Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body
कृत्वासमानावनिलौ प्राणापानौ सितानना । उत्थाप्योदानमथ च यत्नात्सा नाभिचक्रतः
kṛtvāsamānāvanilau prāṇāpānau sitānanā | utthāpyodānamatha ca yatnātsā nābhicakrataḥ
Entonces Satī, de rostro luminoso, hizo que los dos aires vitales —prāṇa y apāna— entraran en equilibrio como samāna; y, con esfuerzo deliberado, elevó el udāna-vāyu desde el centro del ombligo, prosiguiendo su acto yóguico interior.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It describes a precise yogic inner process—balancing prāṇa and apāna into samāna and uplifting udāna—showing how disciplined prāṇāyāma steadies the mind and directs consciousness inward toward Śiva as the supreme Pati.
In the Śaiva view, outer worship (liṅga-pūjā) is strengthened by inner worship: regulating the vital airs purifies the subtle body, making the devotee fit for concentrated remembrance of Saguna Śiva and, ultimately, realization of Śiva beyond form.
A prāṇāyāma-based meditation: harmonize prāṇa and apāna (samāna-bhāva) and gently lift awareness with udāna from the navel-centre upward; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in a steady seated posture.