Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
जपं ध्यानं विनागर्भः सगर्भस्तत्समन्वयात् । अगर्भाद्गर्भसंयुक्तः प्राणायामःशताधिकः
japaṃ dhyānaṃ vināgarbhaḥ sagarbhastatsamanvayāt | agarbhādgarbhasaṃyuktaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥśatādhikaḥ
El japa y la meditación se llaman “a-garbha” (sin semilla) cuando se realizan sin apoyo interior; pero, al unirse con ese principio de sostén, se vuelven “sa-garbha” (con semilla). En comparación con lo sin semilla, el prāṇāyāma practicado junto con la “semilla” es superior en más de cien veces.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches a graded Shaiva yogic discipline: practices become far more transformative when they are anchored in a “seed”—a stable inner support such as Shiva-mantra, Shiva-tattva contemplation, or focused awareness—rather than being mechanically performed.
“Sa-garbha” practice aligns japa, dhyāna, and prāṇāyāma with a concrete support—such as Linga-dhyāna, Shiva’s form, or the Panchākṣarī—so the mind rests in Saguna Shiva and is led toward realization of Shiva as Pati.
Combine prāṇāyāma with mantra-japa and Shiva-focused meditation (e.g., mentally repeating Om Namaḥ Śivāya during regulated breathing), making the practice “with seed” rather than merely breath-control.