योगयाज्ञवल्क्य

Yoga Yājñavalkya

"The Yoga of Yājñavalkya"

An intimate dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and his wife Gārgī in the midst of an assembly of ṛṣis. Probably composed between the 9th and 12th centuries, this text synthesizes the Vedic tradition with Haṭha Yoga practices.

Historical context

The Yoga Yājñavalkya is one of the oldest texts that systematically articulates the aṣṭāṅga-yoga. Unlike the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, it does not come from the Nāth tradition but from a Vedic brāhmaṇic lineage.

The dialogical form—with Gārgī as interlocutor—is unusual in Sanskrit technical literature and gives the text an accessible tone without sacrificing doctrinal rigor. The author presents himself as a transmitter of a teaching received directly from Brahmā.

Structure and content

Twelve prakaraṇas (chapters) cover: yama, niyama, āsana, nāḍī-śuddhi, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna, samādhi, karma-yoga, upadeśa-saṃgraha and kuṇḍalinī. The text presents a complete system where ethics prepare the body-mind for realization.

Particularly valuable is the anatomical detail of the nāḍī system and the classification of japa forms, which do not appear with such precision in other early texts.

The verses

प्रथमप्रकरणम् Prathama-prakaraṇam

Yama — Ethical Restraints · Prakaraṇa 1 · 70 verses

The first prakaraṇa introduces Yājñavalkya as the supreme teacher and establishes the dialogue framework with Gārgī. It expounds the ten yamas: ahiṃsā, satya, asteya, brahmacarya, dayā, ārjavam, kṣamā, dhṛti, mitāhāra and śauca. Each yama is defined for the four āśramas and detailed in body, speech and mind.

