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

سرور سے پیدا ہونے والی یوگ-یکجائی کے لیے نیند جیسی جھولتی کیفیت بھی اٹھتی ہے؛ اور رونگٹے کھڑے ہونے اور آواز دار اُچار سے متاثر بدن اپنے اعضا کو مروڑتا اور کانپتا ہے۔

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.