Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
बहुभोजनसामर्थ्यं चिरादुच्छ्वासनं तथा । लघुत्वं शीघ्रगामित्वमुत्साहः स्वरसौष्ठवम्
bahubhojanasāmarthyaṃ cirāducchvāsanaṃ tathā | laghutvaṃ śīghragāmitvamutsāhaḥ svarasauṣṭhavam
«La capacité de prendre beaucoup de nourriture, l’aptitude à expirer longuement, la légèreté du corps, la rapidité du mouvement, l’ardeur énergique, et une voix agréable, bien modulée.»
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It lists bodily and energetic signs that can accompany disciplined sādhanā—showing increased prāṇa control, steadiness, and vitality—supporting the seeker’s movement toward Shiva-realization (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).
In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship is paired with inner purification; these qualities are presented as outward indicators that worship, mantra, and yogic restraint are refining the body-mind instrument used for dhyāna on Shiva.
Breath-discipline (prāṇāyāma) and steady japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—are implied, as they cultivate lightness, endurance of breath, and mental vigor useful for sustained meditation.