घेरण्डसंहिता

Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā

The Collection of Gheraṇḍa

A dialogue between the sage Gheraṇḍa and his disciple Caṇḍa Kāpālī. One of the three classic texts of Haṭha Yoga, with emphasis on practical techniques and a system of seven limbs.

Saptāṅga Yoga: The Seven Practices

Gheraṇḍa's system organizes Haṭha Yoga into seven limbs (saptāṅga), each with a specific purpose in the practitioner's transformation:

1

Ṣaṭkarma

षट्कर्म

Purification (śodhana)

Six cleansing actions: dhauti, basti, neti, trāṭaka, nauli, and kapālabhāti.

2

Āsana

आसन

Strength (dṛḍhatā)

32 postures that strengthen and stabilize the body.

3

Mudrā

मुद्रा

Stability (sthiratā)

Ten energetic seals that stabilize and direct prāṇa.

4

Pratyāhāra

प्रत्याहार

Calmness (dhīratā)

Withdrawal of the senses, preparing for inner practice.

5

Prāṇāyāma

प्राणायाम

Lightness (lāghava)

Breath control with ten kumbhakas.

6

Dhyāna

ध्यान

Direct perception (pratyakṣa)

Three types of meditation: gross, luminous, and subtle.

7

Samādhi

समाधि

Isolation (nirlipta)

Six types of contemplative absorption.

The Upadeśas

प्रथमोपदेशः Prathamopadeśaḥ

On Ṣaṭkarma · 37 verses

The first chapter describes the six purification practices (ṣaṭkarma): dhauti, basti, neti, trāṭaka, nauli, and kapālabhāti. These purify the body and prepare it for higher practices.

Introduction and praise of yoga 1.1-3
  1. 1 kapilo vāca — mano'dhīnaṃ jagat sarvaṃ manastīrthaṃ susādhanam | mano mokṣāya bhogāya mokṣabhogau manodhinau || कपिलोवाच — मनोऽधीनं जगत् सर्वं मनस्तीर्थं सुसाधनम् | मनो मोक... Kapila said: The entire world is under the control of the mind. The mind is the ...
  2. 2 tatsaṃśodhanamicchāmi tvadvakrāmbujavaibhavāt | yena mokṣapadaṃ sadyo bhaveccharīrapātataḥ || तत्संशोधनमिच्छामि त्वद्वक्त्राम्बुजवैभवात् | येन मोक्षपदं सद... I wish to know the purification of that mind from the splendor of your lotus-lik...
  3. 3 śrīgheraṇḍa uvāca — śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi ghaṭastaṃ yogamuttamam | yāthātathyena devānāṃ muniśreṣṭha svayambhuvā || श्रीघेरण्ड उवाच — शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि घटस्तं योगमुत्तमम् ... The venerable Gheraṇḍa said: Listen, O son, I will speak of the excellent yoga o...
The necessity of ṣaṭkarma 1.4-6
  1. 4 sapta sādhanabhūmīnāṃ yogināṃ yogasiddhaye | karaṇāni varārohe pavitrāni mahānti ca || सप्त साधनभूमीनां योगिनां योगसिद्धये | करणानि वरारोहे पवित्रा... O of elevated thighs, seven are the great purifying instruments for yogis in the...
  2. 5 ṣaṭkarmaiḥ śodhayeddehaṃ mṛjjalena yathā paṭam | tato'sya yogasiddhiḥ syādvinā yuktaṃ na siddhyati || षट्कर्मैः शोधयेद्देहं मृज्जलेन यथा पटम् | ततोऽस्य योगसिद्धिः... By the six karmas the body should be purified, like a cloth is cleaned with eart...
  3. 6 dhautistu dvividhā proktā antardhautirbahistathā | vastistu dvividhā proktā jale khecaryāṃ tathaiva ca || धौतिस्तु द्विविधा प्रोक्ता अन्तर्धौतिर्बहिस्तथा | वस्तिस्तु ... Dhauti is of two types, it is said: internal and external. Basti is also of two ...
Dhauti and its varieties 1.7-17
  1. 7 netistu dvividhā proktā sūtracaikajale'parā | trāṭakaṃ nābhimānaṃ ca kapālabhātistathaiva ca || नेतिस्तु द्विविधा प्रोक्ता सूत्रचैकजलेऽपरा | त्राटकं नाभिमान... Neti is of two types, it is said: one with sūtra (thread/cord) and the other wit...
  2. 8 antardhautiścaturdhā syādvatsaro hṛdayaṃ dantamūlaṃ ca prakīrtitam | dantamūlaṃ śiraḥ proktaṃ karṇadhautistathaiva ca || अन्तर्धौतिश्चतुर्धा स्याद्वत्सरो हृदयं दन्तमूलं च प्रकीर्तित... Internal dhauti is of four types, O son: the stomach (vatsara), the heart (hṛday...
  3. 9 vahirdhautistu sāmānyā sarvasādhāraṇī smṛtā | pavanaṃ pītvā santiṣṭhetkṣiptvā codarapūritam || वहिर्धौतिस्तु सामान्या सर्वसाधारणी स्मृता | पवनं पीत्वा सन्त... External dhauti is the ordinary one, remembered as common to all. Drinking air, ...
  4. 10 vamanaṃ cāpyadhaḥ kuryādudarāmayaśāntaye | vāriṇā pūritodaraścared dhautiṃ yathāvidhi || वमनं चाप्यधः कुर्यादुदरामयशान्तये | वारिणा पूरितोदरश्चरेद्धौ... And vomiting should be done downward for the cure of abdominal diseases. With th...
  5. 11 vamanād dvādaśaghaṭīrvāriṇaḥ pānamācaret | tato mukhena satataṃ kṣīyamāṇo nirasya ca || वमनाद् द्वादशघटीर्वारिणः पानमाचरेत् | ततो मुखेन सततं क्षीयमा... After vomiting, one should drink twelve measures (ghaṭī) of water. Then, continu...
  6. 12 evaṃ kṛtvā tato dehe jarāmaraṇajaṃ bhayam | na spṛśatyasakṛddhautiḥ kuṣṭhādidoṣanāśanī || एवं कृत्वा ततो देहे जरामरणजं भयम् | न स्पृशत्यसकृद्धौतिः कुष... Doing thus, the fear born of old age and death does not touch the body. Dhauti, ...
  7. 13 vardhate'gnistathāyuśca dehe kāyaviśuddhitaḥ | gulmājīrṇavināśitvamāyuṣpradaṃ tathaiva ca || वर्धतेऽग्निस्तथायुश्च देहे कायविशुद्धितः | गुल्माजीर्णविनाशि... The digestive fire (agni) increases, as does vitality, in the purified body. It ...
  8. 14 hṛdayaṃ tu bhaveddhautirmūlabandhena bandhanāt | kaṇṭhamūlena sandhānānmūlabandhaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || हृदयं तु भवेद्धौतिर्मूलबन्धेन बन्धनात् | कण्ठमूलेन सन्धानान्... The cleansing of the heart is accomplished through the application of mūla bandh...
  9. 15 udgāraṃ tu yathā kuryādvāyunā pūritodaraḥ | tathā hṛdayasaṃśuddhirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || उद्गारं तु यथा कुर्याद्वायुना पूरितोदरः | तथा हृदयसंशुद्धिर्... Just as one produces a belch with the abdomen full of air, so the purification o...
