Shloka 39

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

स्वाध्यायस्तु जपः प्रोक्तः प्रणवस्य त्रिधा स्मृतः वाचिकश्चाधमो मुख्य उपांशुश्चोत्तमोत्तमः

Transliteration

svādhyāyastu japaḥ proktaḥ praṇavasya tridhā smṛtaḥ vācikaścādhamo mukhya upāṃśuścottamottamaḥ

Translation

Se declara que el svādhyāya es japa; y el japa del Praṇava (Oṁ) se recuerda como triple. La recitación en voz alta (vācika) es la más baja; la recitación mental es la principal; y la recitación susurrada (upāṁśu) es la mejor de las mejores.

Word by Word

• स्वाध्यायः: svādhyāya (self-study/recitation of sacred teaching)

• तु: indeed

• जपः: japa (repetitive mantra-recitation)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared

• प्रणवस्य: of the Praṇava (Oṁ)

• त्रिधा: in three ways

• स्मृतः: is remembered/traditionally taught

• वाचिकः: vocal/aloud

• च: and

• अधमः: lowest

• मुख्यः: principal/primary

• उपांशुः: whispered/low-voiced (between speech and mind)

• च: and

• उत्तमोत्तमः: the best of the best/supremely excellent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, conveying Shaiva discipline of Pranava-japa)