Prathama-prakaraṇam (Yama) · Verse 13
आनन्दममृतं नित्यं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । ध्यायन्हृदि हृषीकेशं मनसा सुसमाहितः ॥
ānandamamṛtaṃ nityaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram | dhyāyanhṛdi hṛṣīkeśaṃ manasā susamāhitaḥ ||
The meditation described here — dhyāyan hṛdi hṛṣīkeśaṃ manasā susamāhitaḥ — is on Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses) in the heart, with perfectly concentrated mind. The qualities listed — ānanda (bliss), amṛta (immortality), nitya (eternity), paramātmā (Supreme Self), īśvara (Lord) — are not attributes added to the Self but are the Self’s very nature. This verse bridges bhakti and jñāna: devotion leads to knowledge of what the Self truly is.