Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

आनन्दोद्भवयोगार्थं निद्राघूर्णिस्तथैव च रोमाञ्चध्वनिसंविद्धस्वाङ्गमोटनकम्पनम्

Transliteration

ānandodbhavayogārthaṃ nidrāghūrṇistathaiva ca romāñcadhvanisaṃviddhasvāṅgamoṭanakampanam

Translation

Para sa pag-iisang-yogang isinilang ng ānanda (kaligayahang banal), sumisibol ang antok at marahang pag-ugoy. At ang katawan, kinikilabutan ng romaṅca (pagtayo ng balahibo) at pinanginginig ng umaalingawngaw na pagbigkas, ay nagsisimulang pumilipit at manginig—mga tandang pangkatawan na kasama ng yogikong pagkalubog sa Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• ānanda: bliss

• udbhava: arising/origin

• yoga-artham: for the purpose of yoga/union

• nidrā: sleepiness/drowsiness

• ghūrṇiḥ: swaying/whirling

• tathā eva ca: and likewise

• romāñca: horripilation/thrill

• dhvani: sound/utterance

• saṃviddha: pervaded/charged/filled

• sva-aṅga: one’s own limbs/body

• moṭana: twisting/wrenching

• kampanam: trembling/quivering

Speaker

Suta (narrating yogic characteristics within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga-upāsanā from mere external ritual to inner Pashupata-yoga, describing how devotion to Pati (Śiva) culminates in embodied signs of deep meditative absorption.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who grants ānanda and yogic union; the bliss-born transformation of body and breath indicates contact with Śiva-tattva beyond ordinary pasha-bound experience.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-style meditative absorption (samāveśa/samādhi) is highlighted, where bliss, spontaneous sound/utterance, horripilation, and trembling appear as lakṣaṇas of intensified sādhanā.