Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 24
Yoga-siddhi — The Mystic Perfections and Their Origin in Meditation on the Lord
पार्ष्ण्यापीड्य गुदं प्राणं हृदुर:कण्ठमूर्धसु । आरोप्य ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण ब्रह्म नीत्वोत्सृजेत्तनुम् ॥ २४ ॥
pārṣṇyāpīḍya gudaṁ prāṇaṁ hṛd-uraḥ-kaṇṭha-mūrdhasu āropya brahma-randhreṇa brahma nītvotsṛjet tanum
スヴァッチャンダ・ムリティ्युという成就を得たヨーギーは、踵で肛門を塞ぎ、プラーナを心臓から胸、喉、そして最後に頭頂へと引き上げる。ブラフマ・ランドラに安住して物質の身体を捨て、霊魂を選んだ行き先へ導く。
This mystic opulence of svacchandu-mṛtyu, or dying at will, was wonderfully exhibited by Bhīṣmadeva at the end of the Battle of Kurukṣetra. According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the term brahma, as used in this verse, is an example of upalakṣaṇa, or the use of a general term to indicate various concepts. Brahma here indicates the particular destination selected by the yogī, namely the spiritual sky, the impersonal brahmajyoti or any other destination that has attracted the yogī’s mind.
FAQs
This verse describes raising prāṇa upward through the vital centers and then exiting via the brahma-randhra at the crown, merging the life-air in Brahman and relinquishing the body.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa summarizes yogic and spiritual paths for liberation; here He explains a classical prāṇic method for a perfected yogī to depart the body consciously.
Cultivate steady breath, self-control, and inward focus through safe, guided practices (like meditation and regulated breathing), using them to reduce agitation and deepen spiritual remembrance rather than chasing extraordinary results.