Shloka 58
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
धारयेद्धारणामुष्णे शीतां शीते च दाहिनीम् ।
कीलं शिरसि संस्थाप्य काष्ठं काष्ठेन ताडयेत् ॥
dhārayeddhāraṇām uṣṇe śītāṃ śīte ca dāhinīm /
kīlaṃ śirasi saṃsthāpya kāṣṭhaṃ kāṣṭhena tāḍayet //
উষ্ণতায় শীতল ধ্যানধারণা রাখতে হবে, আর শীতে দাহকারী (তাপজনক) ধারণা। এটি যেন মাথায় পেরেক বসিয়ে কাঠে কাঠ আঘাত করে তাকে স্থাপন/উৎখাত করা।
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FAQs
The yogic method is pragmatic: apply the counter-quality to restore balance (coolness against heat, heat against cold), illustrating disciplined self-regulation rather than helpless reactivity.
Ancillary yogic pedagogy; not a pancalakṣaṇa unit.
The ‘wood striking wood’ image suggests using a controlled internal force (a cultivated saṅkalpa/prāṇa-direction) to dislodge or set right an intrusive condition—counter-vibration to neutralize disturbance.