Shloka 44
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
आपिबेयुस्तथा वायुं पिबेद्योगी जितश्रमः ।
प्राङ्नाभ्यां हृदये चात्र तृतीये च तथोरसि ॥
āpibeyus tathā vāyuṃ pibed yogī jitaśramaḥ / prāṅ-nābhyāṃ hṛdaye cātra tṛtīye ca tathorasi //
So too the yogin, having conquered fatigue, should ‘drink’ the breath. (He should fix it) at the fore-navel region, in the heart, and here at the third place, likewise in the chest.
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FAQs
The verse stresses readiness and moderation: only one who is not strained should undertake deeper breath work, and the practice is paired with directed attention to internal loci to stabilize mind and prāṇa.
Not pancalakṣaṇa content; it is yogic praxis embedded in the Purāṇa’s instructional sections.
‘Drinking the wind’ indicates internalization of prāṇa; the navel/heart/chest loci suggest progressive interior centering where prāṇa is gathered and mind is anchored for concentration.