Shloka 5
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
रुद्रप्रधानानपरान् विद्धि योगानरिंदम । तेनैव चाथ देहेन विचरन्ति दिशो दश,शत्रुदमन नरेश! योग-साथनोंमें रुद्र अर्थात् प्राण प्रधान है। इन सबको तुम सर्वश्रेष्ठ समझो। प्राणको अपने वशमें कर लेनेपर योगी इसी शरीरसे दसों दिशाओंमें स्वच्छन्द विचरण कर सकते हैं
rudrapradhānān aparān viddhi yogān ariṃdama | tenaiva cātha dehena vicaranti diśo daśa śatrudamana nareśa ||
Yājñavalkya said: “O subduer of foes, know these yogic disciplines to be foremost, for Rudra—here meaning the vital breath (prāṇa)—is their chief principle. When that very prāṇa is brought under mastery, yogins, even with this same body, are said to move freely in all ten directions. The teaching emphasizes inner governance: sovereignty over oneself becomes the basis of extraordinary freedom.”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच