Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

अस्या बुद्धेः प्रसादस्तु प्राणायामेन सिध्यति दोषान्विनिर्दहेत्सर्वान् प्राणायामादसौ यमी

Transliteration

asyā buddheḥ prasādastu prāṇāyāmena sidhyati doṣānvinirdahetsarvān prāṇāyāmādasau yamī

Translation

此觉智之澄明安定，由“调息”(prāṇāyāma)而成就。凭调息，持戒有制的瑜伽行者焚尽一切过失，于是成为真正守持“制戒”(yama)者，安住于克制之道。

Word by Word

• asyāḥ: of this

• buddheḥ: intellect, discriminative faculty

• prasādaḥ: clarity, serenity, lucidity

• tu: indeed

• prāṇāyāmena: by breath-regulation (prāṇāyāma)

• sidhyati: is accomplished, is perfected

• doṣān: faults, impurities

• vinirdahet: should burn away, incinerates completely

• sarvān: all

• prāṇāyāmāt: from/through prāṇāyāma

• asau: that (very) one

• yamī: a self-restrained practitioner, observer of yama

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva yogic teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links outer Shiva-bhakti to inner purification: prāṇāyāma refines buddhi (discrimination), making the devotee fit to approach the Linga with a sattvic, steady mind rather than with pasha-bound agitation.

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

By implying that impurities (doṣa/pāśa) can be burned through disciplined practice, it points to Shiva as Pati—the liberating Lord—whose grace is approached through purification of the pashu’s intellect toward prasāda (clear awareness).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāṇāyāma is highlighted as a core Pāśupata-aligned yogic discipline that destroys mental and karmic defects and stabilizes the practitioner in yama (restraint).