  10. 16 dantamūlaṃ bhavettadvaddantajihvopalālanāt | dantānāṃ mūlasaṃśuddhirnityaṃ kāle ca kāle || दन्तमूलं भवेत्तद्वद्दन्तजिह्वोपलालनात् | दन्तानां मूलसंशुद्ध... The cleansing of the tooth roots is done by massaging teeth and tongue. Constant...
  11. 17 karṇadhautistu kartavyaṃ tarjanīṅguṣṭhakena tu | malaśuddhirbhavettena śravaṇendriyavardhanam || कर्णधौतिस्तु कर्तव्यं तर्जनीङ्गुष्ठकेन तु | मलशुद्धिर्भवेत्त... Karṇa dhauti should be performed with the index finger and thumb. By this there ...
Neti 1.18-20
  1. 18 kapālaśuddhistu bhavedvatsaro vāyunā saha | udare pūrite vāyau punaḥ prakrāmate bahiḥ || कपालशुद्धिस्तु भवेद्वत्सरो वायुना सह | उदरे पूरिते वायौ पुनः... Purification of the skull occurs with vatsara together with air. When the air fi...
  2. 19 bastistu dvividhā proktā jale khecaryāṃ tathaiva ca | jalabastistu kartavya udarambujavatsvake || बस्तिस्तु द्विविधा प्रोक्ता जले खेचर्यां तथैव च | जलबस्तिस्त... Basti is of two types: in water and in khecaryā. Jalabasti should be performed i...
  3. 20 nābhimānaṃ tu saṅkṣipya pādāṅguṣṭhau ca pīḍayet | āsanena nirādhāre syānnirodhaḥ pavanasya tu || नाभिमानं तु सङ्क्षिप्य पादाङ्गुष्ठौ च पीडयेत् | आसनेन निराधा... Contracting the navel/nauli and pressing the big toes. In the posture without su...
Trāṭaka 1.21-22
  1. 21 tato vāriṇi saṅkṣipye vastyabhyāsātpravartate | antaḥ pītvā tu tanmūtraṃ punaḥ saṅkṣipya pāyayet || ततो वारिणि सङ्क्षिप्ते वस्त्यभ्यासात्प्रवर्तते | अन्तः पीत्व... Then, contracting in the water, by the practice of basti it proceeds. Drinking t...
  2. 22 evaṃ trikaṃ catuṣkaṃ vā yāvadaṣṭakameva vā | krameṇaiva tu kartavyaṃ vastyabhyāsaṃ śarīriṇā || एवं त्रिकं चतुष्कं वा यावदष्टकमेव वा | क्रमेणैव तु कर्तव्यं ... Thus, three times or four, or even up to eight times, gradually should basti be ...
Nauli 1.23-24
  1. 23 vardhate vahnisaṃtāpo medaḥ kaphaṃ vilāpayet | balaṃ kāye jāyate ca vastyabhyāsātprayatnataḥ || वर्धते वह्निसंतापो मेदः कफं विलापयेत् | बलं काये जायते च वस्... The burning fire increases, it dissolves fat and mucus. Strength arises in the b...
  2. 24 gulmaplīhādikān rogānpraśamaṃ yāti sādhakaḥ | jaṭharāgnirvivardheta kāye ca paramaṃ sukham || गुल्मप्लीहादिकान् रोगान्प्रशमं याति साधकः | जठराग्निर्विवर्ध... The practitioner attains the pacification of diseases such as gulma and plīhā. T...
Kapālabhāti 1.25-26
  1. 25 śuṣkabastistu kartavyaḥ savyadakṣiṇapādayoḥ | utkaṭāsanamāsthāya vāyunā pūritodaraḥ || शुष्कबस्तिस्तु कर्तव्यः सव्यदक्षिणपादयोः | उत्कटासनमास्थाय व... Śuṣka basti should be performed on the left and right feet, establishing oneself...
  2. 26 nābhimānaṃ tu saṅkṣipya yonisthānamupānayet | tato'sya vāyunā pūrya gudadvārātpramucyate || नाभिमानं तु सङ्क्षिप्य योनिस्थानमुपानयेत् | ततोऽस्य वायुना प... Contracting the navel/nauli and bringing it toward the place of the yoni. Then, ...
Benefits and transition 1.27-37
  1. 27 netistu dvividhā proktā sūtracaikajale'parā | sūtraṃ snehayutaṃ gāḍhaṃ nāsāpuṭadvaye nayet || नेतिस्तु द्विविधा प्रोक्ता सूत्रचैकजलेऽपरा | सूत्रं स्नेहयुत... Neti is of two types: one with sūtra and the other with water. The sūtra, anoint...
  2. 28 mukhānnirgamayettadvadbahirantaśca nodayet | tataḥ śiraḥpraśuddhiḥ syānnetrajyotirvivardhanam || मुखान्निर्गमयेत्तद्वद्बहिरन्तश्च नोदयेत् | ततः शिरःप्रशुद्धि... One should make it exit through the mouth, moving it outward and inward. From th...
  3. 29 jalanetistu kartavyā kṣaumapaṭṭavadagrataḥ | nāsāpuṭadvayaṃ prokṣya śleṣmadoṣavināśanam || जलनेतिस्तु कर्तव्या क्षौमपट्टवदग्रतः | नासापुटद्वयं प्रोक्ष्... Jala neti should be performed with a spout like that of linen cloth, irrigating ...
  4. 30 trāṭakaṃ nābhimānaṃ ca kapālabhātistathaiva ca | trāṭakaṃ ca viśuddhyarthaṃ netradoṣavināśanam || त्राटकं नाभिमानं च कपालभातिस्तथैव च | त्राटकं च विशुद्ध्यर्थ... Trāṭaka, nauli, and kapālabhāti are similar. Trāṭaka is for purification, for th...
  5. 31 timiraṃ pihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā maṇḍalaṃ ca sadīpakam | tataḥ śāntiṃ praviśati trāṭakātsādhakottamaḥ || तिमिरं पिहितं दृष्ट्वा मण्डलं च सदीपकम् | ततः शान्तिं प्रविश... Seeing the veiled darkness and the circle with flame, then the best of practitio...
  6. 32 nābhimānaṃ tu saṅkṣipya madhyadeśe tu kārayet | vāmadakṣiṇataḥ kuryādekaikaṃ vṛttamuttamam || नाभिमानं तु सङ्क्षिप्य मध्यदेशे तु कारयेत् | वामदक्षिणतः कुर... Contracting the navel/nauli, one should perform it in the center, from left to r...
  7. 33 vardhate jaṭharāgnistu nityaṃ nābhikriyāṃ caran | dehe kāye kṣudhāvṛddhirdehalāghavameva ca || वर्धते जठराग्निस्तु नित्यं नाभिक्रियां चरन् | देहे काये क्षु... The digestive fire increases by practicing the navel action daily. In the body, ...
  8. 34 kapālabhātirvakṣye tāṃ bhramadoṣavināśinīm | kaphadoṣaviśuddhyarthaṃ mūrcchānāśanamuttamam || कपालभातिर्वक्ष्ये तां भ्रमदोषविनाशिनीम् | कफदोषविशुद्ध्यर्थं... I will describe kapālabhāti, the destroyer of disorders of vertigo, for the puri...
  9. 35 padmāsanaṃ samāsthāya samyagvāyuṃ samuddharet | kapālaśuddhikārī sā vātakaphavināśinī || पद्मासनं समास्थाय सम्यग्वायुं समुद्धरेत् | कपालशुद्धिकारी सा... Establishing oneself in padmāsana, one should fully expel the air. It performs t...
  10. 36 evaṃ ṣaṭkarmanirmalyaṃ kṛtvā dehaṃ yathāvidhi | tato dehe prasādaḥ syādbalaṃ vahnistathaiva ca || एवं षट्कर्मनिर्मल्यं कृत्वा देहं यथाविधि | ततो देहे प्रसादः ... Thus, making the body free of impurities by the six karmas according to the rule...
  11. 37 tataḥ prasanna indriyaḥ pravartate yogapade mahān | ṣaṭkarmakṛdyogī ciraṃ jīvati nirāmayaḥ || ततः प्रसन्न इन्द्रियः प्रवर्तते योगपदे महान् | षट्कर्मकृद्यो... Then, with serene senses, one proceeds toward the great state of yoga. The yogi ...

