Shloka 17
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
प्राणापानौ तथोदानं समान व्यानमेव च । एवं तौ मनसि स्थाप्य दधतु: प्राणयोर्मन:,तदनन्तर प्राण, अपान, उदान, समान और व्यान--इन पाँचों प्राण-वायुओंको हृदयमें स्थापित किया; इस प्रकार स्थित हुए उन दोनोंने मनको प्राण और अपानके साथ मिला दिया। भौहोंके नीचे नासिकाके अग्रभागपर दृष्टि रखते हुए मनसहित प्राण-अपानको उन्होंने दोनों भौहोंके बीच स्थिर किया
prāṇāpānau tathodānaṃ samānaṃ vyānam eva ca | evaṃ tau manasi sthāpya dadhatuḥ prāṇayor manaḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Eles colocaram na mente as cinco correntes vitais—prāṇa e apāna, e também udāna, samāna e vyāna. Tendo-as assim disposto interiormente, então jungiram a mente aos dois sopros principais, prāṇa e apāna.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches yogic interiorization: gathering the five vital currents and then linking the mind to regulated prāṇa and apāna, so attention becomes steady and fit for higher concentration and liberation-oriented practice.
Bhīṣma describes a disciplined meditative procedure performed by two practitioners: they mentally establish the five vāyus (vital functions) and then unite the mind with prāṇa and apāna as a preparatory step for focused contemplation.