Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

प्रसाद इति सम्प्रोक्तः स्वान्ते त्विह चतुष्टये प्राणो ऽपानः समानश् च उदानो व्यान एव च

Transliteration

prasāda iti samproktaḥ svānte tviha catuṣṭaye prāṇo 'pānaḥ samānaś ca udāno vyāna eva ca

Translation

స్వాంతములో వెలసే నిర్మలత, అనుగ్రహమే ‘ప్రసాదము’ అని ప్రకటించబడింది. ఇక్కడ ఈ సందర్భములో ఐదు ప్రాణవాయువులు—ప్రాణ, అపాన, సమాన, ఉదాన, వ్యాన—అని చెప్పబడినవి.

Word by Word

• प्रसादः: inner clarity/grace

• इति: thus

• सम्प्रोक्तः: has been proclaimed/defined

• स्वान्ते: in one’s own inner being (heart-mind)

• तु: indeed

• इह: here

• चतुष्टये: in the set/quaternion (a grouped teaching-unit)

• प्राणः: the upward-moving life-breath

• अपानः: the downward-moving life-breath

• समानः: the equalizing/digestive vital current

• च: and

• उदानः: the ascending vital current (governing speech/exit upward)

• व्यानः: the pervading vital current (circulation/pervasion)

• एव: precisely/indeed

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames “prasāda” (inner lucidity and settledness) as an inner prerequisite for Shiva-upasana, indicating that worship of the Linga is supported by purification and harmonization of the life-breaths within the pashu (individual soul).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By highlighting prasāda as an inner state tied to the regulation of prana, the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the bestower of clarity and order in the subtle body—through whom the pashu gains steadiness and becomes fit to loosen pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pranic discipline (prāṇa-vāyu awareness and regulation)—a Pashupata-aligned yogic approach where balancing prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, and vyāna supports inner purity and steadies the mind for Shiva-dhyana and Linga-puja.