द्वितीयोपदेशः Dvitīyopadeśaḥ

On Āsana · 70 verses

The second chapter describes 32 āsanas for steadiness of body. It includes siddhāsana, padmāsana, and many other postures that prepare the practitioner for meditation.

Introduction and siddhāsana 2.1-7
  1. 1 gheraṇḍa uvāca — athāto'sanayogaṃ vakṣye haṭhasaṃśuddhikārakam | yathā sukhaṃ tathā tiṣṭhettato doṣavināśanam || घेरण्ड उवाच — अथातोऽसनयोगं वक्ष्ये हठसंशुद्धिकारकम् | यथा सु... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I shall speak of the yoga of āsanas, which causes the purific...
  2. 2 siddhāsanaṃ padmakaṃ ca bhadraṃ muktaṃ tathaiva ca | vajraṃ siṃhaṃ gomukhaṃ ca vīraṃ matsyaṃ tathaiva ca || सिद्धासनं पद्मकं च भद्रं मुक्तं तथैव च | वज्रं सिंहं गोमुखं ... Siddhāsana, padmāsana, bhadra, mukta, likewise vajra, siṃha, gomukha, vīra, mats...
  3. 3 dhanurmṛtaguptā ca matsyendro gorakṣakaḥ | paścimottānakaścaiva utkaṭaḥ saṃkaṭastathā || धनुर्मृतगुप्ता च मत्स्येन्द्रो गोरक्षकः | पश्चिमोत्तानकश्चैव... Dhanur, mṛta, guptā, matsyendra, gorakṣa, paścimottāna, utkaṭa, saṃkaṭa......
  4. 4 mayūraḥ kukkuṭaḥ kūrma uttānakūrmakastathā | maṇḍūkottānamaṇḍūkau vṛkṣo garuḍa eva ca || मयूरः कुक्कुटः कूर्म उत्तानकूर्मकस्तथा | मण्डूकोत्तानमण्डूकौ... Mayūra, kukkuṭa, kūrma, uttānakūrma, maṇḍūka, uttānamaṇḍūka, vṛkṣa, garuḍa......
  5. 5 vṛṣaḥ śalabho makara uṣṭro bhujaṅga eva ca | yogaścākāsanaṃ caiva dvātriṃśadāsanāni tu || वृषः शलभो मकर उष्ट्रो भुजङ्ग एव च | योगश्चाकासनं चैव द्वात्र... Vṛṣa, śalabha, makara, uṣṭra, bhujaṅga, yoga, and cākāsana — thus are the thirty...
  6. 6 gheraṇḍa uvāca — siddhāsanaṃ pravakṣyāmi yena siddhāḥ surarṣabhāḥ | dhāte dhātari satyeṣu munīnāṃ caiva siddhaye || घेरण्ड उवाच — सिद्धासनं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन सिद्धाः सुरर्षभाः |... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I will describe Siddhāsana, by which the perfected ones, the ...
  7. 7 ekaṃ pādam atho guhye sthāpayitvā tathorutaḥ | jaṅghāmaparayā kṛtvā vṛṣāṇopari tiṣṭhati || एकं पादमथो गुह्ये स्थापयित्वा तथोरुतः | जङ्घामपरया कृत्वा वृ... Placing one foot at the base and the thigh, then placing the thigh with the othe...
Padmāsana 2.8-10
  1. 8 padmāsanaṃ tato vakṣye sarvasaṃśayanāśanam | sarvavyādhivināśi ca samādhikaraṇaṃ param || पद्मासनं ततो वक्ष्ये सर्वसंशयनाशनम् | सर्वव्याधिविनाशि च समा... Now I will describe Padmāsana, destroyer of all doubt, destroyer of all diseases...
  2. 9 dvi padmaṃ dvi karābhyāṃ ca dhārayitvā dṛḍhaṃ tataḥ | jānvoḥ kṛtvā tu hastau ca nāsāgre ca dhṛtekṣaṇaḥ || द्विपद्मं द्विकराभ्यां च धारयित्वा दृढं ततः | जान्वोः कृत्वा... Placing the two lotus feet and firmly holding them with both hands, placing the ...
  3. 10 padmāsanaṃ tu yo dhīmānbhava bandha vimocanam | sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ durlabhaṃ yatināṃ tathā || पद्मासनं तु यो धीमान्भवबन्धविमोचनम् | सर्वपापप्रशमनं दुर्लभं... The wise one who practices Padmāsana, liberator of the bond of becoming, pacifie...
Additional āsanas 2.11-70
  1. 11 bhadrāsanaṃ pravakṣyāmi pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam | yatkṛtvā na punarjanma kāyena labhate naraḥ || भद्रासनं प्रवक्ष्यामि पवित्रं पापनाशनम् | यत्कृत्वा न पुनर्ज... Now I will describe Bhadrāsana, purifier, destroyer of sin. Having performed it,...
  2. 12 gulphayor dvayoḥ samam kṛtvā pādapārṣṇī tathopari | vāmor upari dakṣiṇaṃ ca dakṣiṇor upari vāmataḥ || गुल्फयोर्द्वयोः समं कृत्वा पादपार्ष्णी तथोपरि | वामोरुपरि दक... Joining both heels, with the heels of the feet upward, the right foot on the lef...
  3. 13 muktāsanaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ muktāsanavido janāḥ | ekaṃ pādaṃ tathaikasmin vṛṣaṇe'dhaḥ sthitaṃ bhavet || मुक्तासनं ततः प्रोक्तं मुक्तासनविदो जनाः | एकं पादं तथैकस्मि... Next is described Muktāsana, known by those versed in it. One foot must be place...
  4. 14 vajrāsanaṃ tato vakṣye yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | yaṃ kṛtvā na punarjanma kāyena saha jāyate || वज्रासनं ततो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | यं कृत्वा न पुनर... Now I will describe Vajrāsana, giver of perfection to yogis. Having practiced it...
  5. 15 gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kramāt | aṅguṣṭhau ca bhavetāṃ tu karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham || गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सीवन्याः पार्श्वयोः क्रमात् | अङ्गुष्ठौ ... The heels must be below the testicles, at the sides of the pubic symphysis in or...
  6. 16 svastikāsanam ākhyātaṃ samāsādya samāhitaḥ | jānūrvor antare kṛtvā pādau caiva tu pārśvataḥ || स्वस्तिकासनमाख्यातं समासाद्य समाहितः | जानूर्वोरन्तरे कृत्वा... Svastikāsana is thus called. Sitting attentively, the feet are placed between th...
  7. 17 siṃhāsanaṃ tato vakṣye yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | yaṃ kṛtvā na punarjanma kāyena saha jāyate || सिंहासनं ततो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | यं कृत्वा न पुनर... Now I will describe Siṃhāsana, giver of perfection to yogis. Having practiced it...
  8. 18 vāmor mūle dakṣiṇaṃ ca ghnatpadaṃ tu niyojayet | dakṣiṇor mūle vāmaṃ ghnantaṃ sthāpayedyathā || वामोरुमूले दक्षिणं च घ्नत्पदं तु नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणोरुमूले व... The right foot must be placed touching the base of the left thigh, and the left ...
  9. 19 ubhau hastau ca jānūrvoḥ kṛtvā bāhye vyavasthitau | siṃhavat kiṃkarau kṛtvā jihvāṃ daṃṣṭrau ca darśayet || उभौ हस्तौ च जानूर्वोः कृत्वा बाह्ये व्यवस्थितौ | सिंहवत्किंक... Both hands placed outside, on the knees, making the fingers like lion's claws, s...
  10. 20 gomukhāsanam ākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || गोमुखासनमाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृ... Gomukhāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I will ...
  11. 21 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  12. 22 vīrāsanaṃ tato vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | ekaṃ pādaṃ dvayor madhye kṣiptvā vai dṛḍham āsanam || वीरासनं ततो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | एकं पादं द्वयोर्मध्य... Now I will describe Vīrāsana, facilitator of happiness for yogis. Placing one fo...
  13. 23 dhanurāsanam ākhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | pādāṅguṣṭhau karābhyāṃ tu gṛhītvā vikacānane || धनुरासनमाख्यातं महापातकनाशनम् | पादाङ्गुष्ठौ कराभ्यां तु गृह... Dhanurāsana is thus called, destroyer of great sins. Grasping the big toes with ...
  14. 24 mṛtāsanaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | śavavad bhūmau sthitvā tu mṛto hyasmīti bhāvayet || मृतासनं ततः प्रोक्तं योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | शववद्भूमौ स्थित्वा ... Next is described Mṛtāsana, facilitator of happiness for yogis. Remaining on the...
  15. 25 dakṣiṇaṃ bāhum ūrdhni tu vāmaṃ ca kaṭideśataḥ | hastau caiva tathorasye dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā śanaiḥ śanaiḥ || दक्षिणं बाहुमूर्ध्नि तु वामं च कटिदेशतः | हस्तौ चैव तथोरस्य ... The right arm above the head, the left at the hip region, and so also the hands ...
  16. 26 guptāsanam atho vakṣye yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | vāmorumūle dakṣiṇaṃ ghnantaṃ pādaṃ niyojayet || गुप्तासनमथो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | वामोरुमूले दक्षिण... Now I will describe Guptāsana, giver of perfection to yogis. The right foot must...
  17. 27 matsyendrāsanam ākhyātaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | yaṃ kṛtvā na punarjanma kāyena saha jāyate || मत्स्येन्द्रासनमाख्यातं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | यं कृत्वा न प... Matsyendrāsana is thus called, giver of perfection to yogis. Having practiced it...
  18. 28 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  19. 29 pārśvaṃ dakṣiṇa hastena vāma hastena cāpi vā | dhṛtvā vāma tale pādaṃ tiṣṭhet pārśvagato'pi vā || पार्श्वं दक्षिणहस्तेन वामहस्तेन चापि वा | धृत्वा वामतले पादं... Holding the side with the right hand or with the left hand, and the foot on the ...
  20. 30 matsyendrāsanam samproktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | yadā tu pīḍyate pādo vāmadakṣiṇataḥ kramāt || मत्स्येन्द्रासनसम्प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | यदा तु पीड... Matsyendrāsana is thus fully described, giver of perfection to yogis. When the f...
  21. 31 gorakṣāsanam ākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || गोरक्षासनमाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि श... Gorakṣāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I will ...
