Shloka 110

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

Devanagari script

क्रमशः कन्यसेनैव मध्यमेनापि सुव्रतः उत्तमेनापि वै विद्वान् कुम्भकेन समभ्यसेत्

Transliteration

kramaśaḥ kanyasenaiva madhyamenāpi suvrataḥ uttamenāpi vai vidvān kumbhakena samabhyaset

Translation

Dengan memelihara vrata yang suci, orang bijaksana hendaklah berlatih kumbhaka (tahanan nafas) secara beransur-ansur—mula-mula pada kadar rendah, kemudian kadar pertengahan, dan seterusnya kadar tertinggi—melangkah setapak demi setapak dalam disiplin.

Word by Word

• क्रमशः: gradually, step by step

• कन्यसेन: by the lowest (measure/degree)

• एव: indeed/only

• मध्यमेन: by the middle (measure)

• अपि: also

• सुव्रतः: one of good vow, disciplined observer

• उत्तमेन: by the highest (measure)

• अपि: also

• वै: indeed

• विद्वान्: the wise/knower

• कुम्भकेन: by kumbhaka, breath-retention

• समभ्यसेत्: should practice diligently/should cultivate

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the yoga-teaching context of the Linga Purana)