Yogic zones (aṣṭāṅgayoga-nirūpaṇa) - Verse 54
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 8.54
Sanskrit Original
कालान्तरवशाद्योगाद दम्यते परमादरात। तथा परिचयात्स्वास्थ्यं समत्वं चाधिगच्छति।।
kālāntaravaśādyogād damyate paramādarāt| tathā paricayātsvāsthyaṃ samatvaṃ cādhigacchati||
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.