  22. 32 gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kramāt | ūruṇor antare kṛtvā pādau caiva tu pārśvataḥ || गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सीवन्याः पार्श्वयोः क्रमात् | ऊरुणोरन्तर... The heels must be below the testicles, at the sides of the pubic symphysis in or...
  23. 33 hastau kṛtvā tu vṛṣaṇe dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā tu mūrdhani | gorakṣāsanam etat tu siddhānāṃ jñānasādhanam || हस्तौ कृत्वा तु वृषणे दृढं बद्ध्वा तु मूर्धनि | गोरक्षासनमेत... Placing the hands upon the testicles, firmly bound upon the head, this is Gorakṣ...
  24. 34 paścimottānakāsanaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | pūrvoktānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ ghnantaṃ pādaṃ niyojayet || पश्चिमोत्तानकासनं देहदोषविनाशनम् | पूर्वोक्तानां च सर्वेषां ... Paścimottānāsana is the destroyer of the impurities of the body. Of all the post...
  25. 35 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  26. 36 hastābhyāṃ dhārayitvā tu pādayor agrataḥ sthitau | nāsāgre ca dhṛtekṣaṇaḥ kṣudrarogavināśanam || हस्ताभ्यां धारयित्वा तु पादयोरग्रतः स्थितौ | नासाग्रे च धृते... Holding with both hands the feet extended forward, with the gaze fixed at the ti...
  27. 37 utkaṭāsanam ākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | ūruṇor antare kṛtvā pādau caiva tu pārśvataḥ || उत्कटासनमाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | ऊरुणोरन्तरे कृत्वा पादौ चै... Utkaṭāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Placing the ...
  28. 38 saṃkaṭāsanam ākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || संकटासनमाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृण... Saṃkaṭāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I will ...
  29. 39 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  30. 40 mayūrāsanam ākhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || मयूरासनमाख्यातं महापातकनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु... Mayūrāsana is thus called, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describe its meth...
  31. 41 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  32. 42 hastābhyāṃ dhārayitvā tu pādayor agrataḥ sthitau | nāsāgre ca dhṛtekṣaṇaḥ kṣudrarogavināśanam || हस्ताभ्यां धारयित्वा तु पादयोरग्रतः स्थितौ | नासाग्रे च धृते... Holding with both hands the feet extended forward, with the gaze fixed at the ti...
  33. 43 mayūrāsanam samproktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | gulmodaraplīhānāṃ doṣānāṃ nāśanaṃ param || मयूरासनसम्प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | गुल्मोदरप्लीहानां ... Mayūrāsana is thus fully described, giver of perfection to yogis. It is the best...
  34. 44 kukkuṭāsanam ākhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || कुक्कुटासनमाख्यातं महापातकनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि श... Kukkuṭāsana is thus called, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describe its met...
  35. 45 padmāsane sthitaḥ samyaṅmukhaṃ kṛtvā tu pāṇinā | dhārayedvāyumūrdhvaṃ ca kukkuṭāsanam uttamam || पद्मासने स्थितः सम्यङ्मुखं कृत्वा तु पाणिना | धारयेद्वायुमूर... Standing stable in Padmāsana, placing the hands on the ground, one sustains the ...
  36. 46 kūrmāsanam atho vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || कूर्मासनमथो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्य... Now I will describe Kūrmāsana, facilitator of happiness for yogis. Now I will de...
  37. 47 gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kramāt | ūruṇor antare kṛtvā pādau caiva tu pārśvataḥ || गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सीवन्याः पार्श्वयोः क्रमात् | ऊरुणोरन्तर... The heels must be below the testicles, at the sides of the pubic symphysis in or...
  38. 48 uttānakūrmakākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || उत्तानकूर्मकाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि... Uttānakūrmakāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I...
  39. 49 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  40. 50 uttānamaṇḍūkākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || उत्तानमण्डूकाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि... Uttānamaṇḍūkāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I...
  41. 51 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  42. 52 vṛkṣāsanam atho vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | ekapādaṃ tu jānūrvor antare kṛtvā tu pārśvataḥ || वृक्षासनमथो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | एकपादं तु जानूर्वोरन... Now I will describe Vṛkṣāsana, facilitator of happiness for yogis. Placing one f...
  43. 53 garuḍāsanam ākhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | ekaṃ pādaṃ dvayor madhye kṣiptvā vai dṛḍham āsanam || गरुडासनमाख्यातं महापातकनाशनम् | एकं पादं द्वयोर्मध्ये क्षिप्... Garuḍāsana is thus called, destroyer of great sins. Placing one foot between the...
  44. 54 vṛṣāsanam atho vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kramāt || वृषासनमथो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सी... Now I will describe Vṛṣāsana, facilitator of happiness for yogis. The heels must...
  45. 55 śalabhāsanam ākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || शलभासनमाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु... Śalabhāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I will ...
  46. 56 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  47. 57 makarāsanam ākhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || मकरासनमाख्यातं महापातकनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु ... Makarāsana is thus called, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describe its meth...
  48. 58 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  49. 59 uṣṭrāsanam ākhyātaṃ dehadoṣavināśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || उष्ट्रासनमाख्यातं देहदोषविनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि श... Uṣṭrāsana is thus called, destroyer of the impurities of the body. Now I will de...
  50. 60 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  51. 61 bhujaṅgāsanam ākhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || भुजङ्गासनमाख्यातं महापातकनाशनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृ... Bhujaṅgāsana is thus called, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describe its me...
  52. 62 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  53. 63 bhujaṅgāsanam samproktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | gulmodaraplīhānāṃ doṣānāṃ nāśanaṃ param || भुजङ्गासनसम्प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | गुल्मोदरप्लीहाना... Bhujaṅgāsana is thus fully described, giver of perfection to yogis. It is the be...
  54. 64 yogāsanam atho vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || योगासनमथो वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्याम... Now I will describe Yogāsana, facilitator of happiness for yogis. Now I will des...
  55. 65 dakṣiṇaṃ pādāmūle tu vāmajaṅghāṃ niyojayet | dakṣiṇaṃ pādamagraṃ tu vāmajaṅghopari sthitam || दक्षिणं पादमूले तु वामजङ्घां नियोजयेत् | दक्षिणं पादमग्रं तु... The left calf must be placed next to the base of the right foot, and the tip of ...
  56. 66 hastābhyāṃ dhārayitvā tu pādayor agrataḥ sthitau | nāsāgre ca dhṛtekṣaṇaḥ kṣudrarogavināśanam || हस्ताभ्यां धारयित्वा तु पादयोरग्रतः स्थितौ | नासाग्रे च धृते... Holding with both hands the feet extended forward, with the gaze fixed at the ti...
  57. 67 yogāsanam samproktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | gulmodaraplīhānāṃ doṣānāṃ nāśanaṃ param || योगासनसम्प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | गुल्मोदरप्लीहानां द... Yogāsana is thus fully described, giver of perfection to yogis. It is the best d...
  58. 68 evam āsanam ākhyātaṃ dvātriṃśat saṃkhyakaṃ tviha | yābhir yukto mahāyogī siddhiṃ yāti mahāmate || एवमासनमाख्यातं द्वात्रिंशत्संख्यकं त्विह | याभिर्युक्तो महाय... Thus the āsanas have been described, thirty-two in number here. The great yogi w...
  59. 69 āsanaṃ sādhayed yas tu tasya mudrā prasidhyati | mudrāṃ sādhayatas tasya prāṇasaṃyamanaṃ bhavet || आसनं साधयेद्यस्तु तस्य मुद्रा प्रसिध्यति | मुद्रां साधयतस्तस... One who practices the āsanas, their mudrās become perfected. For one who practic...
  60. 70 prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryād yāvad icchati tattvavit | tato yuñjīta dhāraṇāṃ dhāraṇāyāṃ dhiyaṃ tataḥ || प्राणायामं ततः कुर्याद्यावदिच्छति तत्त्ववित् | ततो युञ्जीत ध... Then one should practice prāṇāyāma, as much as the knower of truth desires. Then...