Invocation and dialogue 1.1-9
  1. 1 yājñavalkyaṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ sarvajñaṃ jñānanirmalam | sarvaśāstrārthatattvajñaṃ sadā dhyānaparāyaṇam || याज्ञवल्क्यं मुनिश्रेष्ठं सर्वज्ञं ज्ञाननिर्मलम् । सर्वशास्त... To Yājñavalkya, the foremost of sages, omniscient, pure in knowledge, knower of ...
  2. 2 vedavedāṅgatattvajñaṃ yogeṣu pariniṣṭhitam | jitendriyaṃ jitakrodhaṃ jitāhāraṃ jitāmayam || वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञं योगेषु परिनिष्ठितम् । जितेन्द्रियं जितक... Knower of the essence of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, accomplished in yoga, master of...
  3. 3 tapasvinaṃ jitāmitraṃ brahmaṇyaṃ brāhmaṇapriyam | tapovanagataṃ saumyaṃ sandhyopāsanatatparam || तपस्विनं जितामित्रं ब्रह्मण्यं ब्राह्मणप्रियम् । तपोवनगतं सौ... Ascetic, conqueror of enemies, devoted to brāhmaṇas, dwelling in the forest of a...
  4. 4 brahmavidbhirmahābhāgairbrāhmaṇaiśca samāvṛtam | sarvabhūtasamaṃ śāntaṃ satyasandhaṃ gataklamam || ब्रह्मविद्भिर्महाभागैर्ब्राह्मणैश्च समावृतम् । सर्वभूतसमं शा... Surrounded by knowers of Brahman, by illustrious brāhmaṇas, equal toward all bei...
  5. 5 guṇajñaṃ sarvabhūteṣu parārthaikaprayojanam | bruvantaṃ paramātmānamṛṣīṇāmugratejasām || गुणज्ञं सर्वभूतेषु परार्थैकप्रयोजनम् । ब्रुवन्तं परमात्मानमृ... Knower of the qualities in all beings, whose sole purpose is the welfare of othe...
  6. 6 tamevaṃ guṇasampannaṃ nārīṇāmuttamā vadhūḥ | maitreyī ca mahābhāgā gārgī ca brahmavidvarā || तमेवं गुणसम्पन्नं नारीणामुत्तमा वधूः । मैत्रेयी च महाभागा गा... To him, thus endowed with qualities, the foremost among women, Maitreyī of great...
  7. 7 sabhāmadhyagatā ceyamṛṣīṇāmugratejasām | praṇamya daṇḍavadbhūmau gārgyetadvākyamabravīt || सभामध्यगता चेयमृषीणामुग्रतेजसाम् । प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भूमौ गार्ग... Standing in the midst of the assembly of ṛṣis of intense energy, prostrating on ...
  8. 8 bhagavansarvaśāstrajña sarvabhūtahite rata | yogatattvaṃ mama brūhi sāṅgopāṅgaṃ vidhānataḥ || भगवन्सर्वशास्त्रज्ञ सर्वभूतहिते रत । योगतत्त्वं मम ब्रूहि सा... O Lord, knower of all śāstras, devoted to the welfare of all beings, teach me th...
  9. 9 evaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhagavānsabhāmadhye striyā tayā | ṛṣīnālokya netrābhyāṃ vākyametadabhāṣata || एवं पृष्टः स भगवान्सभामध्ये स्त्रिया तया । ऋषीनालोक्य नेत्रा... Thus questioned by that woman in the midst of the assembly, the Lord, looking at...
Karma and jñāna 1.10-26
  1. 10 yājñavalkya uvāca - uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te gārgī brahmavidāṃ vare | vakṣyāmi yogasarvasvaṃ brahmaṇā kīrtitaṃ purā || याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते गार्गि ब्रह्मवि... Yājñavalkya said: Rise, rise! Good fortune to you, Gārgī, best among knowers of ...
  2. 11 samāhitamanā gārgi śṛṇu tvaṃ gadāto mama | ityuktvā brahmavicchreṣṭho yājñavalkyastaponidhiḥ || समाहितमना गार्गि शृणु त्वं गदतो मम । इत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मविच्छ... With concentrated mind, Gārgī, listen to my words. So speaking, Yājñavalkya, for...
  3. 12 nārāyaṇaṃ jagannāthaṃ sarvabhūtahṛdi sthitam | vāsudevaṃ jagadyoniṃ yogidhyeyaṃ nirāñjanam || नारायणं जगन्नाथं सर्वभूतहृदि स्थितम् । वासुदेवं जगद्योनिं यो... To Nārāyaṇa, Lord of the universe, dwelling in the hearts of all beings, to Vāsu...
  4. 13 ānandamamṛtaṃ nityaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram | dhyāyanhṛdi hṛṣīkeśaṃ manasā susamāhitaḥ || आनन्दममृतं नित्यं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । ध्यायन्हृदि हृषीकेशं म... Bliss, immortality, eternity, the Supreme Self, the Lord. Meditating on Hṛṣīkeśa...
  5. 14 netrābhyāṃ tāṃ samālokya kṛpayā vākyamabravīt | ehyehi gārgi sarvajñe sarvaśāstraviśārade || नेत्राभ्यां तां समालोक्य कृपया वाक्यमब्रवीत् । एह्येहि गार्ग... Looking at her with his eyes, with compassion he spoke: Come, come, Gārgī, omnis...
  6. 15 yogaṃ vakṣyāmi vidhivaddhātrokṭaṃ parameṣṭhinā | munayaḥ śrūyatāmatra gārgyā saha samāhitāḥ || योगं वक्ष्यामि विधिवद्धात्रोक्तं परमेष्ठिना । मुनयः श्रूयताम... I shall expound yoga in due order, as declared by the Creator, the Supreme Lord....
  7. 16 padmāsane samāsīnaṃ caturānamavyayam | carācarāṇāṃ sraṣṭāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam || पद्मासने समासीनं चतुराननमव्ययम् । चराचराणां स्रष्टारं ब्रह्म... Seated in padmāsana, four-faced, immutable, creator of the moving and the statio...
  8. 17 kadācittatra gatvāhaṃ stutvā stotraiḥ praṇamya ca | pṛṣṭavānimamevārthaṃ yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || कदाचित्तत्र गत्वाहं स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैः प्रणम्य च । पृष्टवानि... Having gone there at some time, having praised with hymns and prostrated, I aske...
  9. 18 devadeva jagannātha caturmukha pitāmaha | yenāhaṃ yāmi nirvāṇaṃ karmaṇā mokṣamavyayam || देवदेव जगन्नाथ चतुर्मुख पितामह । येनाहं यामि निर्वाणं कर्मणा... O God of gods, Lord of the universe, four-faced grandsire! By what action do I a...
  10. 19 jñānaṃ ca paramaṃ guhyaṃ yathāvadvṛūhi me prabho | mayaivamukto druhiṇaḥ svayambhūrlokanāyakaḥ || ज्ञानं च परमं गुह्यं यथावद्ब्रूहि मे प्रभो । मयैवमुक्तो द्रु... And the supreme, secret knowledge, explain it to me truly, O Lord. Thus addresse...
  11. 20 māmālokya prasannātmā jñānakarmāṇyabhāṣata | jñānasya dvividhau jñeyau panthānau vedacoditau || मामालोक्य प्रसन्नात्मा ज्ञानकर्माण्यभाषत । ज्ञानस्य द्विविधौ... Looking at me, with the Self pleased, he declared knowledge and action. Of knowl...
  12. 21 anuṣṭhitau tau vidvadbhiḥ pravartakanivartakau | varṇāśramoktaṃ yatkarma kāmasaṅkalpapūrvakam || अनुष्ठितौ तौ विद्वद्भिः प्रवर्तकनिवर्तकौ । वर्णाश्रमोक्तं यत... Both are practiced by the wise: the one that propels saṃsāra and the one that le...
  13. 22 pravartakaṃ bhavedetatpunarāvṛttihetukam | kartavyamiti vidhyuktaṃ karma kāmavivarjitam || प्रवर्तकं भवेदेतत्पुनरावृत्तिहेतुकम् । कर्तव्यमिति विध्युक्त... This is the action that propels the cycle of rebirth. The action prescribed as d...
  14. 23 yena yatkriyate samyak jñānayuktaṃ nivartakam | nivartakaṃ hi puruṣaṃ nivartayati janmanaḥ || येन यत्क्रियते सम्यक् ज्ञानयुक्तं निवर्तकम् । निवर्तकं हि पु... That which is done properly, united with knowledge, is the action that leads to ...
