Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 39, Shloka 47
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
युञ्जीत योगं राजेन्द्र ! योगी सिद्ध्यर्थमादृतः ।
नातिशीते न चोष्णे वै न द्वन्द्वे नानिलात्मके ॥
yuñjīta yogaṃ rājendra! yogī siddhyartham ādṛtaḥ / nātiśīte na coṣṇe vai na dvandve nānilātmake
हे नृपश्रेष्ठ! सिद्धि की अभिलाषा रखने वाला योगी योग में प्रयत्न करे—न अत्यधिक शीत में, न अत्यधिक उष्णता में, न द्वन्द्वों से व्याकुल परिस्थितियों में, और न जब शरीर या वातावरण वायु (वात) से प्रबल हो।
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FAQs
Yoga is not mere effort; it requires discernment about conditions. Extremes (heat/cold, agitation, vāta imbalance) obstruct steadiness (sthāiratā) and therefore should be avoided.
This passage is not primarily pancalakṣaṇa material (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to didactic dharma-yoga teaching embedded within the Purāṇa’s instructional sections.
‘Dvandva’ and ‘anila’ indicate inner turbulence: the yogin must reduce oscillation of mind-prāṇa. Avoiding extremes is a practical symbol for cultivating the middle path that stabilizes prāṇa and attention.