Shloka 29
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
Devanagari script
यमाः संक्षेपतः प्रोक्ता नियमांश् च वदामि वः शौचमिज्या तपो दानं स्वाध्यायोपस्थनिग्रहः
Transliteration
yamāḥ saṃkṣepataḥ proktā niyamāṃś ca vadāmi vaḥ śaucamijyā tapo dānaṃ svādhyāyopasthanigrahaḥ
Translation
Die yamas sind kurz dargelegt worden; nun werde ich euch die niyamas nennen: Reinheit (śauca), Verehrung (ijyā), Askese (tapas), Gabe/Spende (dāna), Selbststudium und Rezitation (svādhyāya) sowie Zügelung des zeugenden Triebes (upastha-nigraha).
Word by Word
यमाः (yamāḥ)ethical restraints
यमाः (yamāḥ):
संक्षेपतः (saṃkṣepataḥ)briefly, in summary
संक्षेपतः (saṃkṣepataḥ):
प्रोक्ता (proktā)have been declared
प्रोक्ता (proktā):
नियमांश् (niyamān)disciplines/observances
नियमांश् (niyamān):
च (ca)and
च (ca):
वदामि (vadāmi)I speak, I will explain
वदामि (vadāmi):
वः (vaḥ)to you (plural)
वः (vaḥ):
शौचम् (śaucam)purity/cleanliness
शौचम् (śaucam):
इज्या (ijyā)worship, sacrificial adoration (pujā)
इज्या (ijyā):
तपः (tapaḥ/tapo)austerity, disciplined heat
तपः (tapaḥ/tapo):
दानम् (dānam)charity, gifting
दानम् (dānam):
स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya)recitation/study of sacred teaching
स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya):
उपस्थनिग्रहः (upastha-nigrahaḥ)restraint of sexual urge/continence
उपस्थनिग्रहः (upastha-nigrahaḥ):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)