Shloka 65

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

प्राणाद्यैश्चैव संयुक्तः पश्यते बहुधा क्रमात् दशप्राणवहा नाड्यः प्रत्येकं मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

prāṇādyaiścaiva saṃyuktaḥ paśyate bahudhā kramāt daśaprāṇavahā nāḍyaḥ pratyekaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

ಪ್ರಾಣಾದಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತನಾದ ಯೋಗಿ ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಅನೇಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಓ ಮುನಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರೇ, ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲೂ ದಶಪ್ರಾಣವನ್ನು ಹೊರುವ ನಾಡಿಗಳು ಇವೆ.

Word by Word

• प्राणाद्यैः: with prāṇa and the others (vital airs)

• च एव: and indeed

• संयुक्तः: joined/connected

• पश्यते: perceives/sees

• बहुधा: in many ways/variously

• क्रमात्: gradually/in sequence

• दश-प्राण-वहाः: carrying the ten prāṇas (ten vital functions)

• नाड्यः: subtle channels (nāḍīs)

• प्रत्येकम्: in each (part/center)

• मुनि-पुङ्गवाः: O bull among sages (best of sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the yogic doctrine within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It links outer worship to inner sādhana: purification and regulation of prāṇa through nāḍīs steadies the pashu (individual soul) so it can turn from pasha (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva), making Linga-upāsanā inwardly effective.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implying that true perception arises when the vital currents are harmonized, it points to Shiva-tattva as the ultimate seer beyond fluctuating prāṇa—realized progressively as the yogin’s inner instruments become ordered.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A prāṇa–nāḍī based discipline: gradual yogic perception through regulating prāṇa (prāṇāyāma and subtle-body awareness), consistent with Pāśupata-oriented inner practice supporting mantra and dhyāna.