Shloka 35
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
पूरयित्वा बुधो देहं प्रत्याहारमुपक्रमेत् । प्राणायामा दश द्वौ च धारणा साभिधीयते ॥
pūrayitvā budho dehaṃ pratyāhāram upakramet | prāṇāyāmā daśa dvau ca dhāraṇā sābhidhīyate ||
देह (प्राणाने) पूर्ण भरून ज्ञानी पुरुषाने प्रत्याहार सुरू करावा. येथे बारा प्राणायामांना ‘धारणा’ असे म्हटले आहे.
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FAQs
Breath-discipline is treated as measurable and methodical; the ‘wise’ proceed by regulated steps rather than emotional striving.
Yoga praxis; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Equating a fixed set of prāṇāyāmas with ‘dhāraṇā’ reflects a tradition where holding/steadying prāṇa is itself concentration—suggesting prāṇa-stability and mind-stability are functionally one.