  15. 24 pravartakaṃ hi sarvatra punarāvṛttihetukam | varṇāśramoktaṃ karmaiva vidhyuktaṃ kāmavarjitam || प्रवर्तकं हि सर्वत्र पुनरावृत्तिहेतुकम् । वर्णाश्रमोक्तं कर्... Indeed, the propelling action is everywhere, causing the repetition of saṃsāra. ...
  16. 25 vidhivatkurvatastasya muktirgārgi kare sthitā | varṇāśramoktaṃ karmaiva vidhivatkāmapūrvakam || विधिवत्कुर्वतस्तस्य मुक्तिर्गार्गि करे स्थिता । वर्णाश्रमोक्... For one who acts according to the precepts, liberation is in hand, Gārgī. The ac...
  17. 26 yena yatkriyate tasya garbhavāsaḥ kare sthitaḥ | saṃsārabhīrubhistasmātvidhyuktaṃ kāmavarjitam || येन यत्क्रियते तस्य गर्भवासः करे स्थितः । संसारभीरुभिस्तस्मा... That which is done with desire, from it rebirth is in hand. Therefore, for those...
Dharma of the āśramas 1.27-40
  1. 27 vidhivat karma kartavyaṃ jñānena saha sarvadā | jātāśca triṣu lokeṣu ānulomyena mānavāḥ || विधिवत् कर्म कर्तव्यं ज्ञानेन सह सर्वदा । जाताश्च त्रिषु लोक... One should always act according to the precepts, together with knowledge. Humans...
  2. 28 te devānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāmṛṇinastathā | ṛṣibhyo brahmacaryeṇa pitṛbhyośca sutaistathā || ते देवानामृषीणां च पितॄणामृणिनस्तथा । ऋषिभ्यो ब्रह्मचर्येण प... They are indebted to the gods, to the ṛṣis and to the ancestors. To the ṛṣis thr...
  3. 29 kuryādyajñena devebhyaḥ svāśramaṃ dharmamācaran | catvāro brāhmaṇasyoktā āśramāḥ śruticoditāḥ || कुर्याद्यज्ञेन देवेभ्यः स्वाश्रमं धर्ममाचरन् । चत्वारो ब्राह... One should perform sacrifice to the gods, practicing the dharma of one's own āśr...
  4. 30 kṣatriyasya trayaḥ proktā dvāvekau vaiśyaśūdrayoḥ | adhītya vedaṃ vedārthaṃ sāṅgopāṅgaṃ vidhānataḥ || क्षत्रियस्य त्रयः प्रोक्ता द्वावेकौ वैश्यशूद्रयोः । अधीत्य व... For the kṣatriya three are declared, two or one for the vaiśya and śūdra. Having...
  5. 31 snāyādvidhyuktamārgeṇa brahmacaryavrataṃ caran | saṃskṛtāyāṃ savarṇāyāṃ putramutpādayettataḥ || स्नायाद्विध्युक्तमार्गेण ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतं चरन् । संस्कृतायां ... Bathing by the prescribed path, practicing the vow of brahmacarya, one should be...
  6. 32 yajedagnau tu vidhivadbhāryayā saha vā vinā | kāntāre vijane deśe phalamūlodakānvite || यजेदग्नौ तु विधिवत्भार्यया सह वा विना । कान्तारे विजने देशे ... One should sacrifice in the fire according to precepts, with or without one's wi...
  7. 33 tapaścaranvasennityaṃ sāgnihotraḥ samāhitaḥ | ātmanyagnīnsamāropya sannyasedvidhinā tataḥ || तपश्चरन्वसेन्नित्यं साग्निहोत्रः समाहितः । आत्मन्यग्नीन्समार... Practicing austerities, dwelling permanently, maintaining the sacred fire, conce...
  8. 34 saṃnyāsāśramasaṃyukto nityaṃ karma samācaran | yāvatkṣetrī bhavettāvat yajedātmānamātmani || संन्यासाश्रमसंयुक्तो नित्यं कर्म समाचरन् । यावत्क्षेत्री भवे... United with the āśrama of renunciation, always practicing action. As long as one...
  9. 35 kṣatriyaśca carādevamāsaṃnyāsāśramātsadā | vānaprasthāśramādevaṃ caredvaiśyaḥ samāhitaḥ || क्षत्रियश्च चरेदेवमासंन्यासाश्रमात्सदा । वानप्रस्थाश्रमादेवं... The kṣatriya should also practice thus, but not the āśrama of renunciation, alwa...
  10. 36 śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā nityaṃ gṛhasthāśramaṃ ācaret | śūdrasya brahmacaryaṃ ca munibhiḥ kaiścidiṣyate || शूद्रः शुश्रूषया नित्यं गृहस्थाश्रमं आचरेत् । शूद्रस्य ब्रह्... The śūdra should always practice the householder āśrama through service. Brahmac...
  11. 37 ānulomyaprasūtānāṃ trayāṇāmāśramāstrayaḥ | śūdravacchūdrajātānāṃ ācāraḥ kīrtito budhaiḥ || आनुलोम्यप्रसूतानां त्रयाणामाश्रमास्त्रयः । शूद्रवच्छूद्रजाता... For the three born in the regular order, three āśramas. The conduct for those bo...
  12. 38 caturṇāmāśramasthānāmahanyahani nityaśaḥ | vidhyuktaṃ karma kartavyaṃ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitam || चतुर्णामाश्रमस्थानामहन्यहनि नित्यशः । विध्युक्तं कर्म कर्तव्... For the four āśramas, day after day, always, prescribed action should be perform...
  13. 39 tasmāttvamapi yogīndra svāśramaṃ dharmāc aran | śraddhayā vidhivatsamyak jñānakarma samācara || तस्मात्त्वमपि योगीन्द्र स्वाश्रमं धर्माचरन् । श्रद्धया विधिव... Therefore, you too, O king of yogis, practicing the dharma of your own āśrama, w...
  14. 40 iti me karmasarvasvaṃ yogarūpaṃ ca tattvataḥ | upadiśya tato brahmā yoganiṣṭho'bhavatsvayam || इति मे कर्मसर्वस्वं योगरूपं च तत्त्वतः । उपदिश्य ततो ब्रह्मा... Thus was I taught the complete essence of action, and also the form of yoga in t...
Definition of yoga 1.41-49
  1. 41 śrutvaitadyājñavalkyoktaṃ vākyaṃ gārgī mudānvitā | punaḥ prāha muniśreṣṭhamṛṣīmadhye varānanā || श्रुत्वैतद्याज्ञवल्क्योक्तं वाक्यं गार्गी मुदान्विता । पुनः ... Having heard these words spoken by Yājñavalkya, Gārgī, filled with joy, asked ag...
  2. 42 gārgyuvāca - jñānena saha yogīndra vidhyuktaṃ karma kurvataḥ | tvayoktaṃ muktirastīti tayorjñānaṃ vada prabho || गार्ग्युवाच - ज्ञानेन सह योगीन्द्र विध्युक्तं कर्म कुर्वतः ।... Gārgī said: O king of yogis, you said that for one who acts according to precept...
  3. 43 bhāryayā tvevamuktastu yājñavalkyastaponidhiḥ | tāṃ samālokya kṛpayā jñānarūpamabhāṣata || भार्यया त्वेवमुक्तस्तु याज्ञवल्क्यस्तपोनिधिः । तां समालोक्य ... Thus addressed by his wife, Yājñavalkya, treasure of austerities, looking at her...
  4. 44 yājñavalkya uvāca - jñānaṃ yogātmakaṃ viddhi yogaścāṣṭāṅgasaṃyuktaḥ | saṃyogo yoga ityukto jīvātmaparamātmanoḥ || याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - ज्ञानं योगात्मकं विद्धि योगश्चाष्टाङ्गसंय... Yājñavalkya said: Know that knowledge is of the nature of yoga, and yoga is endo...
  5. 45 vakṣyāmyaṅgāni te samyagyathā pūrvaṃ mayā śrutam | samāhitamanā gārgi ṛṣibhiḥ saha saṃśṛṇu || वक्ष्याम्यङ्गानि ते सम्यग्यथा पूर्वं मया श्रुतम् । समाहितमना... I shall expound the limbs to you properly, as I heard them before. With concentr...
  6. 46 yamaśca niyamaścaiva āsanaṃ ca tathaiva ca | prāṇāyāmastathā gārgi pratyāhāraśca dhāraṇā || यमश्च नियमश्चैव आसनं च तथैव च । प्राणायामस्तथा गार्गि प्रत्य... Yama, niyama, likewise āsana, also prāṇāyāma, Gārgī, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā....
  7. 47 dhyānaṃ samādhiretāni yogāṅgāni varānanē | yamaśca niyamaścaiva daśadhā samprakīrtitaḥ || ध्यानं समाधिरेतानि योगाङ्गानि वरानने । यमश्च नियमश्चैव दशधा ... Dhyāna, samādhi — these are the limbs of yoga, O beautiful-faced one. Yama and n...
