Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
स्वेदकंपादिजनकः प्राणायामस्तदुत्तरः । आनंदोद्भवरोमांचनेत्राश्रूणां विमोचनम्
svedakaṃpādijanakaḥ prāṇāyāmastaduttaraḥ | ānaṃdodbhavaromāṃcanetrāśrūṇāṃ vimocanam
Seterusnya datang prāṇāyāma (pengawalan nafas), yang menimbulkan peluh dan getaran tubuh. Sesudah itu, terlepaslah bulu roma meremang dan air mata di mata, yang lahir daripada ānanda (kebahagiaan suci).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it lists physiological/affective signs (sveda, kampa, romāñca, aśru) arising in prāṇāyāma progression.
Significance: Marks sādhana-lakṣaṇa: signs of prāṇa-śuddhi and bhāva; in Siddhānta framing, such experiences can still be within tirodhāna (veiling) unless stabilized by right knowledge and Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It describes classical yogic signs that can arise as prāṇa becomes steady—sweat, tremors, and then blissful tears and horripilation—indicating deepening concentration and purification on the path toward Shiva-realization (Pati-jñāna) in a Shaiva frame.
In the Shiva Purana, yogic discipline supports Saguna Shiva-upāsanā by stabilizing mind and breath, making devotion to Shiva (often via Linga worship and mantra) more one-pointed; these bodily signs are secondary effects, not the goal, which remains communion with Shiva.
The verse points to prāṇāyāma as a meditative aid; practitioners should pair breath-regulation with Shiva-mantra japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) and steady dhyāna, treating tears or goosebumps as passing signs while maintaining devotion and inner restraint.