तृतीयोपदेशः Tṛtīyopadeśaḥ

On Mudrā · 60 verses

The third chapter describes ten mudrās that cause stability: mahāmudrā, mahābandha, mahāvedha, khecarī, uḍḍīyāna, mūla-bandha, jālandhara-bandha, viparīta-karaṇī, vajrolī, and śakti-cālanī.

Introduction to mudrās 3.1-2
  1. 1 gheraṇḍa uvāca — athāto mudrāyogaṃ vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | yābhir yukto mahāyogī brahmaṇveti prajāyate || घेरण्ड उवाच — अथातो मुद्रायोगं वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | य... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I will speak of the yoga of the mudrās, facilitator of happin...
  2. 2 mahāmudrā mahābandho mahāvedhaś ca kīrtitaḥ | khecarī ca tathā bandho viparītakaraṇī tathā || महामुद्रा महाबन्धो महावेधश्च कीर्तितः | खेचरी च तथा बन्धो वि... Mahāmudrā, Mahābandha, Mahāvedha are thus called, and Khecarī mudrā is also a se...
Mahāmudrā 3.3-4
  1. 3 yonimudrā tathā śakticālanī vajrolikā tathā | amarolī ca sahajolī tāḍāgī māṇḍukī tathā || योनिमुद्रा तथा शक्तिचालनी वज्रोलिका तथा | अमरोली च सहजोली ता... Yoni mudrā also, Śakticālanī, Vajrolī also, Amarolī and Sahajolī, Tāḍāgī and Māṇ...
  2. 4 śāmbhavī pañcadhāraṇā āśvinī pāśinī tathā | kākī mātaṅginī caiva bhujaṅginī caturdaśa || शाम्भवी पञ्चधारणा आश्विनी पाशिनी तथा | काकी मातङ्गिनी चैव भु... Śāmbhavī, Pañcadhāraṇā, Aśvinī, Pāśinī also, Kākī, Mātaṅginī, and Bhujaṅginī — f...
Mahābandha 3.5-7
  1. 5 evaṃ mudrāḥ samākhyātāḥ pañcaviṃśati saṃkhyakāḥ | tāsāṃ mudrāṇāṃ sakalaṃ māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu sāmpratam || एवं मुद्राः समाख्याताः पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यकाः | तासां मुद्राणां ... Thus the mudrās have been described, twenty-five in number. Now listen to the co...
  2. 6 mahāmudrā mahāvīryaṃ mahāsiddhipradāyakam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || महामुद्रा महावीर्यं महासिद्धिप्रदायकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्... Mahāmudrā is of great vigor, giver of great perfection. Now I will describe its ...
  3. 7 vāmoru pari dakṣiṇaṃ pādaṃ saṃsthāpya buddhimān | hastābhyāṃ dhārayitvā tu pādāṅguṣṭhau dṛḍhaṃ tataḥ || वामोरुपरि दक्षिणं पादं संस्थाप्य बुद्धिमान् | हस्ताभ्यां धार... The intelligent one places the right foot upon the left thigh, and holding firml...
Mahāvedha 3.8-9
  1. 8 jihvayā cālayed dhoṭiṃ baddhvā caiva ca kevalam | ākuñcya hṛdayaṃ caiva dhyāyed ca parameśvaram || जिह्वया चालयेद्धोटिं बद्ध्वा चैव च केवलम् | आकुञ्च्य हृदयं च... With the tongue one moves the palate, having sealed it firmly, contracting the h...
  2. 9 pūrayed udaraṃ vāyunā dhārayitvā yathāsukham | tataḥ sṛkkaṇyau saṃbhedya nāḍīṃ mārgeṇa pūrayet || पूरयेदुदरं वायुना धारयित्वा यथासुखम् | ततः सृक्कण्यौ संभेद्य... The abdomen is filled with air, retained comfortably, then the nostrils are seal...
Khecarī-mudrā 3.10-12
  1. 10 udaraṃ tu tathā kṛtvā ūrdhvaṃ vāyuṃ pracālayet | pūrakaṃ ca tathā kṛtvā recakaṃ parikalpayet || उदरं तु तथा कृत्वा ऊर्ध्वं वायुं प्रचालयेत् | पूरकं च तथा कृ... Having done thus to the abdomen, the air is moved upward. Having done the inhala...
  2. 11 mahāmudrā ceyam abhyastā siddhānāṃ siddhidāyinī | mṛtyuṃ jayati yogīśo mahārogavināśinī || महामुद्रा चेयमभ्यस्ता सिद्धानां सिद्धिदायिनी | मृत्युं जयति ... This Mahāmudrā, when practiced, is the giver of perfection to the perfected. The...
  3. 12 pūrvābhyastā tu yatnena mayādiṣṭakriyeyam eti | nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcit sādhanaṃ dṛśyate kvacit || पूर्वाभ्यस्ता तु यत्नेन मयादिष्टक्रियेयमेति | नातः परतरं किञ... This practice taught by me, performed with effort having been previously practic...
Uḍḍīyāna and Mūla-bandha 3.13-15
  1. 13 mahābandho mahāvīryo mahāsiddhipradāyakaḥ | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || महाबन्धो महावीर्यो महासिद्धिप्रदायकः | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्या... Mahābandha is of great vigor, giver of great perfection. Now I will describe its...
  2. 14 padmāsane sthito yogī baddhvā caiva ca jālinīm | dhārayitvā yathānyāyaṃ pūrayitvā ca mārutam || पद्मासने स्थितो योगी बद्ध्वा चैव च जालिनीम् | धारयित्वा यथा ... The yogi standing in Padmāsana, having sealed the net [of nāḍīs], holding correc...
  3. 15 nāsāgre ca dhṛtekṣaṇaḥ suṣumṇāyāṃ nirodhayet | ūrdhvaṃ vāyuṃ pracālyaitad visarjayati mārutam || नासाग्रे च धृतेक्षणः सुषुम्णायां निरोधयेत् | ऊर्ध्वं वायुं प... With the gaze fixed at the tip of the nose, one blocks in the suṣumnā, moving th...
Jālandhara-bandha 3.16

