥ //

> And the superior consists of thirty-six measures; and sensory withdrawal (pratyāhāra) is restraining \[the senses\]. / Meditation (dhyāna) is reflection on Brahman as the self; concentration (dhāraṇā) is steadiness of mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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