Book 1 - Adhyaya 7

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवतारान् प्रवक्ष्यामि तथा सर्वान्तरेषु वै॥ २० अन्य मन्वन्तरोंमें जो अवतार हुए--उन सभीके विषयमें ऋषय ऊचुः में आप लोगोंको बताऊँगा; आप सब सुनें ॥ १४--२० ॥ ऋषिगण बोले--हे सूतजी! सर्वप्रथम आप वाराह कल्प तथा अन्य कल्पोंके मन्वन्तरोंका वर्णन कोजिये । तत्पश्चात् वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरमें हो चुके सिद्धोंके विषयमें बताइये

English

I shall recount to you, at the outset, the esoteric secret, in brief, of the all-knowing Siva of unmeasured splendo. The yogins who are conversant with the tenera, who have adopted great detachment, who are constantly associated

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मनु हैं, उनके बाद स्वारोचिष मनु हुए। इसी प्रकार अध्याय ७ माहेश्वरयोगका प्रतिपादन”“माहेश्वरयोगावतारोंका वर्णन ३७

English

By virtue of his grace, knowledge arises and yoga func- tions through knowledge. By dint of yoga, liberation is effected, and everything is achieved through his grace. O best ofyogins, if perfect knowledge comes through grace, you shall tell us about the form and feature as well as the divine yoga of lord iSiva (through which that grace is attained).

हिन्दी अर्थ

आक फरक फक कक क फा फा फफफ फ फ फ फ फ फफ फ फफ फ फ फ फ फ फफ क क फ फ फ फ फ़ फफ फ फ़ कक क फक फफ फफफ फफ फीकी क क स वैवस्वतश्च सावर्णिर्धर्मः सावर्णिकः पुनः। पिशङ्कश्चापिशङ्खाभः शबलो वर्णकस्तथा

English

How does the lord devoid of anxiety bestow his grace on men by means of the yogic path and at what time. May you all hear what had been formerly mentioned by Nandiii to Sanat kumara, the son of Brahma, in the pre- sence of devas, sages and pitrs.

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औकारान्ता अकाराद्या मनवः परिकीर्तिताः। शवेतः पाण्डुस्तथा रक्तस्ताम्नः पीतश्च कापिलः कालन्धुरस्तु कथिता वर्णतो मनवः शुभाः। नामतो वर्णतश्चैव वर्णतः पुनरेव च

English

O sages of good holy rites, listen to the incarnations of Vyasas, at the end of Dvapara and the incarnations of lord Siva as Yogacaryas in the kali age. In different areas, the four disciples of the lord, fully endowed with mental control spread the doctrines of Siva. There grew up many disciples of disciples and the lord was pleased at this.

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धर्म, सावर्णिक, पिशंग, अपिशंगाभ, शबल तथा वर्णक— ये अकारसे लेकर औकारपर्यन्त चौदह स्वरोंके रूपवाले चौदह मनु कहे गये हैं। है उत्तम ब्राह्मणो! श्वेत, पाण्डु, रक्त, ताम्र, पीत, कापिल, कृष्ण, श्याम, धूम्र, सुसू, अपिशंग, पिशंग, त्रिवर्ण शबल तथा कालन्धुर—ये चौदह वर्ण (रंग) उन पवित्र मनुओंके कहे गये हैं । इस प्रकार वे चौदह मनु स्वायम्भुव आदि नामोंसे, अकार आदि वर्णोसे तथा श्वेत आदि वर्णो (रंगों)-से अभिहित

English

The perfect knowledge of the lord had been tradition- ally and gradually transmitted orally to men of the first three castes from brahmins to vaisyas in the manner befitting them. It was done so out of mercy. It behoves you to tell us who those Vyasas were who

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सभी मन्वन्तराधिपति संक्षेपमें स्वरात्मक कहे गये हैं। ये वर्तमान सुरेश्वर वैवस्वत मनु ऋकाररूप, कृष्णवर्ण तथा क्रममें सातवें हैं। बीते हुए तथा अनागत कल्पोंमें युगके आवर्तनोंपर आनेवाले योगिरूप उस वैवस्वत मनुके बारेमें मैं बताता हूँ

English

The eight ancillaries of yoga constitute (i) yama, (2) niyama, (3) uana, (4) pra&y&ma, (5) pimtyah&ra, (6) dh&nutia, (7) dhyina, (8) sam&. Gf P. Vdyaviya sathhitd, ch. 37. For the eight virtues of the soul, compare Agnipura as quoted

