Shloka 16
नारद-देवमत-संवादः
Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna
ऊर्ध्व॑ समानो व्यानश्न व्यस्यते कर्म तेन तत् तृतीयं तु समानेन पुनरेव व्यवस्यते
ūrdhvaḥ samāno vyānaś ca vyasyate karma tena tat | tṛtīyaṃ tu samānena punar eva vyavasyate ||
ナーラダは言った。「上行の原理は、サマーナ（samāna）とヴィヤーナ（vyāna）と呼ばれる生命の働きとともに、行為が広がり分岐してゆく基盤となる。ゆえに、その外へと拡散させる『サンカルパ』（saṅkalpa：衝動的な決意）を制すべきである。また、覚醒と夢を超えた『第三の状態』によって示されるブラフマンは、再びサマーナによって確証される—外向きの活動ではなく、内なる均衡と摂取・同化によって。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action proliferates when the mind’s saṅkalpa rides on the outward-diffusing vital forces; therefore, restraining saṅkalpa is urged. True ascertainment of Brahman is linked with inner equilibrium (samāna) and the recognition of the ‘third state’ beyond waking and dream, pointing the seeker away from outward activity toward inward steadiness.
Nārada is instructing his listener in a yogic-vedāntic mode: he explains how prāṇic functions relate to the expansion of karma and then redirects the focus to the higher discernment of Brahman, using the framework of states of consciousness (waking, dream, and the third) to guide contemplation.