Shloka 34
Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara
सगर्भमाहुः सजपमगर्भं विजपं बुधाः / एतद् वै योगिनामुक्तं प्राणायामस्य लक्षणम्
sagarbhamāhuḥ sajapamagarbhaṃ vijapaṃ budhāḥ / etad vai yogināmuktaṃ prāṇāyāmasya lakṣaṇam
Die Weisen nennen Prāṇāyāma „sagarbha“ (mit Samen), wenn es von Japa, der Mantra-Wiederholung, begleitet ist, und „agarbha“ (samenlos), wenn es ohne Japa geschieht. Dies ist wahrlich das Kennzeichen des Prāṇāyāma, wie es die Yogin lehren.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in the Iśvara Gītā context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames prāṇāyāma as a yogic discipline that can be linked to mantra (sagarbha) or practiced without mantra (agarbha), indicating that inner realization is supported either by sacred sound and meaning or by bare contemplative regulation—both aimed at steadiness conducive to Self-knowledge.
It distinguishes two modes of prāṇāyāma: sagarbha (breath-regulation joined with japa/mantra) and agarbha (breath-regulation without japa). The verse presents this classification as a standard yogic definition within the Kurma Purana’s Iśvara Gītā teaching stream.
While not naming Śiva explicitly, the teaching aligns with the Purana’s synthesis: a Viṣṇu-form (Kūrma) teaches yoga categories commonly shared across Śaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava traditions, presenting yogic method as a unified, non-sectarian discipline.