हिन्दी अर्थ

बर्तमान कल्पको श्वेतवाराह कल्प जानना चाहिए। अन मैं इस कल्पके सातवें वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरमें महेश्वरके योगावतारों तथा शिष्यों-प्रशिष्योंका वर्णन करता हूँ सभी कालोंमें तथा युगावर्तनोंमें योगावतारोंको भलीभाँति समझकर उन्हें बताता हूँ। आदि कलि अर्थात स्वायम्भुव मनुके प्रथम कलिमें रुद्रका श्वेत नामक श्वेत' नामक अवतार हुआ; इसके बाद है श्रेष्ठ मुनियो! क्रमसे सुतार,

English

O brahmins, these are the Vyasas: (1) Kraiu,® (2) Satya, (3) Bhargava, (4) Ahgiras, (5) Savitr, (6) Mrtyu, (7) l§atakratu, (8) Vasi§tha, (9) Sarasvata, (10) Tridhaman, (11) Trivjrta, (12) Satatejas, (13) Dharma who is known as Nara- yana, (14) Tarak§u, (15) Aruni, (16) Kftafijaya, (17) Rtafl- jaya, (18) Bharadvaja, (19) Gautama, (20) Vacasravas, (21) Sufmayagti, (22) Suci, (23) Trnavindu, (24) Ruk§a, (25) Sakti, (26) Parasara the son of Sakti, (27) Jatukarriya, (28) Kria Dvaipayana who was Vi§nu himself. They are innumerable in the various kalpas and the manvantaras. Since the incarnations of Rudras and Vyasas in the Kali age are too many, I shall recount the incarnations in the Vaivasvata manvantara, in the Varaha kalpa and in all the other manvantaras falling therein.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैवस्वत ऋकारस्तु मनुः कृष्णः सुरेश्वरः सम्प्रेष्य सर्वकालेषु तथावर्तेषु योगिनाम्।

English

O Suta, it behoves you now to recount the manvan- taras in the Varaha kalpa and in all the later kalpas as also recount the Siddhas in the Vaivasvata manvantara. The first Manu was ( 1 ) Svayambhuva son of Brahma. Then, O brahmins, was the Manu (2) Svaroci?a. The subsequent Manus were: (3)Uttama, (4) Tamasa, (5) Raivata, (6) Cak§u$a, (7) Vaivasvata, (8) Savari, (9) Dharma, (10) Savarnika, (11) Pisahga, (12) Apiahgabha, (13) Sabala, and

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुहोत्रः कङ्कणश्चैव लोगाक्षिर्मुनिसत्तमाः । जैगीषव्यो महातेजा भगवान् दधिवाहनः ऋषभश्च मुनिधीमानुग्रशचात्रिः सुबालकः। गौतमश्चाथ भगवान् सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः

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identical with 'Prabhu*. Gf. ST I The current kalpa in the seventh manvantara is known as Varaha. Now listen to the yogic incarnations of the lord and their line of disciples in due order, in all the kalpas and manvantaras. In the first Kali of Svayambhuva Manu they were (1) Sveta, (2) Sutfira, (3) Madana, (4) Suhotra, (5) Kankana, (6) Logak, (7) Jaigiavya, (8) Dadhivahana, (9) ]§abha, (10) Ugra, (11) Atri, (12) Subalaka, (13) Gautama, (14) Vedaslra. (15) Gokarua, (16) Guhvasin, (17) Sikhaud* bhrt, (18) Jatamalin, (19) Attahasa, (20) Dimka, (21) Languli. (22) Mahakivya, (23) Sfilin, (24) Dadn, (25) Mundlvara, (26) SahisQu, (27) Somaarma, (28) LakulHa. O men of holy rites, the incarnations as Yogacaryas of the lord in all the cycles of four ages in the Vaivasvata manvantara have been recounted (as twentyeight).

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिखण्डभत् भगवान् दधिवाहनः ऋषभ, मुनि, मेधासम्पन्न उग्र, मेधासम्पन्न उग्र, वेदशीर्षश्च गोकर्णो गुहावासी पत्। अग्र सजालक, संधी देके कदम भगवान् गौतम, जटामाल्यट्टहासश्च दारुको लाङ्गली तथा॥ ३३ शीर्ष, गोकर्ण, गुहावासी, शिखण्डभृत, जटामाली,

English

O excellent sages, in every Dvapara age, there are Vyasas in the same manner. The following are the recurring disciples of these Yogeivaras, each of whom had four disciples. They are; — ( 1) Sveta, (2) Svetaikhadln (3) Sveti- iva, (4) Svetalohita, (5) Dundubhi, (6) Satarfipa, (7) ]c!ka,