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Viparīta-karaṇī 3.17

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Vajrolī 3.18

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Śakti-cālanī 3.19-20
  1. 19 mahāvedho mahāvīryo mahāsiddhipradāyakaḥ | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || महावेधो महावीर्यो महासिद्धिप्रदायकः | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्याम... Mahāvedha is of great vigor, giver of great perfection. Now I will describe its ...
  2. 20 padmāsane sthito yogī baddhvā caiva ca jālinīm | dhārayitvā yathānyāyaṃ pūrayitvā ca mārutam || पद्मासने स्थितो योगी बद्ध्वा चैव च जालिनीम् | धारयित्वा यथा ... The yogi standing in Padmāsana, having sealed the net [of nāḍīs], holding correc...
Effects and kuṇḍalinī awakening 3.21-60
  1. 21 ākuñcya hṛdayaṃ caiva ūrdhvaṃ vāyuṃ vicālayet | tatas tu vedhayet sūkṣmaṃ brahmarandhraṃ sanātanam || आकुञ्च्य हृदयं चैव ऊर्ध्वं वायुं विचालयेत् | ततस्तु वेधयेत्स... Contracting the heart and moving the air upward, then one pierces the subtle bra...
  2. 22 nityaṃ ṣaṇmāsam abhyasto mahāvedhavicakṣaṇaḥ | nirvikalpaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || नित्यं षण्मासमभ्यस्तो महावेधविचक्षणः | निर्विकल्पं मनः कृत्व... Practicing daily for six months, expert in the Mahāvedha, having made the mind f...
  3. 23 brahmarandhraṃ tato bhittvā viṣṇusthāne vyavasthitaḥ | rudrasthānaṃ tato bhittvā mūrdhni devaṃ prapaśyati || ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं ततो भित्त्वा विष्णुस्थाने व्यवस्थितः | रुद्रस्... Having pierced the brahmarandhra, established in the place of Viṣṇu, having pier...
  4. 24 mahāmudrā mahābandho mahāvedhaś ca yoginām | traya eva prayoktavyā yathāsiddhaṃ yathākramam || महामुद्रा महाबन्धो महावेधश्च योगिनाम् | त्रय एव प्रयोक्तव्या... Mahāmudrā, Mahābandha, and Mahāvedha of yogis — these three must be practiced ac...
  5. 25 khecarīmudrā mahāguhyaṃ mahāsiddhipradāyikā | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || खेचरीमुद्रा महatăगुह्यं महासिद्धिप्रदायिका | तत्प्रकारं प्रव... Khecarī mudrā is of great secrecy, giver of great perfection. Now I will describ...
  6. 26 āsane susthiro bhūtvā susaṃvīto yathāvidhi | kṛtvā caiva ca jihvāyā agrabhāgaṃ samāhitaḥ || आसने सुस्थिरो भूत्वा सुसंवीतो यथाविधि | कृत्वा चैव च जिह्वाय... Standing very stable in the posture, well covered according to the rules, making...
  7. 27 ghnantī tālu mukhe kṛtvā dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā tu jihvikām | dṛṣṭiṃ bhruvor madhyagatāṃ kṛtvā caiva tu paśyati || घ्नन्ती तालु मुखे कृत्वा दृढं बद्ध्वा तु जिह्विकाम् | दृष्टि... Touching the palate in the mouth, firmly bound the tongue, having placed the gaz...
  8. 28 khecarīmudrāṃ sambandhya jihvayā parameśvaram | amṛtaṃ ca piben nityaṃ yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रां सम्बन्ध्य जिह्वया परमेश्वरम् | अमृतं च पिबेन्नि... Having established Khecarī mudrā, with the tongue [touching] the supreme Lord, t...
  9. 29 amṛtaṃ pīyamānaṃ tu mṛtyuṃ jayati yogavit | palitaṃ jīrṇitaṃ caiva rogāṃś caiva vināśayet || अमृतं पीयमानं तु मृत्युं जयति योगवित् | पलितं जीर्णितं चैव र... Drinking the nectar, the knower of yoga conquers death, destroys grey hair, old ...
  10. 30 khecarīmudrayā yogī divyadehaṃ tu sādhayet | na tasya maraṇaṃ kiñcin na ca jarā na rogatā || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी दिव्यदेहं तु साधयेत् | न तस्य मरणं किञ्चिन... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi attains the divine body. There is for him no death, ...
  11. 31 jihvāyā agrabhāgaṃ tu chittvā chedanakarmaṇā | mūlataḥ saṃcuṇīyāt tu ghṛtasarṣapatailakaiḥ || जिह्वाया अग्रभागं तु छित्त्वा छेदनकर्मणा | मूलतः संचुणीयात्त... The tip of the tongue must be cut by the operation of cutting, and from the base...
  12. 32 cālayed vāram ūrdhvaṃ tu dvādaśāṅgulamānataḥ | tataḥ pūrvaṃ tu yatnena vrajecca śithilitā tviyam || चालयेद्वारमूर्ध्वं तु द्वादशाङ्गुलमानतः | ततः पूर्वं तु यत्न... One should move upward to a distance of twelve fingers. From then on with effort...
  13. 33 nāḍīmūle tu saṃyojya nikuñcya ca muhur muhuḥ | khecarīmudrayā yogī divyadehaṃ tu sādhayet || नाडीमूले तु संयोज्य निकुञ्च्य च मुहुर्मुहुः | खेचरीमुद्रया य... Joining at the root of the nāḍī, contracting again and again, with Khecarī mudrā...
  14. 34 khecarīmudrayā yogī duḥsvapnaṃ ca vināśayet | kṣudhāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ ca nāśyeta palitaṃ jīrṇitaṃ tathā || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी दुःस्वप्नं च विनाशयेत् | क्षुधां तृष्णां च... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi destroys bad dreams, eliminates hunger and thirst, a...
  15. 35 khecarīmudrayā yogī mṛtyuṃ jayati niścitam | na tasya maraṇaṃ kiñcin na ca jarā na rogatā || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी मृत्युं जयति निश्चितम् | न तस्य मरणं किञ्च... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi certainly conquers death. There is for him no death,...
  16. 36 khecarīmudrayā yogī siddhānāṃ siddhim āpnuyāt | mahāsiddhiṃ ca labhate yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी सिद्धानां सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् | महासिद्धिं च ... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi obtains the perfection of the perfected. And the yog...
  17. 37 khecarīmudrayā yogī brahmarandhraṃ tu paśyati | tato yogī brahmaṇveti prajāyate na saṃśayaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं तु पश्यति | ततो योगी ब्रह्मण... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi sees the brahmarandhra. Then the yogi becomes a know...
  18. 38 khecarīmudrayā yogī candraṃ paśyati niścitam | tato'mṛtaṃ tu saṃgṛhya jīved brahmaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी चन्द्रं पश्यति निश्चितम् | ततोऽमृतं तु संग... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi certainly sees the moon. Then, having collected the ...
  19. 39 khecarīmudrayā yogī divyadehaṃ tu sādhayet | na tasya maraṇaṃ kiñcin na ca jarā na rogatā || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी दिव्यदेहं तु साधयेत् | न तस्य मरणं किञ्चिन... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi attains the divine body. There is for him no death, ...
  20. 40 khecarīmudrayā yogī siddhānāṃ siddhim āpnuyāt | mahāsiddhiṃ ca labhate yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी सिद्धानां सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् | महासिद्धिं च ... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi obtains the perfection of the perfected. And the yog...
  21. 41 khecarīmudrayā yogī brahmarandhraṃ tu paśyati | tato yogī brahmaṇveti prajāyate na saṃśayaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं तु पश्यति | ततो योगी ब्रह्मण... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi sees the brahmarandhra. Then the yogi becomes a know...
  22. 42 khecarīmudrayā yogī candraṃ paśyati niścitam | tato'mṛtaṃ tu saṃgṛhya jīved brahmaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी चन्द्रं पश्यति निश्चितम् | ततोऽमृतं तु संग... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi certainly sees the moon. Then, having collected the ...
  23. 43 khecarīmudrayā yogī divyadehaṃ tu sādhayet | na tasya maraṇaṃ kiñcin na ca jarā na rogatā || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी दिव्यदेहं तु साधयेत् | न तस्य मरणं किञ्चिन... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi attains the divine body. There is for him no death, ...
  24. 44 khecarīmudrayā yogī siddhānāṃ siddhim āpnuyāt | mahāsiddhiṃ ca labhate yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी सिद्धानां सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् | महासिद्धिं च ... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi obtains the perfection of the perfected. And the yog...
  25. 45 khecarīmudrayā yogī brahmarandhraṃ tu paśyati | tato yogī brahmaṇveti prajāyate na saṃśayaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं तु पश्यति | ततो योगी ब्रह्मण... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi sees the brahmarandhra. Then the yogi becomes a know...
  26. 46 viparītakaraṇī mudrā durlabhā sarvadehinām | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || विपरीतकरणी मुद्रा दुर्लभा सर्वदेहिनाम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्... Viparītakaraṇī mudrā is difficult to attain for all embodied beings. Now I will ...
  27. 47 bhūmāvaṅguṣṭhahastābhyāṃ tathodarasamāśritaḥ | vāyuṃ dhārayato yogī viparītaṃ ca kārayet || भूमावङ्गुष्ठहस्ताभ्यां तथोदरसमाश्रितः | वायुं धारयतो योगी वि... On the ground, with the hands and big toes, thus resting on the abdomen, the yog...
  28. 48 viparītakaraṇī mudrā jarāmaraṇanāśinī | nityābhyastā tu yatnena divyadehaṃ prayacchati || विपरीतकरणी मुद्रा जरामरणनाशिनी | नित्याभ्यस्ता तु यत्नेन दिव... Viparītakaraṇī mudrā is the destroyer of old age and death. Practiced daily with...
  29. 49 yonimudrā mahāguhyā mahāsiddhipradāyikā | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || योनिमुद्रा महागुह्या महासिद्धिप्रदायिका | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष... Yoni mudrā is of great secrecy, giver of great perfection. Now I will describe i...
  30. 50 padmāsane sthito yogī baddhvā caiva ca jālinīm | dhārayitvā yathānyāyaṃ pūrayitvā ca mārutam || पद्मासने स्थितो योगी बद्ध्वा चैव च जालिनीम् | धारयित्वा यथा ... The yogi standing in Padmāsana, having sealed the net [of nāḍīs], holding correc...
  31. 51 nāḍīmūle tu saṃyojya nikuñcya ca muhur muhuḥ | yonimudrā mahādevī kuṇḍalībodhakāriṇī || नाडीमूले तु संयोज्य निकुञ्च्य च मुहुर्मुहुः | योनिमुद्रा महा... Joining at the root of the nāḍī, contracting again and again, Yoni mudrā, the gr...
  32. 52 vajroly amarolī caiva sahajolī ca tattvataḥ | tisraḥ sahoditā mudrāḥ siddhānāṃ siddhidāyikāḥ || वज्रोल्यमरोली चैव सहजोली च तत्त्वतः | तिस्रः सहोदिता मुद्राः... Vajrolī, Amarolī, and also Sahajolī in truth — these three mudrās together are g...
  33. 53 śakticālanam ākhyātaṃ mahāsiddhipradāyakam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || शक्तिचालनमाख्यातं महासिद्धिप्रदायकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्या... Śakticālana is thus called, giver of great perfection. Now I will describe its m...
  34. 54 padmāsane sthito yogī baddhvā caiva ca jālinīm | dhārayitvā yathānyāyaṃ pūrayitvā ca mārutam || पद्मासने स्थितो योगी बद्ध्वा चैव च जालिनीम् | धारयित्वा यथा ... The yogi standing in Padmāsana, having sealed the net [of nāḍīs], holding correc...
  35. 55 nāḍīmūle tu saṃyojya nikuñcya ca muhur muhuḥ | śakticālanam etat tu kuṇḍalyutthānakārakam || नाडीमूले तु संयोज्य निकुञ्च्य च मुहुर्मुहुः | शक्तिचालनमेतत्... Joining at the root of the nāḍī, contracting again and again, this is Śakticālan...
  36. 56 tāḍāgī māṇḍukī caiva śāmbhavī ca tathaiva ca | mudrāstāḥ siddhayogīnāṃ siddhānāṃ siddhidāyikāḥ || ताडागी माण्डुकी चैव शाम्भवी च तथैव च | मुद्रास्ताः सिद्धयोगी... Tāḍāgī, Māṇḍukī, and also Śāmbhavī — these mudrās of perfected yogis are givers ...
  37. 57 evaṃ mudrāḥ samākhyātāḥ pañcaviṃśati saṃkhyakāḥ | tāsāṃ mudrāṇāṃ sakalaṃ māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu sāmpratam || एवं मुद्राः समाख्याताः पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यकाः | तासां मुद्राणां ... Thus the mudrās have been described, twenty-five in number. Now listen to the co...
  38. 58 mudrāṇāṃ sakalaṃ caivaṃ māhātmyaṃ yogināṃ gatiḥ | mudrāsu kuśalo yogī mṛtyuṃ jayati niścitam || मुद्राणां सकलं चैवं माहात्म्यं योगिनां गतिः | मुद्रासु कुशलो... The complete glory of the mudrās is thus the path of yogis. The yogi skilled in ...
  39. 59 mudrayitvā mahāprāṇaṃ tataḥ kuryāt pracāraṇam | prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryād yāvad icchati tattvavit || मुद्रयित्वा महाप्राणं ततः कुर्यात्प्रचारणम् | प्राणायामं ततः... Having sealed the great prāṇa, one should then make its movement. Then one shoul...
  40. 60 prāṇāyāmair anekaiś ca yukto yogī samāhitaḥ | mudrābhyāsarato nityaṃ yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || प्राणायामैरनेकैश्च युक्तो योगी समाहितः | मुद्राभ्यासरतो नित्... Dedicated to many prāṇāyāmas, the yogi concentrated, always dedicated to the pra...

