Shloka 17
प्राणापानौ तथोदानं समान व्यानमेव च । एवं तौ मनसि स्थाप्य दधतु: प्राणयोर्मन:,तदनन्तर प्राण, अपान, उदान, समान और व्यान--इन पाँचों प्राण-वायुओंको हृदयमें स्थापित किया; इस प्रकार स्थित हुए उन दोनोंने मनको प्राण और अपानके साथ मिला दिया। भौहोंके नीचे नासिकाके अग्रभागपर दृष्टि रखते हुए मनसहित प्राण-अपानको उन्होंने दोनों भौहोंके बीच स्थिर किया
prāṇāpānau tathodānaṃ samānaṃ vyānam eva ca | evaṃ tau manasi sthāpya dadhatuḥ prāṇayor manaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “They placed within the mind the five vital currents—prāṇa and apāna, and likewise udāna, samāna, and vyāna. Having thus arranged them inwardly, they then yoked the mind to the two chief breaths, prāṇa and apāna.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches yogic interiorization: gathering the five vital currents and then linking the mind to regulated prāṇa and apāna, so attention becomes steady and fit for higher concentration and liberation-oriented practice.
Bhīṣma describes a disciplined meditative procedure performed by two practitioners: they mentally establish the five vāyus (vital functions) and then unite the mind with prāṇa and apāna as a preparatory step for focused contemplation.