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अट्टहास, दारुक, लांगली, महाकायमुनि, शूली, दण्डधारी लांगली, महाकायमुनि, शूली, दण्डधारी ये अट्टाईस योगाचार्य अवतरित हुए॥ ३०--३४॥

English

They are all devoid of impurities, almost identical with Brahman, and ei[aged in the path of knowledge. They are devotees of Paiupati, great Siddhas and have ashes smeared on their bodies. There are hundreds and thousands of disciples and their disciples. They attain the Pilupata yoga and Rudra's world. All beings from Devas to Pii&cas are said to be Paius. Since Lord Rudra it their overlord he is called Pafupati. O Brahmins, the yca evolved by Rudra, the overlmd of the Plalus is known as P&jupata y<, which leads all persons to their lful prosperity. I Aall succinctly mention the yogic zones now. They have been established by iSiva himself O brahmins, for the welfare of men.

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है सुब्रतो! सभी युगावर्तामे महेश्वरके जो योगाचार्यावतार हुए हैं, वे वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरमे भी भलीभाँति महाकायमुनिः शूली दण्डी मुण्डीश्वरः स्वयम्।

English

The portion covered by a vitasti beneath the throat and above the umbilicus is the excellent zone of yoga; so also the curling lock of hair below the umbilicus and middle portion between the eye-brows. The knowledge of all topics that arises in the soul is called yoga.* The concentration of the mind is possible only through his grace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यासाश्चैवं मुनिश्रेष्ठा द्वापरे द्वापरे त्विमे। कहे गये हैं। है श्रेष्ठ मुनियो ! इस प्रकार प्रत्येक द्वापरमें ये योगेश्वराणां चत्वारः शिष्याः प्रत्येकमव्ययाः ॥ ३६ व्यास भी हुए हैं। उन योगेश्वरोंमें सभीके चार-चार शिष्य श्वेत: शवेतशिखण्डी च श्वेताश्वः शवेतलोहितः। हुए, जो काम-क्रोधादि विकारोंसे रहित थे दुन्दुभिः शतरूपश्च ऋचीकः केतुमांस्तथा॥ २७ श्वेत, श्वेतशिखण्डी, श्वेताश्व, श्वेतलोहित, दुन्दुभि,

English

O excellent brahmins, the form of his grace can be realized by the individual alone. It cannot be imported by Brahma or any other. It arises itself in the individual gradually. Yoga indicates the region where the Supreme Lord dwells.®* For the attainment o( that region, knowledge is the cause, and this knowledge comes through his grace alone.

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फ्रोफीपापीपीफमपाफीफीपाफपाफाफाफफ फफ विशोकश्च विकेशश्च विपाशः पापनाशन: ।

English

One should abstain from sensual activities and burn sins by means of perfect knowledge. The achievement of yoga shall be possible only to one who has restrained the activities of his soise-organs. O excellent brahmins, yoga is restraining the function- ing of the mind.*® Eight means have been mentioned for the achievement of yoga.

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सुवाहनो मुनिश्रेष्ठो मेघवाहो महाद्युतिः कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव तथा पञ्चशिखो मुनि: । वाल्कलश्च महायोगी धर्मात्मानो महौजसः

English

They arc(l) yama (restraint), (2) niyama (obser- vances), (3) ibana (a partiaalar posture), (4) praiy&ma (restraint of breath) (5) pratyihftra (withdrawal of the senses), (6) dhara9& (retention), (7) dhykna (meditation) and (8) samiklhi (ecstatic trance). Abstention by way of austerity is called restraint (yama); O foremost among those who have restraint, the first

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बलबन्धुर्निरामित्रः केतुश्रुद्डस्तपोधन: लम्बोदरश्च लम्बश्च लम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशक: ।

English

Yoffs is defined as the addevement of knowledge of att objects by the penonal sold Qlva}. Of. FMaigala TegasHtra Pi I i* i.

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सुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वासिष्ठो विरजास्तथा। अत्रिर्देवसदश्चैव श्रवणोऽथ श्रविष्ठकः। उतथ्यो वामदेवश्च महायोगो महाबल:

English

Considering all living beings as one's own self and working for the welfare of all living beings is called non-viol- ence. It helps in achieving the knowledge of self. Retelling precisely what has been seen, heard, inferred or experienced is called truthfulness (satya). It is devoid of in- jury or infliction of pain on others.

