Yogic zones (aṣṭāṅgayoga-nirūpaṇa) - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 8.9
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Sanskrit Original
प्रत्याहारं पञ्चमो वै धारणा च ततः परा। ध्यानं सप्तममित्युक्तं समाधिस्त्वष्टमः स्मृतः।।
pratyāhāraṃ pañcamo vai dhāraṇā ca tataḥ parā| dhyānaṃ saptamamityuktaṃ samādhistvaṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ||
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Sūta said: They are (l) yama (restraint), (2) niyama (observances), (3) āsana (a particular posture), (4). prāṇāyāma (restraint of breath) (5) pratyāhāra (withdrawal of the senses), (6) dhāraṇā (retention), (7) dhyāna (meditation) and (8) samadhi (ecstatic trance).