Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

नागः कूर्मस्तु कृकलो देवदत्तो धनंजयः एतेषां यः प्रसादस्तु मरुतामिति संस्मृतः

Transliteration

nāgaḥ kūrmastu kṛkalo devadatto dhanaṃjayaḥ eteṣāṃ yaḥ prasādastu marutāmiti saṃsmṛtaḥ

Translation

那伽（Nāga）、龟（Kūrma）、克里迦罗（Kṛkala）、天赐（Devadatta）与财胜（Dhanaṃjaya）——此等皆为生命之气。使其调和、安定并统摄的恩佑（prasāda），被忆念为“Maruts”，即诸生命风。

Word by Word

• nāgaḥ: Nāga (a subsidiary vital air, upa-prāṇa)

• kūrmaḥ tu: and Kūrma (upa-prāṇa)

• kṛkalaḥ: Kṛkala (upa-prāṇa)

• devadattaḥ: Devadatta (upa-prāṇa)

• dhanaṃjayaḥ: Dhanaṃjaya (upa-prāṇa)

• eteṣām: of these

• yaḥ: which/that

• prasādaḥ tu: the calming favor/settling balance indeed

• marutām: of the Maruts / of the life-winds

• iti: thus

• saṃsmṛtaḥ: is traditionally remembered/declared.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links inner discipline to worship: steadiness of the life-winds (Maruts) supports mental purity and one-pointedness, making Linga-puja a true offering of the pashu’s (soul’s) inner life to Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the regulating, pacifying principle (prasāda) that harmonizes the pranic forces; He is Pati who orders the pashu’s inner functions and loosens pasha through yogic steadiness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāṇa-samyama (regulated breath and inner-wind balance) as a Pashupata-oriented yogic support for mantra-japa and Linga-dhyana, where calming the upa-prāṇas stabilizes attention.