Shloka 40
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
विवर्धयति नारोहेत्तस्माद् भूमिमनिर्जिताम् ।
प्राणानामुपसंरोधात् प्राणायाम इति स्मृतः ॥
vivardhayati nārohet tasmād bhūmim anirjitām / prāṇānām upasaṃrodhāt prāṇāyāma iti smṛtaḥ //
ই ই সেই কষ্টসমূহ বৃদ্ধি কৰে; সেয়ে অজিত স্তৰত উঠা উচিত নহয়। যিহেতু ই প্ৰাণৰ নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ, সেয়ে একে প্ৰাণায়াম বুলি স্মৰণ কৰা হয়।
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FAQs
The passage combines definition with prudence: prāṇāyāma is regulation of prāṇa, but it must be undertaken on a stable foundation; otherwise it amplifies latent disorders rather than removing them.
Instructional yoga material (ācāra) embedded in the Purāṇa; not one of the five marks, but aligned with dharma and mokṣa-oriented teaching.
Restraint of prāṇa concentrates life-force; if the ‘ground’ (mind-body purification) is not prepared, intensified prāṇa energizes unresolved vāsanās, experienced as agitation or illness.