Saptamopadeśaḥ (Samādhi) · Verse 3
लयो भक्तिर्ज्ञानयोगश्चेति समाधयः स्मृताः | षडेतेऽपि महायोगी योगीन्द्रो जायते क्षणात् ||
layo bhaktir jñānayogaś ceti samādhayaḥ smṛtāḥ | ṣaḍ ete 'pi mahāyogī yogīndro jāyate kṣaṇāt ||
Completing the six types of samādhi: Laya (dissolution), Bhakti (devotion), and Jñāna yoga (knowledge).
Dhyāna yoga samādhi — through concentrated meditation. Nāda yoga — through inner sound. Rasānanda — through transcendental joy. Laya — through dissolution of the ego. Bhakti — through ecstatic devotion. Jñāna — through direct knowledge.
“In an instant” — when any of these samādhis is perfect, transformation is immediate.