  8. 48 āsanānyuttamānyaṣṭau trayaṃ teṣūttamottamam | praṇāyāmastri dhā proktaḥ pratyāhāraśca pañcadhā || आसनान्युत्तमान्यष्टौ त्रयं तेषूत्तमोत्तमम् । प्रणायामस्त्रिध... The foremost āsanas are eight; three among them are the best of the best. Prāṇāy...
  9. 49 dhāraṇā pañcadhā proktā dhyānaṃ ṣoḍhā prakīrtitam | trayaṃ teṣūttamaṃ proktaṃ samādhistvekarūpakaḥ || धारणा पञ्चधा प्रोक्ता ध्यानं षोढा प्रकीर्तितम् । त्रयं तेषूत... Dhāraṇā is declared as fivefold, dhyāna as sixfold. Three among them are declare...
The ten yamas 1.50-60
  1. 50 bahudhā kecidicchanti vistareṇa pṛthak śṛṇu | ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ brahmacaryaṃ dayārjavam || बहुधा केचिदिच्छन्ति विस्तरेण पृथक् शृणु । अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं... Some desire many details. Listen separately with attention: ahiṃsā, satya, astey...
  2. 51 kṣamādhṛtitirmitāhāraḥ śaucaṃ tvete yamā daśa | karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvabhūteṣu sarvadā || क्षमाधृतिर्मिताहारः शौचं त्वेते यमा दश । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर... Kṣamā, dhṛti, mitāhāra, śauca — these are the ten yamas. In action, mind and spe...
  3. 52 akleśajanaṃ proktamahiṃsāsāttvena yogibhiḥ | vidhyuktaṃ cedahiṃsā syātkleśajanmaiva jantuṣu || अक्लेशजननं प्रोक्तमहिंसासात्वेन योगिभिः । विध्युक्तं चेदहिंस... Ahiṃsā, practiced with serenity, is declared by yogis as that which produces no ...
  4. 53 vedenokte'pi hiṃsāsyādabhicārādi karma yat | satyaṃ bhūtahitaṃ proktaṃ niyatārthābhibhāṣaṇam || वेदेनोक्तेऽपि हिंसास्यादभिचारादि कर्म यत् । सत्यं भूतहितं प्... Even though ordained in the Vedas, the action of hiṃsā such as curses and the li...
  5. 54 karmaṇā manasā vācā parad ravyeṣu niḥspṛhā | asteyamiti sā proktā ṛṣibhistattvadarśibhiḥ || कर्मणा मनसा वाचा परद्रव्येषु निःस्पृहा । अस्तेयमिति सा प्रोक... In action, mind and speech, free from craving for others' possessions — that is ...
  6. 55 karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā | sarvatra maithunatyago brahmacaryaṃ pracakṣate || कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा । सर्वत्र मैथुनत्यगो ब्... In action, mind and speech, in all states, always, everywhere, the renunciation ...
  7. 56 brahmacaryāśramasthānāṃ yatīnāṃ naiṣṭhikasya ca | brahmacaryaṃ tu tatproktaṃ tathaivā raṇyavāsinām || ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमस्थानां यतीनां नैष्ठिकस्य च । ब्रह्मचर्यं तु ... For those in the āśrama of brahmacarya, for renunciates and for the naiṣṭhika. B...
  8. 57 ṛtāvṛtau svadāreṣu saṅgatiryā vidhānataḥ | brahmacaryaṃ tu tatproktaṃ gṛhasthāśramavāsinam || ऋतावृतौ स्वदारेषु सङ्गतिर्या विधानतः । ब्रह्मचर्यं तु तत्प्र... At the proper time, with one's own wife, union according to the precepts — that ...
  9. 58 rājñaścaiva gṛhasthasya brahmacaryaṃ prakīrtitam | viśāṃ vṛttavatāṃ caiva kecidicchanti paṇḍitāḥ || राज्ञश्चैव गृहस्थस्य ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रकीर्तितम् । विशां वृत्तव... For the king and for the householder, brahmacarya is declared. Some scholars des...
  10. 59 śuśrūṣaiva tu śūdrasya brahmacaryaṃ prakīrtitam | śuśrūṣā vā gurornityaṃ brahmacaryamudāhṛtam || शुश्रूषैव तु शूद्रस्य ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रकीर्तितम् । शुश्रूषा वा... Service is declared as brahmacarya for the śūdra. Constant service to the guru i...
  11. 60 guravaḥ pañca sarveṣāṃ caturṇāṃ śruticoditāḥ | mātā pitā tathācāryo mātulaḥ śvaśurastathā || गुरवः पञ्च सर्वेषां चतुर्णां श्रुतिचोदिताः । माता पिता तथाचा... Five gurus for all the four varṇas, prescribed by śruti: mother, father, teacher...
Brahmacarya and guru 1.61-70
  1. 61 eṣu mukhyāstryaḥ proktā ācāryaḥ pitarau tathā | eṣu mukhyatamastveka ācāryaḥ paramārthavit || एषु मुख्यास्त्र्यः प्रोक्ता आचार्यः पितरौ तथा । एषु मुख्यतमस... Among these, three are declared principal: the ācārya and the parents. But among...
  2. 62 tamevaṃ brahmavicchreṣṭhaṃ nityakarmaparāyaṇam | śuśrūṣayārcayennityaṃ tuṣṭo'bhūdyena vā guruḥ || तमेवं ब्रह्मविच्छ्रेष्ठं नित्यकर्मपरायणम् । शुश्रूषयार्चयेन्... Him, the foremost among knowers of Brahman, ever devoted to daily action, one sh...
  3. 63 dayā ca sarvabhūteṣu sarvatrānugrahaḥ smṛtaḥ | vihiteṣu tadanyeṣu manovākkāyakarmaṇām || दया च सर्वभूतेषु सर्वत्रानुग्रहः स्मृतः । विहितेषु तदन्येषु ... Dayā toward all beings, benevolence is remembered everywhere. In prescribed duti...
  4. 64 pravṛttau vā nivṛttau vā ekarūpatvamārjavam | priyāpriyeṣu sarveṣu samatvaṃ yacc harīriṇām || प्रवृत्तौ वा निवृत्तौ वा एकरूपत्वमार्जवम् । प्रियाप्रियेषु स... Both in activity and in withdrawal, uniformity is ārjavam. Equanimity toward all...
  5. 65 kṣamā saiveti vidvadbhirgaditā vedavādibhiḥ | arthahānau ca bandhūnāṃ viyogeṣvapi sampadām || क्षमा सैवेति विद्वद्भिर्गदिता वेदवादिभिः । अर्थहानौ च बन्धून... Kṣamā, that itself, so declared by the learned, by the exponents of the Vedas. I...
  6. 66 tayoḥ prāpto ca sarvatra cittasya sthāpanaṃ dhṛtiḥ | aṣṭau grāsā munerbhakṣyāḥ ṣoḍaśāraṇyavāsinam || तयोः प्राप्तो च सर्वत्र चित्तस्य स्थापनं धृतिः । अष्टौ ग्रास... From both, attained everywhere, the stabilization of the mind is dhṛti. Eight mo...
  7. 67 dvātriṃśacca gṛhasthānāṃ yatheṣṭaṃ brahmacāriṇām | eṣāmayaṃ mitāhāro hyanyeṣāmalpabhojanam || द्वात्रिंशच्च गृहस्थानां यथेष्टं ब्रह्मचारिणाम् । एषामयं मित... Thirty-two for householders, as desired for brahmacārins. For them this is mitāh...
  8. 68 śaucaṃ tu dvividhaṃ proktaṃ bāhyamābhyantaraṃ tathā | mṛjjalābhyāṃ smṛtaṃ bāhyaṃ manaḥśuddhistathāntaram || शौचं तु द्विविधं प्रोक्तं बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं तथा । मृज्जलाभ्यां... Śauca is declared as twofold: external and internal. External is remembered as e...
  9. 69 manaḥśuddhiśca vijñeyā dharmeṇādhyātmavidhyayā | ātmavidyā ca dharmaśca pitrācāryeṇa vānaghe || मनःशुद्धिश्च विज्ञेया धर्मेणाध्यात्मविध्यया । आत्मविद्या च ध... Purification of the mind is to be known through dharma and knowledge of the inne...
  10. 70 tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu sarvairniḥśreyasārthibhiḥ | guravaḥ śrutasampannā mānyā vāṅgmanasādibhiḥ || तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु सर्वैर्निःश्रेयसार्थिभिः । गुरवः श्रुत... Therefore, at all times, by all who seek liberation, gurus endowed with śruti sh...