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प्लक्षो दाल्भ्यायणिश्चैव केतुमान् गोपनस्तथा भल्लावी मधुपिङ्गश्च शवेतकेतुस्तपोनिधिः। उशिको बृहदश्वश्च देवलः कविरेव च

English

The Vedas declare. **One should not utter what is obscene in the presence of the brahmins". *'Even after knowing the defects of others one should not proclaim them to others" — this is another passage in the ruti. Not stealing the possessions of others purposefully, even in emergency, mentally, physically and verbally is non-stealing in brief.

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छगलः कुण्डकर्णश्च कुम्भश्चैव प्रवाहकः . उलूको विद्युतश्चैव मण्डूको ह्याश्वलायनः । अक्षपादः कुमारश्च उलूको वत्स एंव च

English

Not indulging is sexual intercouse,® mentally, verbally or physically is the vow of celibacy, with reference to the asce- tics and the religious students. This holds good in regard to the anchorites, forest- dwellers and widowers. I shall now tell yon about the vow of celibacy of the householders who live with their wives.

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विमला ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठा ज्ञानयोगयरायणाः। देवादयः पिशाचान्ता: पशवः परिकीर्तिताः ।

English

In their case, as prescribed, indulgence in sexual inter- course with their own wives and abstention from it with other women mentally, physically and verbally should be understood as brahmacarya. The householder shall take ablution after indulging in sexual intercourse with his own wife. If he is in yogic commu- nion with his self be is undoubtedly a celibate.

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2. प्रणीतो रुद्रेण पशूनां पतिना द्विजाः। शतरूप, ऋचीक, केतुमान, विशोक, विकेश, विप पापनाशन, सुमुख, दुमुंख, दुर्दम, दुरतिक्रम, सनक, सन

English

In the case of non-violence (ahiihsa) too, the same rule is applicable. Violence sanctioned by §ruti, in regard to the brahmanas, preceptors and sacrifice comes under ahiihsa. Women are always to be avoided. One should stay

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शंखपा, ट्वैरज, मेघ, सारस्वत, मुनिवर सुवाहन, मेघवाह, कपिल, आसुरि, मुनि पंचशिख तथा महायोगी वाल्कल-ये सभी धर्मात्मा तथा महान् ओजस्वी हुए । इसी क्रममें पुनः पराशर, गर्ग, भार्गव, अंगिरा, बलबु निरामित्र, केतुथृंग, तपोधन, लम्बोदर, लम्ब, लग्बाक्ष लम्बकेशक, सर्वज्ञ, समबुद्धि, साध्य, सर्व, सुधामा, काश्यप वासिष्ठ, विरजा, अत्रि, देवसद, श्रवण, श्रविष्ठक, कुणि,

English

For eight kinds of maithuna, cf. ST. He should have the same attitude in the sexual inter- course with his own wife, as when discharging the faeces and urine on the ground. There should be no attitude other than this.

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बृहस्पति, उतथ्य, वामदेव, महायोग, महाबल, वाच: श्रवा, दाल्भ्यायणि, केतुमान्, गोपन, भल्लावी, मधुपिंग, श्वेतकेतु, तपोनिधि, उशिक, बृहदश्व, देवल, कवि, शालिहोत्र, अग्निवेश, युवनाश्व, शरद्वसु, छगल, कुण्डकर्ण, कुम्भ,

English

Woman is like a burning coal; man is like a vessel of ghee. He should always avoid contact with women therefore. If we ponder over this, we shall know that there is no satiety in sexual pleasures. Hence, one should practise detached attitude mentally, physically and verbally.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिष्य भी हुए। सभी युगावर्तोमें योगाचार्योके ये महात्मा शिष्य कहे गये हैं। ये सब विमल आत्मावाले, सिद्ध, ब्रह्मनिष्ठ, ज्ञान तथा योगमें निरत रहनेवाले भस्म-विभूषित शरीरवाले तथा शैवी दीक्षासे सम्पन्न हें ॥ ३७--५२॥ इनके भी सैकड़ों-हजारों शिष्य तथा प्रशिष्य पाशुपत योग प्राप्तकर शिवलोकके अधिकारी हुए

English

Lust is never suppressed by indulging in sexual plea- sures. Just as fire burns vigorously if ghee is poured in, so also lust is increased by means of indulgence.** Hence the yogin should always practise renunciation for achieving immortality, since he who is not detached is born and re-born in different wombs.

