Shloka 41
अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः
परस्परेणाभिभवं प्राणापानौ यदानिलौ कुरुतः स द्विधानेन तृतीयः संयमात् तयोः
paraspareṇābhibhavaṃ prāṇāpānau yadānilau kurutaḥ sa dvidhānena tṛtīyaḥ saṃyamāt tayoḥ
When the two winds, prāṇa and apāna, alternately overpower one another, then by this twofold regulation a third movement arises, born of the restraint (saṃyama) of them both.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Yoga-sādhana leading to liberation (prāṇāyāma and the regulation of vāyus)
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: By restraining prāṇa and apāna through twofold regulation, a stabilizing third current arises from their saṃyama, aiding interiorization.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Practice measured breathing with mindful retention under competent guidance to cultivate steadiness before meditation.
Vishishtadvaita: Yogic discipline is treated as an auxiliary (aṅga) that steadies the mind for contemplation of the Supreme rather than as an end in itself.
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse treats prāṇa and apāna as the two primary vital airs whose disciplined alternation becomes the foundation for deeper yogic control leading toward liberation.
He frames saṃyama as the restraining and balancing of both prāṇa and apāna; from their controlled interaction a “third” regulated current/state is said to arise.
In Ansha 6 the yogic method is presented as a means of inner purification and steadiness, preparing the practitioner for realization of Vishnu as the supreme ground of order and liberation.