Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
स्वेदकंपादिजनकः प्राणायामस्तदुत्तरः । आनंदोद्भवरोमांचनेत्राश्रूणां विमोचनम्
svedakaṃpādijanakaḥ prāṇāyāmastaduttaraḥ | ānaṃdodbhavaromāṃcanetrāśrūṇāṃ vimocanam
Darauf folgt das Prāṇāyāma (Lenkung des Atems), das Schweiß und Zittern des Körpers hervorbringt; danach lösen sich, aus Ānanda (Seligkeit) geboren, Gänsehaut und Tränen der Augen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it lists physiological/affective signs (sveda, kampa, romāñca, aśru) arising in prāṇāyāma progression.
Significance: Marks sādhana-lakṣaṇa: signs of prāṇa-śuddhi and bhāva; in Siddhānta framing, such experiences can still be within tirodhāna (veiling) unless stabilized by right knowledge and Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It describes classical yogic signs that can arise as prāṇa becomes steady—sweat, tremors, and then blissful tears and horripilation—indicating deepening concentration and purification on the path toward Shiva-realization (Pati-jñāna) in a Shaiva frame.
In the Shiva Purana, yogic discipline supports Saguna Shiva-upāsanā by stabilizing mind and breath, making devotion to Shiva (often via Linga worship and mantra) more one-pointed; these bodily signs are secondary effects, not the goal, which remains communion with Shiva.
The verse points to prāṇāyāma as a meditative aid; practitioners should pair breath-regulation with Shiva-mantra japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) and steady dhyāna, treating tears or goosebumps as passing signs while maintaining devotion and inner restraint.