Yogic zones (aṣṭāṅgayoga-nirūpaṇa) - Verse 51
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 8.51
Sanskrit Original
सगर्भो ऽगर्भ इत्युक्तः सजपो विजपः क्रमात। इभो वा शरभो वापि दुराधर्षो ऽथ केसरी।।
sagarbho 'garbha ityuktaḥ sajapo vijapaḥ kramāt| ibho vā śarabho vāpi durādharṣo 'tha kesarī||
Sūta said: Prāṇāyāma is of two types: sagarbha and agarbha.[10] If it is pursued with japa, it is sagarbha; if without japa, it is agarbha. It is like an elephant, or an eight-footed animal śarabha or a formidable lion. When caught and tamed properly it becomes submissive. Similarly, for the yogins, the wind which is by nature unstable and uncontrollable becomes normal and subservient by proper practice. Just as the lion or the elephant or the Śarabha, though ferocious, is tamed after a while with a proper training, so also the wind attains normalcy and equanimity due to constant acquaintance and practice.