Shloka 39

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

स्वाध्यायस्तु जपः प्रोक्तः प्रणवस्य त्रिधा स्मृतः वाचिकश्चाधमो मुख्य उपांशुश्चोत्तमोत्तमः

Transliteration

svādhyāyastu japaḥ proktaḥ praṇavasya tridhā smṛtaḥ vācikaścādhamo mukhya upāṃśuścottamottamaḥ

Translation

スヴァーディヤーヤはジャパであると説かれ、プラナヴァ（オーム）のジャパは三種と記憶される。声に出す誦（vācika）は最下、心中の誦が主であり、ささやきの誦（upāṁśu）は最上の中の最上である。

Word by Word

• स्वाध्यायः: svādhyāya (self-study/recitation of sacred teaching)

• तु: indeed

• जपः: japa (repetitive mantra-recitation)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared

• प्रणवस्य: of the Praṇava (Oṁ)

• त्रिधा: in three ways

• स्मृतः: is remembered/traditionally taught

• वाचिकः: vocal/aloud

• च: and

• अधमः: lowest

• मुख्यः: principal/primary

• उपांशुः: whispered/low-voiced (between speech and mind)

• च: and

• उत्तमोत्तमः: the best of the best/supremely excellent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, conveying Shaiva discipline of Pranava-japa)