Caturthopadeśaḥ (Samādhi) · Verse 53

तत्त्वं पदं तयोरैक्यं समाधिरभिधीयते | ब्रह्मा च जीव उद्दिष्टः परमात्मेति गीयते

tattvaṃ padaṃ tayoraikyaṃ samādhirabhidhīyate | brahmā ca jīva uddiṣṭaḥ paramātmeti gīyate

The truth, the word, and the union of both is called samādhi.Brahma and the jīva are pointed out;It is sung as Paramātman.

This verse offers a philosophical definition of samādhi using Vedāntic terminology.Tattva (truth, essential reality) and pada (word, term, state) — when they come together (aikya), that is samādhi.The separation between concept and reality, between map and territory, collapses.

The second line identifies the united terms: Brahma (the absolute reality) and jīva (the individual soul).Their union is chanted (gīyate) as Paramātman — the Supreme Being.This is the central teaching of Advaita Vedānta: the identity between the individual self and the universal self.

Svātmārāma, although a master of haṭha yoga, shows here his knowledge of Vedāntic philosophy.Samādhi is not merely a physiological or psychological state;It is the recognition of fundamental non-duality.Mallinson observes that haṭha yoga texts frequently incorporate philosophical frameworks from other traditions, especially Vedānta and Tantra, adapting them to a practical context.