Shloka 65

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

प्राणाद्यैश्चैव संयुक्तः पश्यते बहुधा क्रमात् दशप्राणवहा नाड्यः प्रत्येकं मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

prāṇādyaiścaiva saṃyuktaḥ paśyate bahudhā kramāt daśaprāṇavahā nāḍyaḥ pratyekaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

与普拉那（prāṇa）及其余诸生命气流相应时，瑜伽行者便能循序渐进，以多种方式观见。噢，诸牟尼中最胜者，在每一处（微细身的部位）皆有承载十种普拉那的脉道（nāḍī）。

Word by Word

• प्राणाद्यैः: with prāṇa and the others (vital airs)

• च एव: and indeed

• संयुक्तः: joined/connected

• पश्यते: perceives/sees

• बहुधा: in many ways/variously

• क्रमात्: gradually/in sequence

• दश-प्राण-वहाः: carrying the ten prāṇas (ten vital functions)

• नाड्यः: subtle channels (nāḍīs)

• प्रत्येकम्: in each (part/center)

• मुनि-पुङ्गवाः: O bull among sages (best of sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the yogic doctrine 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 worship to inner sādhana: purification and regulation of prāṇa through nāḍīs steadies the pashu (individual soul) so it can turn from pasha (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva), making Linga-upāsanā inwardly effective.

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

By implying that true perception arises when the vital currents are harmonized, it points to Shiva-tattva as the ultimate seer beyond fluctuating prāṇa—realized progressively as the yogin’s inner instruments become ordered.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A prāṇa–nāḍī based discipline: gradual yogic perception through regulating prāṇa (prāṇāyāma and subtle-body awareness), consistent with Pāśupata-oriented inner practice supporting mantra and dhyāna.