चतुर्थोपदेशः Caturthopadeśaḥ

On Pratyāhāra · 5 verses

The fourth chapter briefly describes pratyāhāra (withdrawal of senses), including yoni-mudrā and śāmbhavī-mudrā, preparing for prāṇāyāma.

Introduction to pratyāhāra 4.1-2
  1. 1 gheraṇḍa uvāca — athātaḥ pratyāhāraṃ vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | yena yukto mahāyogī jīvanmuktop bhaved naraḥ || घेरण्ड उवाच — अथातः प्रत्याहारं वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | ... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I will speak of pratyāhāra, facilitator of happiness for yogi...
  2. 2 pañcadhā pratyāhāraḥ syāt tadvidhānam athocyate | yonimudrā tathā śāmbhavī nāḍīśuddhis tathaiva ca || पञ्चधा प्रत्याहारः स्यात्तद्विधानमथोच्यते | योनिमुद्रा तथा श... Pratyāhāra is of five types; its method is now stated: Yoni mudrā, Śāmbhavī, and...
Yoni-mudrā 4.3

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Transition to prāṇāyāma 4.5

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पञ्चमोपदेशः Pañcamopadeśaḥ

On Prāṇāyāma · 27 verses

The fifth chapter describes ten kumbhakas (breath retentions): sahita, sūrya-bhedana, ujjāyī, śītkārī, śītalī, bhastrikā, bhrāmarī, mūrcchā, plāvinī, and kevala.

Introduction to prāṇāyāma 5.1-2
  1. 1 gheraṇḍa uvāca — athātaḥ prāṇāyāmaṃ vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | yena yukto mahāyogī jīvanmuktop bhaved naraḥ || घेरण्ड उवाच — अथातः प्राणायामं वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | य... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I will speak of prāṇāyāma, facilitator of happiness for yogis...
  2. 2 prāṇāyāmas tu sahitaḥ kevalaś caiva kīrtitaḥ | sahitaṃ kathayiṣyāmi kevalaṃ tu paraṃ matam || प्राणायामस्तु सहितः केवलश्चैव कीर्तितः | सहितं कथयिष्यामि के... Prāṇāyāma is of two types: with retention (sahita) and absolute (kevala). I will...
Sūrya-bhedana 5.3

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Śītkārī 5.5

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Śītalī 5.6

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Bhastrikā 5.7

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Bhrāmarī 5.8

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Mūrcchā 5.9

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Plāvinī 5.10

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Kevala-kumbhaka 5.11

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Effects of prāṇāyāma 5.12-23
  1. 12 sītkārī mahatī mudrā sarvarogavināśinī | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || सीत्कारी महती मुद्रा सर्वरोगविनाशिनी | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्या... Sītkārī is a great mudrā, destroyer of all diseases. Now I will describe its met...
  2. 13 bahirniṣṭhaṃ jihvāgraṃ tu dantān upari dhārayet | tato drutaṃ vāyum ādāya pūrayed udaraṃ śanaiḥ || बहिर्निष्ठं जिह्वाग्रं तु दन्तानुपरि धारयेत् | ततो द्रुतं वा... The tip of the tongue extended outward is placed upon the teeth. Then drawing th...
  3. 14 śītalī mahatī mudrā kṣudhātṛṣṇāvināśinī | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || शीतली महती मुद्रा क्षुधातृष्णाविनाशिनी | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्... Śītalī is a great mudrā, destroyer of hunger and thirst. Now I will describe its...
  4. 15 jihvayā vāyum ākṛṣya pūrayed udaraṃ śanaiḥ | tataḥ sṛkkaṇyau saṃbhedya recayed dakṣiṇāmukhāt || जिह्वया वायुमाकृष्य पूरयेदुदरं शनैः | ततः सृक्कण्यौ संभेद्य ... With the tongue drawing the air, one fills the abdomen gently. Then sealing the ...
  5. 16 bhastrikā kathyate devi mahāpātakanāśinī | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || भस्त्रिका कथ्यते देवि महापातकनाशिनी | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्याम... Bhastrikā is thus called, O goddess, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describ...
  6. 17 nāsābhyāṃ vāyum ādāya pūrayed udaraṃ drutam | tataḥ sṛkkaṇyau saṃbhedya recayed vegataḥ śanaiḥ || नासाभ्यां वायुमादाय पूरयेदुदरं द्रुतम् | ततः सृक्कण्यौ संभेद... By the nostrils drawing the air, one fills the abdomen rapidly. Then sealing the...
  7. 18 bhrāmarī kathyate devi mahāpātakanāśinī | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || भ्रामरी कथ्यते देवि महापातकनाशिनी | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि ... Bhrāmarī is thus called, O goddess, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describe...
  8. 19 padmāsane sthito yogī baddhvā caiva ca jālinīm | śanaiḥ pūrayate nāḍīṃ bhrāmarīṃ nādam uttamam || पद्मासने स्थितो योगी बद्ध्वा चैव च जालिनीम् | शनैः पूरयते ना... The yogi standing in Padmāsana, having sealed the net [of nāḍīs], gently fills t...
  9. 20 mūrcchā kathyate devi mahāpātakanāśinī | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || मूर्छा कथ्यते देवि महापातकनाशिनी | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्यामि श... Mūrcchā is thus called, O goddess, destroyer of great sins. Now I will describe ...
  10. 21 śanaiḥ pūrayate nāḍīṃ śanair āyatya cādhikam | dhārayitvā yathā vegaṃ mūrcchām āpnoti yogavit || शनैः पूरयते नाडीं शनैरायत्य चाधिकम् | धारयित्वा यथा वेगं मूर... Gently one fills the nāḍī, gently extending it further. Retaining according to c...
  11. 22 kevalaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ yogināṃ mokṣasādhanam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || केवलं परमं गुह्यं योगिनां मोक्षसाधनम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्ष्य... Kevala is supreme, the most secret, means of liberation for yogis. Now I will de...
  12. 23 na pūrakaṃ na recaḥ syān na rodho dhāraṇaṃ tathā | svayaṃ yuktaṃ bhaved yasmāt kevalaṃ tat pracakṣate || न पूरकं न रेचः स्यान्न रोधो धारणं तथा | स्वयं युक्तं भवेद्यस... There is no inhalation nor exhalation, nor even forced retention. Because it is ...
Transition to dhyāna 5.24-27
  1. 24 kevalenaiva yogīndro mṛtyuṃ jayati niścitam | na tasya maraṇaṃ kiñcin na ca jarā na rogatā || केवलेनैव योगीन्द्रो मृत्युं जयति निश्चितम् | न तस्य मरणं किञ... Only with the Kevala, the lord of yogis certainly conquers death. There is for h...
  2. 25 evaṃ prāṇāyamākhyātā daśadhā yogināṃ gatiḥ | prāṇāyāmarato yogī jīvanmuktop bhaved naraḥ || एवं प्राणायमाख्याता दशधा योगिनां गतिः | प्राणायामरतो योगी जी... Thus the prāṇāyāmas of ten types, the path of yogis, have been described. The yo...
  3. 26 nāḍīśuddhiṃ vinā yogī rogayukto bhaviṣyati | tasmān nāḍīśuddhiṃ kuryād yathāvad yogatattvavit || नाडीशुद्धिं विना योगी रोगयुक्तो भविष्यति | तस्मान्नाडीशुद्धि... Without purification of the nāḍīs the yogi will become subject to diseases. Ther...
  4. 27 prāṇāyāmarato yogī jīvanmuktop bhaved naraḥ | tato yuñjīta dhāraṇāṃ dhāraṇāyāṃ dhiyaṃ tataḥ || प्राणायामरतो योगी जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः | ततो युञ्जीत धारणां ... The yogi dedicated to prāṇāyāma becomes a man liberated in life. Then one should...