द्वितीयप्रकरणम् Dvitīya-prakaraṇam

Niyama — Observances · Prakaraṇa 2 · 21 verses

The second prakaraṇa expounds the ten niyamas: tapas, santoṣa, āstikya, dāna, īśvara-pūjana, siddhānta-śravaṇa, hrī, mati, japa and vrata. The forms of japa (vācika, mānasa) are classified and their hierarchy is established.

The ten niyamas 2.1-7
  1. 1 yājñavalkya uvāca - tapaḥ santoṣa āstikyaṃ dānamīśvarapūjanam | siddhāntaśravaṇaṃ caiva hrīrmatiśca japo vratam || याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - तपः सन्तोष आस्तिक्यं दानमीश्वरपूजनम् । सि... Yājñavalkya said: Tapas, santoṣa, āstikya, dāna, worship of Īśvara, listening to...
  2. 2 ete tu niyamāḥ proktāstāṃśca sarvānpṛthak śṛṇu | vidhinoktena mārgeṇa kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādibhiḥ || एते तु नियमाः प्रोक्तास्तांश्च सर्वान्पृथक् शृणु । विधिनोक्त... These are declared as niyamas. Listen to them all separately. By the path prescr...
  3. 3 śarīraśoṣaṃ prāhustāpasāstapa uttamam | yadṛcchlābhato nityamalaṃ puṃso bhavediti || शरीरशोषणं प्राहुस्तापसास्तप उत्तमम् । यदृच्छा लाभतो नित्यमलं... The ascetics declare that the supreme austerity is consuming the body. What is o...
  4. 4 yā dhīstāmṛṣayaḥ prāhuḥ santoṣaṃ sukhalakṣaṇam | dharmādharmeṣu viśvāso yastadāstikyamucyate || या धीस्तामृषयः प्राहुः सन्तोषं सुखलक्षणम् । धर्माधर्मेषु विश... The mind that is of happy nature, that the ṛṣis call santoṣa. Faith in dharma an...
  5. 5 nyāyārjitaṃ dhanaṃ cānnamanyadvā yatpradīyate | arthibhyaḥ śraddhayā yuktaṃ dānametadudāhṛtam || न्यायार्जितं धनं चान्नमन्यद्वा यत्प्रदीयते । अर्थिभ्यः श्रद्... Wealth or food obtained justly, or whatever else is given to the needy, united w...
  6. 6 yatprasannatvabhāvena viṣṇuṃ vā'pyanyameva vā | yathāśaktyarcanaṃ bhaktyā hyetadīśvarapūjanam || यत्प्रसन्नत्वभावेन विष्णुं वाऽप्यन्यमेव वा । यथाशक्त्यर्चनं ... The worship of Viṣṇu or another, with an attitude of satisfaction, according to ...
  7. 7 rāgādyapetaṃ hṛdayaṃ vāgaduṣṭānṛtādinā | hiṃsādirahitaḥ kāya etadīśvarapūjanam || रागाद्यपेतं हृदयं वागदुष्टानृतादिना । हिंसादिरहितः काय एतदीश... The heart free from attachment and other passions, speech free from wickedness a...
Siddhānta-śravaṇa 2.8-10
  1. 8 siddhāntaśravaṇaṃ proktaṃ vedāntaśravaṇaṃ budhaiḥ | dvijavatkṣatriyasyoktaṃ siddhāntaśravaṇaṃ budhaiḥ || सिद्धान्तश्रवणं प्रोक्तं वेदान्तश्रवणं बुधैः । द्विजवत्क्षत्... Listening to siddhānta is declared by the wise as listening to Vedānta. Listenin...
  2. 9 viśāṃ ca kecidicchanti śīlavṛttavatāṃ satām | śūdrāṇāṃ ca striyaiścaiva svadharmasthatapasvinām || विशां च केचिदिच्छन्ति शीलवृत्तवतां सताम् । शूद्राणां च स्त्र... Some desire the same for virtuous vaiśyas of good conduct. For śūdras and women ...
  3. 10 siddhāntaśravaṇaṃ proktaṃ purāṇaśravaṇaṃ budhaiḥ | vedalaukikamārgeṣu kutsitaṃ karma yadbhavet || सिद्धान्तश्रवणं प्रोक्तं पुराणश्रवणं बुधैः । वेदलौकिकमार्गेष... Listening to siddhānta is declared by the wise as listening to the Purāṇas. The ...
Hrī and mati 2.11

