Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
समाधिरिति चाष्टांगो योगः संपरिकीर्तितः । प्रत्येकं लक्षणं तेषामष्टानां शृणु पांडव
samādhiriti cāṣṭāṃgo yogaḥ saṃparikīrtitaḥ | pratyekaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ teṣāmaṣṭānāṃ śṛṇu pāṃḍava
Samādhi được tuyên xưng là chi phần thứ tám của Yoga. Hỡi Pāṇḍava, hãy lắng nghe những đặc tướng riêng của từng chi trong tám chi ấy.
Nārada (continuing instruction)
Scene: Nārada announces samādhi as the final limb and invites Arjuna to hear the defining signs of each stage; the atmosphere is poised at the threshold of deeper instruction.
FAQs
Yoga is complete only when it culminates in samādhi, and each limb has a precise function that must be understood and practiced.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse introduces the detailed exposition of yoga’s limbs.
Instruction to learn and apply the defining practices of all eight limbs, culminating in samādhi.