षष्ठोपदेशः Ṣaṣṭhopadeśaḥ

On Dhyāna · 10 verses

The sixth chapter describes three types of meditation: sthūla (gross), jyotis (luminous), and sūkṣma (subtle), leading to direct perception of the Self.

Introduction to dhyāna 6.1-2
  1. 1 gheraṇḍa uvāca — athāto dhyānayogaṃ vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | yena yukto mahāyogī jīvanmuktop bhaved naraḥ || घेरण्ड उवाच — अथातो ध्यानयोगं वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | ये... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I will speak of the yoga of meditation, facilitator of happin...
  2. 2 tridhā dhyānaṃ bhaved yasya tadvidhānam athocyate | sthūlaṃ jyotirmayaṃ caiva sūkṣmaṃ caiva tridhā smṛtam || त्रिधा ध्यानं भवेद्यस्य तद्विधानमथोच्यते | स्थूलं ज्योतिर्मय... Meditation is of three types; its method is now stated: gross (sthūla), luminous...
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Effects and transition 6.6-10
  1. 6 ātmānam antare dhyāyet padmapatra ivārṇave | dhyānan evaṃ sadā yogī yogīndro jāyate kṣaṇāt || आत्मानमन्तरे ध्यायेत्पद्मपत्र इवार्णवे | ध्यायन्नेवं सदा योग... In the interior one meditates on the Self, like a lotus leaf on the ocean. Medit...
  2. 7 jyotirmayaṃ tato vakṣye dhyānam aṣṭāṅgasaṃyutam | brahmarandhraṃ samāsādya dhyāyed dīpavad ākṛtim || ज्योतिर्मयं ततो वक्ष्ये ध्यानमष्टाङ्गसंयुतम् | ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं... Now I will describe luminous meditation, endowed with eight aṅgas. Having arrive...
  3. 8 dīpavad jyotir ākāraṃ dhyāyed brahmapathi sthitam | tato jyotiḥ samālokya yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || दीपवज्ज्योतिराकारं ध्यायेद्ब्रह्मपथि स्थितम् | ततो ज्योतिः स... Like a lamp, of luminous form, one meditates stable on the path of Brahman. Then...
  4. 9 dhyānam evaṃ vidhaṃ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ | jīvanmuktop bhaved yogī nirvāṇaphalabhāginī || ध्यानमेवं विधं कृत्वा योगी योगपरायणः | जीवन्मुक्तो भवेद्योगी... Having done meditation in this manner, the yogi dedicated to yoga becomes libera...
  5. 10 evaṃ dhyānaṃ samākhyātaṃ tridhā yogaparāyaṇam | tataḥ samādhiṃ vakṣyāmi yogināṃ mokṣasādhanam || एवं ध्यानं समाख्यातं त्रिधा योगपरायणम् | ततः समाधिं वक्ष्याम... Thus meditation of three types, dedicated to yoga, has been described. Now I wil...

सप्तमोपदेशः Saptamopadeśaḥ

On Samādhi · 24 verses

The seventh chapter describes six types of samādhi: dhyāna, nāda, rasa, laya, bhakti, and rāja samādhi. It concludes the seven-limbed yoga system of Gheraṇḍa.

Introduction to samādhi 7.1-2
  1. 1 gheraṇḍa uvāca — athātaḥ samādhiyogaṃ vakṣye yogināṃ sukhasādhanam | yena yukto mahāyogī jīvanmuktop bhaved naraḥ || घेरण्ड उवाच — अथातः समाधियोगं वक्ष्ये योगिनां सुखसाधकम् | ये... Gheraṇḍa said: Now I will speak of the yoga of samādhi, facilitator of happiness...
  2. 2 ṣaḍvidhaḥ samādhir jñeyaḥ siddhānāṃ siddhisādhakaḥ | dhyānayogas tathā nādo rasānandas tathaiva ca || षड्विधः समधिर्ज्ञेयः सिद्धानां सिद्धिसाधकः | ध्यानयोगस्तथा न... Samādhi is of six types, knower of the perfection of the perfected: Dhyāna yoga,...
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Effects and liberation 7.9-14
  1. 9 rasānandaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || रसानन्दं ततः प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रव... Next is described Rasānanda, giver of perfection to yogis. Now I will describe i...
  2. 10 khecarīmudrayā yogī amṛtaṃ pīyate sadā | rase līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || खेचरीमुद्रया योगी अमृतं पीयते सदा | रसे लीनं मनः कृत्वा योगी... With Khecarī mudrā the yogi always drinks the nectar. Making the mind absorbed i...
  3. 11 rase līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ | samādhiṃ labhate yogī brahmaṇy eva prajāyate || रसे लीनं मनः कृत्वा योगी योगपरायणः | समाधिं लभते योगी ब्रह्म... Making the mind absorbed in the taste, the yogi dedicated to yoga attains samādh...
  4. 12 layayogaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || लययोगं ततः प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्रवक्... Next is described Laya yoga, giver of perfection to yogis. Now I will describe i...
  5. 13 pañcabhūteṣu deheṣu līnaṃ manaḥ sadā yatiḥ | laye līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || पञ्चभूतेषु देहेषु लीनं मनः सदा यतिः | लये लीनं मनः कृत्वा यो... In the five elements, in the bodies, the mind is always dissolved, the renuncian...
  6. 14 laye līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ | samādhiṃ labhate yogī brahmaṇy eva prajāyate || लये लीनं मनः कृत्वा योगी योगपरायणः | समाधिं लभते योगी ब्रह्म... Making the mind absorbed in dissolution, the yogi dedicated to yoga attains samā...
Conclusion of the teaching 7.15-24
  1. 15 bhaktiyogaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || भक्तियोगं ततः प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्र... Next is described Bhakti yoga, giver of perfection to yogis. Now I will describe...
  2. 16 īśvaraṃ premasaṃyukto gāyan nartayan sadā | bhaktyā līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || ईश्वरं प्रेमसंयुक्तो गायन्नर्तयन्सदा | भक्त्या लीनं मनः कृत्... United with love to Īśvara, singing and dancing always, making the mind absorbed...
  3. 17 bhaktyā līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ | samādhiṃ labhate yogī brahmaṇy eva prajāyate || भक्त्या लीनं मनः कृत्वा योगी योगपरायणः | समाधिं लभते योगी ब्... Making the mind absorbed in devotion, the yogi dedicated to yoga attains samādhi...
  4. 18 jñānayogaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ yogināṃ siddhidāyakam | tatprakāraṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalānane || ज्ञानयोगं ततः प्रोक्तं योगिनां सिद्धिदायकम् | तत्प्रकारं प्र... Next is described Jñāna yoga, giver of perfection to yogis. Now I will describe ...
  5. 19 nāhaṃ kiñcit svatantrao vā na mameti viniścayaḥ | jñāne līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ || नाहं किञ्चित्स्वतन्त्रो वा न ममेति विनिश्चयः | ज्ञाने लीनं म... 'I am nothing, independent; nothing is mine' — this determination. Making the mi...
  6. 20 jñāne līnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yogī yogaparāyaṇaḥ | samādhiṃ labhate yogī brahmaṇy eva prajāyate || ज्ञाने लीनं मनः कृत्वा योगी योगपरायणः | समाधिं लभते योगी ब्र... Making the mind absorbed in knowledge, the yogi dedicated to yoga attains samādh...
  7. 21 evaṃ samādhayaḥ ṣaṇṇāṃ varṇitā yogasiddhidāḥ | yathāvad abhyasen martyo muktop bhavati saṃśayam || एवं समाधयः षण्णां वर्णिता योगसिद्धिदाः | यथावदभ्यसेन्मर्त्यो... Thus the six samādhis, givers of perfection in yoga, have been described. The mo...
  8. 22 iti te kathitaṃ guhyaṃ ghaṭasthayogasaṃyutam | yathāvad abhyasen martyo muktop bhavati saṃśayam || इति ते कथितं गुह्यं घटस्थयोगसंयुतम् | यथावदभ्यसेन्मर्त्यो मु... Thus to you has been said the secret, endowed with the yoga of the ghata [vessel...
  9. 23 ṣaṭkarmayogam āsanaṃ mudrā prāṇāyamas tathā | dhyānaṃ samādhir ity etad haṭhayogapadaṃ bhavet || षट्कर्मयोगमासनं मुद्रा प्राणायमस्तथा | ध्यानं समाधिरित्येतद्... Ṣaṭkarma, āsana, mudrā, prāṇāyāma, dhyāna, samādhi — these are the steps (pada) ...
  10. 24 iti gauraṅganāthaviracitā gheraṇḍasaṃhitā samāptā | sukhaṃ bhavatu || इति गौरङ्गनाथविरचिता घेरण्डसंहिता समाप्ता | सुखं भवतु ||... Thus the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā composed by Gauraṅganāth is completed. May there be ha...