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Japa and its forms 2.12-18
  1. 12 guruṇā copadiṣṭo'pi vedabāhyavivarjitaḥ | vidhinoktena mārgeṇa mantrābhyāso japaḥ smṛtaḥ || गुरुणा चोपदिष्टोऽपि वेदबाह्यविवर्जितः । विधिनोक्तेन मार्गेण ... Taught by the guru, free from what is external to the Vedas, by the path prescri...
  2. 13 adhītya vedaṃ sūtraṃ vā purāṇaṃ setihāsikam | eteṣvabhyasanaṃ yacc tadabhyāso japaḥ smṛtaḥ || अधीत्य वेदं सूत्रं वा पुराणं सेतिहासिकम् । एतेष्वभ्यसनं यच्च... Having studied the Veda, or a sūtra, or a Purāṇa with itihāsa. The practice in t...
  3. 14 japaśca dvividhaḥ prokto vāciko mānasastathā | vācika upāṃśuruccaiśca dvividhaḥ parikīrtitaḥ || जपश्च द्विविधः प्रोक्तो वाचिको मानसस्तथा । वाचिक उपांशुरुच्च... Japa is declared of two types: vācika and mānasa. Vācika is declared of two type...
  4. 15 mānaso mananadhyānabhedād dvaividhyamāsthitaḥ | uccairjapādupāṃśuśca sahasraguṇa ucyate || मानसो मननध्यानभेदाद् द्वैविध्यमास्थितः । उच्चैर्जपादुपांशुश्... Mānasa is established in two types, by the difference between manana and dhyāna....
  5. 16 mānasastu tathopāṃśoḥ sahasraguṇa ucyate | mānasācca tathā dhyānaṃ sahasraguṇamucyate || मानसस्तु तथोपांशोः सहस्रगुण उच्यते । मानसाच्च तथा ध्यानं सहस... Mānasa is said to be a thousand times superior to upāṃśu. And dhyāna is said to ...
  6. 17 uccairjapastu sarveṣāṃ yathoktaphalado bhavet | nīcaiḥ śruto na cetsopi śrutaścen niṣphalo bhavet || उच्चैर्जपस्तु सर्वेषां यथोक्तफलदो भवेत् । नीचैः श्रुतो न चेत... Loud japa produces for all the result previously stated. If not heard in a low v...
  7. 18 ṛṣiṃ chando'dhidaivaṃ dhyāyanmantraṃ ca sarvadā | yastu mantrajapo gārgi sa eva hi phalapradaḥ || ऋषिं छन्दोऽधिदैवं ध्यायन्मन्त्रं च सर्वदा । यस्तु मन्त्रजपो ... Always meditating on the ṛṣi, the chandas, the divinity and the mantra. The japa...
Vrata and conclusion 2.19-21
  1. 19 prasannaguruṇā pūrvamupadiṣṭaṃ tvanujñayā | dharmārthamātmasiddhyarthamupāyagrahaṇaṃ vratam || प्रसन्नगुरुणा पूर्वमुपदिष्टं त्वनुज्ञया । धर्मार्थमात्मसिद्ध... Previously taught by the pleased guru, with his permission. The adoption of the ...
  2. 20 vedoktaṃ vā purāṇoktaṃ smṛtyuktaṃ vā mahātmabhiḥ | kṣetravidyāṃ gurovākyaṃ vratametadudāhṛtam || वेदोक्तं वा पुराणोक्तं स्मृत्युक्तं वा महात्मभिः । क्षेत्रवि... What is said in the Vedas, or what is said in the Purāṇas, or what is said in sm...
  3. 21 etāni niyamānāhurniyamajñānibhiḥ saha | yamaiśca niyamaiścaiva yuktaḥ kālaṃ nayed budhaḥ || एतानि नियमानाहुर्नियमज्ञानिभिः सह । यमैश्च नियमैश्चैव युक्तः... These niyamas are declared together with those who know the niyamas. Endowed wit...

तृतीयप्रकरणम् Tṛtīya-prakaraṇam

Āsana — Postures · Prakaraṇa 3 · 18 verses

The third prakaraṇa describes eight principal āsanas: svastika, gomukha, padma, vīra, siṃha, bhadra, mukta and mayūra. Their bodily positions and therapeutic benefits are detailed. The chapter concludes with the transition to nāḍī purification.

Presentation of āsanas 3.1-2
  1. 1 yājñavalkya uvāca - āsanānyadhunā vakṣye śṛṇu gārgi tapodhane | svastikaṃ gomukhaṃ padmaṃ vīraṃ siṃhāsanaṃ tathā || याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - आसनान्यधुना वक्ष्ये शृणु गार्गि तपोधने । ... Yājñavalkya said: Now I shall expound the āsanas. Listen, Gārgī, rich in austeri...
  2. 2 bhadraṃ muktāsanaṃ caiva mayūrāsanameva ca | tathait eṣāṃ varārohe pṛthagvakṣyāmi lakṣaṇam || भद्रं मुक्तासनं चैव मयूरासनमेव च । तथैतेषां वरारोहे पृथग्वक्... Bhadrāsana, muktāsana and mayūrāsana too. Of all these, O beautiful-thighed one!...
Svastikāsana 3.3-5
  1. 3 jānorvorantare samyakkṛtvā pādatale ubhe | ṛjukāyaḥ sukhāsīnaḥ svastikaṃ tatpracakṣate || जानोर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे । ऋजुकायः सुखासीनः स्... Placing both soles of the feet properly between the knees and thighs, with the b...
  2. 4 sīvanyāstvātmanaḥ pārśve gulphau nikṣipya pādayoḥ | savye dakṣiṇagulphaṃ tu dakṣiṇe dakṣiṇetaram || सीवन्यास्त्वात्मनः पार्श्वे गुल्फौ निक्षिप्य पादयोः । सव्ये ... Placing the ankles at the sides of the perineum, the right ankle on the left sid...
  3. 5 etacca svastikaṃ proktaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | savye dakṣiṇagulphaṃ tu pṛṣṭhapārśve niveśayet || एतच्च स्वस्तिकं प्रोक्तं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । सव्ये दक्षिणगुल्... This is declared as svastikāsana, destroyer of all sins. The right ankle should ...
Gomukhāsana 3.6

