Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
बहुभोजनसामर्थ्यं चिरादुच्छ्वासनं तथा । लघुत्वं शीघ्रगामित्वमुत्साहः स्वरसौष्ठवम्
bahubhojanasāmarthyaṃ cirāducchvāsanaṃ tathā | laghutvaṃ śīghragāmitvamutsāhaḥ svarasauṣṭhavam
ਬਹੁਤ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ, ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਸਾਹ ਬਾਹਰ ਛੱਡਣ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ, ਦੇਹ ਦੀ ਹਲਕਾਪਣ, ਤੇਜ਼ ਗਤੀ, ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਮਿੱਠੀ‑ਸੁਸੁਰਲੀ ਵਾਣੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It lists bodily and energetic signs that can accompany disciplined sādhanā—showing increased prāṇa control, steadiness, and vitality—supporting the seeker’s movement toward Shiva-realization (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).
In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship is paired with inner purification; these qualities are presented as outward indicators that worship, mantra, and yogic restraint are refining the body-mind instrument used for dhyāna on Shiva.
Breath-discipline (prāṇāyāma) and steady japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—are implied, as they cultivate lightness, endurance of breath, and mental vigor useful for sustained meditation.