Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
समाधिरिति चाष्टांगो योगः संपरिकीर्तितः । प्रत्येकं लक्षणं तेषामष्टानां शृणु पांडव
samādhiriti cāṣṭāṃgo yogaḥ saṃparikīrtitaḥ | pratyekaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ teṣāmaṣṭānāṃ śṛṇu pāṃḍava
Le Samādhi est proclamé comme le huitième membre du Yoga. Écoute, ô Pāṇḍava, les marques distinctes de chacun de ces huit.
Nārada (continuing instruction)
Scene: Nārada announces samādhi as the final limb and invites Arjuna to hear the defining signs of each stage; the atmosphere is poised at the threshold of deeper instruction.
FAQs
Yoga is complete only when it culminates in samādhi, and each limb has a precise function that must be understood and practiced.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse introduces the detailed exposition of yoga’s limbs.
Instruction to learn and apply the defining practices of all eight limbs, culminating in samādhi.