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Padmāsana and vīrāsana 3.7-8
  1. 7 ūrvorupari viprendre kṛtvā pādatale ubhe | padmāsanaṃ bhavedetatsarveṣāmapi pūjitam || ऊर्वोरुपरि विप्रेन्द्रे कृत्वा पादतले उभे । पद्मासनं भवेदेतत... Placing both soles of the feet on the thighs, O best of brāhmaṇas!, this is padm...
  2. 8 ekaṃ pādamathaikasminvinyasyoruṇi saṃsthitam | itarasmiṃstathā coruṃ vīrāsanamudāhṛtam || एकं पादमथैकस्मिन्विन्यस्योरुणि संस्थितम् । इतरस्मिंस्तथा चोर... Placing one foot on one thigh, established; and the other also on the other thig...
Siṃhāsana 3.9-11
  1. 9 gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet | dakṣiṇaṃ savyagulphena dakṣiṇena tathaitaram || गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सीवन्याः पार्श्वयोः क्षिपेत् । दक्षिणं स... The ankles should be placed below the testicles, at the sides of the perineum. T...
  2. 10 hastau ca jānvoḥ saṃsthāpya svāṅgulīśca prasārya ca | vyāttavaktro nirīkṣeta nāsāgraṃ susamāhitaḥ || हस्तौ च जान्वोः संस्थाप्य स्वाङ्गुलीश्च प्रसार्य च । व्यात्त... Placing the hands on the knees, extending the fingers, with mouth open, he shoul...
  3. 11 siṃhāsanaṃ bhavedetatpūjitaṃ yogibhiḥ sadā | gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet || सिंहासनं भवेदेतत्पूजितं योगिभिः सदा । गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सी... This is siṃhāsana, always venerated by yogis. The ankles should be placed below ...
Bhadrāsana and muktāsana 3.12-14
  1. 12 pārśvapādau ca pāṇibhyāṃ dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā suniścalam | bhadrāsanaṃ bhavedetatsarvavyādhiviṣāpaham || पार्श्वपादौ च पाणिभ्यां दृढं बद्ध्वा सुनिश्चलम् । भद्रासनं भ... And the lateral feet bound firmly with the hands, immovable. This is bhadrāsana,...
  2. 13 sampīḍya sīvanīṃ sūkṣmāṃ gul phenaiva tu savyataḥ | savyaṃ dakṣiṇagulphena muktāsanamitīritam || सम्पीड्य सीवनीं सूक्ष्मां गुल्फेनैव तु सव्यतः । सव्यं दक्षिण... Compressing the subtle perineum with the left ankle, and the left with the right...
  3. 14 meḍhrādupari nikṣipya savyaṃ gulphaṃ tathopari | gulphāntaraṃ ca nikṣipya muktāsanamidaṃ tu vā || मेढ्रादुपरि निक्षिप्य सव्यं गुल्फं तथोपरि । गुल्फान्तरं च नि... Placing the left ankle above the penis, and also above between the ankles, this ...
Mayūrāsana 3.15-16
  1. 15 avaṣṭabhya dharāṃ samyak talābhyāṃ tu karadvayoḥ | hastayoḥ kūrparau cāpi sthāpayannābhipārśvayoḥ || अवष्टभ्य धरां सम्यक् तलाभ्यां तु करद्वयोः । हस्तयोः कूर्परौ ... Firmly supporting the earth with the palms of both hands, placing the elbows als...
  2. 16 samunnataśiraḥpādo daṇḍavadvyomnisaṃsthitaḥ | mayūrāsanametattu sarvapāp apraṇāśanam || समुन्नतशिरःपादो दण्डवद्व्योम्निसंस्थितः । मयूरासनमेतत्तु सर्... With head and feet raised, established in the sky like a staff. This is mayūrāsa...
Benefits and transition 3.17-18
  1. 17 sarve cābhyantarā rogā vinaśyanti viṣāṇi ca | yamaiśca niyamaiścaiva āsanaiśca susaṃyutā || सर्वे चाभ्यन्तरा रोगा विनश्यन्ति विषाणि च । यमैश्च नियमैश्चै... All internal diseases are destroyed, and poisons too. United with the yamas, niy...
  2. 18 nāḍīśuddhiṃ ca kṛtvā tu prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuru || नाडीशुद्धिं च कृत्वा तु प्राणायामं ततः कुरु ॥... Having performed the purification of the nāḍīs, then practice prāṇāyāma....

चतुर्थप्रकरणम् Caturtha-prakaraṇam

Nāḍī-śuddhi — Channel Purification · Prakaraṇa 4 · 10 verses

The fourth prakaraṇa describes the subtle anatomy: the 72,000 nāḍīs, the fourteen principal ones (īḍā, piṅgalā, suṣumnā, etc.), the ten vāyus and the kanda as the root of the entire system. It is the theoretical basis for prāṇāyāma practice.

