Shloka 5
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
रुद्रप्रधानानपरान् विद्धि योगानरिंदम । तेनैव चाथ देहेन विचरन्ति दिशो दश
rudrapradhānān aparān viddhi yogān ariṃdama | tenaiva cātha dehena vicaranti diśo daśa śatrudamana nareśa ||
阎若婆迦（Yājñavalkya）说道：“噬敌者啊，当知此诸瑜伽行法最为上首；因为此处所谓‘鲁陀罗’（Rudra），即指生命之气——普拉那（prāṇa），乃其主宰之理。若能制伏此普拉那，瑜伽行者即以此同一之身，亦被说能于十方自在游行。此教诫所重者在内在的统御：自我主权，乃非常自由之根本。”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that yogic practice is fundamentally prāṇa-centered (called ‘Rudra’ here), and that mastery over prāṇa is the key to mastery over oneself; extraordinary capacities are presented as consequences of inner control rather than as the primary goal.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Yājñavalkya addresses a king, praising prāṇa-dominant yogas and describing the traditional claim that yogins who control prāṇa can roam freely in all ten directions while still embodied.