Shloka 16
नारद-देवमत-संवादः
Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna
ऊर्ध्व॑ समानो व्यानश्न व्यस्यते कर्म तेन तत् तृतीयं तु समानेन पुनरेव व्यवस्यते
ūrdhvaḥ samāno vyānaś ca vyasyate karma tena tat | tṛtīyaṃ tu samānena punar eva vyavasyate ||
那罗陀说道：“上行之理与名为萨摩那（samāna）与毗耶那（vyāna）的诸生命机能相合，便成为业行扩展、分化的根基。因此，应当制御‘僧迦尔波’（saṅkalpa）——那驱使向外扩张的冲动意志。至于由‘第三境’——超越醒与梦——所指示的梵（Brahman），亦复由萨摩那而得确证：凭内在的均衡与摄受，而非凭外向的活动。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action proliferates when the mind’s saṅkalpa rides on the outward-diffusing vital forces; therefore, restraining saṅkalpa is urged. True ascertainment of Brahman is linked with inner equilibrium (samāna) and the recognition of the ‘third state’ beyond waking and dream, pointing the seeker away from outward activity toward inward steadiness.
Nārada is instructing his listener in a yogic-vedāntic mode: he explains how prāṇic functions relate to the expansion of karma and then redirects the focus to the higher discernment of Brahman, using the framework of states of consciousness (waking, dream, and the third) to guide contemplation.