Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 39, Shloka 27
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे पितापुत्रसंवादे प्रश्नाध्यायो नामाष्टत्रिंशोऽध्यायः । युञ्जतश्च सदा योगं यादृग्विहितमासनम् ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe pitāputrasaṃvāde praśnādhyāyo nāmāṣṭatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | yuñjataś ca sadā yogaṃ yādṛg vihitam āsanam ||
इस प्रकार श्रीमार्कण्डेय पुराण में पिता–पुत्र संवाद के अंतर्गत ‘प्रश्नाध्याय’ नामक अध्याय समाप्त हुआ। अब—जो निरंतर योग में प्रवृत्त रहता है, उसके लिए कौन-सा विधिपूर्वक आसन ग्रहण करना चाहिए?
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FAQs
Yoga is presented as a regulated discipline: the practitioner is not left to improvisation but is directed to follow ‘vihita’ (enjoined) methods, beginning with the correct bodily foundation (āsana).
This passage is primarily didactic (ācāra/yoga-upadeśa) rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa element (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to the Purāṇic instruction layer often embedded within dialogues.
The ‘āsana’ is the outer stabilizing form that supports inner steadiness; the text signals a transition from narrative framing (colophon) into practical yogic method, implying that right inquiry culminates in disciplined practice.