Gārgī's question 4.1-5
  1. 1 śrutvaitadbhāṣitaṃ vākyaṃ yājñavalkyasya dhīmataḥ | punaḥ prāha mahābhāgā sabhāmadhye tapasvinī || श्रुत्वैतद्भाषितं वाक्यं याज्ञवल्क्यस्य धीमतः । पुनः प्राह म... Having heard these words spoken by the intelligent Yājñavalkya, the fortunate as...
  2. 2 gārgyuvāca - bhagavanbrūhi me svāminnāḍīśuddhiṃ vidhānataḥ | kenopāyena śuddhāḥ syurnāḍayaḥ sarvadehinām || गार्ग्युवाच - भगवन्ब्रूहि मे स्वामिन्नाडीशुद्धिं विधानतः । क... Gārgī said: Oh Lord!, teach me, O master!, the purification of the nāḍīs accordi...
  3. 3 utpattiṃ cāpi nāḍīnāṃ cāraṇaṃ ca yathāvidhi | kandaṃ ca kīdṛśaṃ proktaṃ kati tiṣṭhanti vāyavaḥ || उत्पत्तिं चापि नाडीनां चारणं च यथाविधि । कन्दं च कीदृशं प्रो... And the origin of the nāḍīs, and their movement according to precepts. And how t...
  4. 4 sthānāni caiva vāyūnāṃ karmāṇi ca pṛthakpṛthak | vijñātavyāni yānyasmindehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara || स्थानानि चैव वायूनां कर्माणि च पृथक्पृथक् । विज्ञातव्यानि या... And the places of the vāyus, and their actions separately. All should be known i...
  5. 5 vaktumharhasi tatsarvaṃ tvatto vettā na vidyate | ityukto bhāryayā tatra samyak tadgatamānasaḥ || वक्तुमर्हसि तत्सर्वं त्वत्तो वेत्ता न विद्यते । इत्युक्तो भा... You are worthy to expound all that; there is no knower apart from you. Thus spok...
Dimensions of the subtle body 4.6-8
  1. 6 gārgiṃ tāṃ susamālokya tatsarvaṃ samabhāṣata | yājñavalkya uvāca - śarīraṃ tāvadevaṃ hi ṣaṇṇavaty aṅgulātmakam || गार्गीं तां सुसमालोक्य तत्सर्वं समभाषत । याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - ... Looking well at Gārgī, he spoke all that to her. Yājñavalkya said: The body is n...
  2. 7 vidhyetatsarvajantūnāṃ svāṅgulībhiriti priye | śarīrāddhikaḥ prāṇo dvādaśāṅgulamānataḥ || विध्येतत्सर्वजन्तूनां स्वाङ्गुलीभिरिति प्रिये । शरीरादधिकः प... It should be known for all beings by their own fingers, O beloved!. The prāṇa is...
  3. 8 caturdaśāṅgulaṃ kecidvadanti munisattamāḥ | dvādaśāṅgula eveti vadanti jñānino narāḥ || चतुर्दशाङ्गुलं केचिद्वदन्ति मुनिसत्तमाः । द्वादशाङ्गुल एवेति... Some say fourteen finger-breadths, O best of munis!. Knowing men say twelve fing...
Practice and realization 4.9-10
  1. 9 ātmas thamanilaṃ vidvānātmas thenaiva vahninā | yogābhyāsena yaḥ kuryātsamaṃ vā nyūnameva vā || आत्मस्थमनिलं विद्वानात्मस्थेनैव वह्निना । योगाभ्यासेन यः कुर... The wise one who through yoga practice makes the wind established in the Self eq...
  2. 10 sa eva brahmavicchreṣṭhaḥ sa sampūjyo narottamaḥ | ātmas thavahninaiva tvaṃ yogajena dvijottame || स एव ब्रह्मविच्छ्रेष्ठः स सम्पूज्यो नरोत्तमः । आत्मस्थवह्निन... He is the most excellent among knowers of Brahman, the most venerable, the best ...

पञ्चमप्रकरणम् Pañcama-prakaraṇam

Prāṇāyāma — Breath Control · Prakaraṇa 5 · 10 verses

The fifth prakaraṇa expounds the conditions and place for practice, as well as the fundamentals of prāṇāyāma. It describes the appropriate environment (forest, temple, river) and the qualities of the practitioner.

Question and answer 5.1-2
  1. 1 gārgyuvāca - bhagavanbrahmavicchreṣṭha sarvaśāstraviśārada | kenopāyena śuddhāḥ syurnāḍyo me tvaṃ vada prabho || गार्ग्युवाच - भगवन्ब्रह्मविच्छ्रेष्ठ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद । केन... Gārgī said: Oh Lord, most excellent among knowers of Brahman, expert in all śāst...
  2. 2 ityukto brahmavādinyā brahmavidbrāhmaṇastadā | tāṃ samālokya kṛpayā nāḍīśuddhimabhāṣata || इत्युक्तो ब्रह्मवादिन्या ब्रह्मविद्ब्राह्मणस्तदा । तां समालो... Thus spoken by she who speaks of Brahman, the brāhmaṇa knower of Brahman then. L...
Qualities of the practitioner 5.3-7
  1. 3 yājñavalkya uvāca - vidhyuktakarmasaṃyuktaḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitaḥ | yamaiśca niyamairyuktaḥ sarvasaṅgavivarjitaḥ || याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - विध्युक्तकर्मसंयुक्तः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जितः ।... Yājñavalkya said: United with action ordained by precepts, free from desire and ...
  2. 4 kṛtavidyo jitakrodhaḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | guruśuśrūṣaṇarataḥ pitṛmātṛparāyaṇaḥ || कृतविद्यो जितक्रोधः सत्यधर्मपरायणः । गुरुशुश्रूषणरतः पितृमात... Endowed with knowledge, conqueror of anger, devoted to truth and dharma, devoted...
  3. 5 svāśramasthaḥ sadācāraḥ vidvadbhiśca suśikṣitaḥ | tapovanaṃ susamprāpya phalamūlodakānvitam || स्वाश्रमस्थः सदाचारः विद्वद्भिश्च सुशिक्षितः । तपोवनं सुसम्प... Established in his own āśrama, of good conduct, well instructed by the wise. Hav...
  4. 6 tatra ramye śucau deśe brahmaghoṣasamanvite | svadharmanirataiḥ śāntairbrahmavidbhiḥ samāvṛte || तत्र रम्ये शुचौ देशे ब्रह्मघोषसमन्विते । स्वधर्मनिरतैः शान्त... There, in a beautiful pure place, resounding with the sound of Brahman, surround...
  5. 7 vāribhiśca susampūrṇe puṣpairnānāvidhairyute | phalamūlaiśca sampūrṇe sarvakāmaphalaprade || वारिभिश्च सुसम्पूर्णे पुष्पैर्नानाविधैर्युते । फलमूलैश्च सम्... Full of waters, endowed with flowers of various types, full of fruits and roots,...
Place and preparation 5.8-10
  1. 8 devālaye vā nadyāṃ vā grāme vā nagare'thavā | suśobhanaṃ maṭhaṃ kṛtvā sarvarakṣāsamanvitam || देवालये वा नद्यां वा ग्रामे वा नगरेऽथवा । सुशोभनं मठं कृत्वा... In a temple or in a river, or in a village or in a city. Having built a beautifu...
  2. 9 rikālasnānasaṃyuktaḥ svadharmanirataḥ sadā | vedāntaśravaṇaṃ kurvaṃsttasminyogaṃ samabhyaset || त्रिकालस्नानसंयुक्तः स्वधर्मनिरतः सदा । वेदान्तश्रवणं कुर्वं... Endowed with bathing at three times, always dedicated to his own dharma. Having ...
  3. 10 kecidvadanti munayastapaḥsvādhyāyasaṃyutāḥ | svadharmaniratāḥ śāntāstan treṣu ca sadā ratāḥ || केचिद्वदन्ति मुनयस्तपःस्वाध्यायसंयुताः । स्वधर्मनिरताः शान्त... Some munis endowed with tapas and svādhyāya declare it. Dedicated to their own d...