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गये हैं, उनका पति अर्थात् स्वामी होनेके कारण सर्वेश्वर शिवको पशुपति कहा जाता है है द्विजो! सभीको परम ऐश्वर्यकी प्राप्ति करानेहेतु छ पशुपति रुद्रके द्वारा प्रवर्तित योग “पाशुपतयोग' के नामसे जाना जाता है

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Hence one should practise detachment, mentally, ver- bally and physically. Abstention from sexual intercourse, except during the prescribed period, after menstruation is stated as celibacy in the case of householders. Thus the restraints (yamas) arc succinctly men- tioned. I shall now tdl you the observances (niyamas). They are ten in number: (1) cleanliness (auca), (2) sacrifice (ijya), (3) penance (upas), (4) chariuble gift (dana), (5) study of the Vedas (svadhyaya) (6) restraint on the organs of gener- ation (upasthanigraha), (7) holy rites (vrau), (8) fast (upavasa), silence (mauna), amd holy bath (snana). Accor- ding to some, observances (niyamai) mean (1) absence of craving (anlha), (2) cleanliness (sauca), (3) satisfaction (tu$ti), (4) penance (tapas), (5) muttering of Siva's mantra

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णमक सातवा अध्याय पूर्ण हुआ अध्याय ८ शरीरमें स्थित योगस्थानों ( चक्रों )-का वर्णनसदाशिवके ध्यानका स्वरूप ३९

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Na karmai aa pnyayX dliaaeoa, 7!4. 10.3; Mahin. tl, 10.5 He who practises yoga never suffers calamity. When the pra is properly trained it turns the defects of the mind, speech or body, preserving the body of the practiser. Thus, if the devotee perfects himself by taking recourse to the pranayama his defects perish; the very breath is conquered by him, and the divine quiescence etc. are achieved.

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शरीरमें स्थित योगस्थानों ( चक्रों )-का वर्णन, योगका स्वरूप, अष्टांगयोगका वर्णन, कल्पितानि शिवेनैव हिताय जगतां द्विजा:

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The attributes of the pranayama are four, viz, santi, prasanti, dipti and prasada. They are explained in order: O brahmins, the first of these four is santi. It means the suppres- sion of sins congenital or adventitious, Prasanti is a perfect restraint in speech." All round, all time brilliance, O brahmins, is called dipti. Prasada is the clarity of the mind which is of four types. It is the clarity of the sense-organs, of the intellect and the organic winds. The organic winds— prana, apana, samana, udana and vyana have their functional names: Naga, Kurma, Krkala, Devadatta and Dhanahjaya respectively. The clarity of these winds is called prasada. According to ST. sagarbha is a variety of Kumbhaka that includes par (mhalii) and recaka (exhaling) varieties of pr&fiy&ma.

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सूतजी बोले- है द्विजो! अब मैं भगवान् शंकरके जगतूके हितार्थ कल्पित किये गये योगस्थानोंका संक्षेपमें वर्णन करूँगा गलेसे नीचे तथा नाभिसे ऊपरका वितस्ति

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The wind which traverses through the body is called prsLigA; that which brings down food and drink is called apana; that which enables the limbs of the body to bend is called vyana which incites the ailments too; that which excites and afSicts the vulnerable points (in the body) is called udana. That which normalizes the functions of the organs is called samana. Thus the first set of five winds has been explained to you. The wind Niga functions in the act of belching; theKfirma in the opening of eyes; Krkala in sneezing; Devadatta in yawning and Dhanaft- jaya in making a loud report. It is present even in the dead body. By restraining these winds, one can attain prasada. O brahmins, in the fourfold set of attributes, prasada figures as the fourth. O brahmins, the intellect has these synonyms — viz., visvara, mahat, prajfta, manas, brahma, citi, smrti, khyati, samvit, lvara and mati. It is through pranayama that the clarity of intellect is achieved.

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योगके लिये उत्तम स्थान है। इसी प्रकार नाभिसे नीचे मूलाधार नामक तथा दोनों भूकुटियोंके मध्यमें आवर्त आज्ञाचक्र नामक स्थान भी योगस्थान हैं जीवको परमार्थ तत्त्वका ज्ञान प्राप्त होना ही योग योग कहा जाता है और चित्तकी एकाग्रता सर्वदा उन्हीं शिवके अनुग्रहसे होती है

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O excellent sages, Visvara is so called because it com- promises between two conflicting opposites. Since it is the first and the greatest of all the tattvas arising out of Prakrti it is called mahat. It is called prajfia because it is the repository of all means of knowledge. It is manas because it thinks. It is Brahma because it is big and swells up. O most excellent among the knowers of Brahman, it is called citi because it gathers together all activities for the sake of enjoyment. It is called smrti because it enables one to remember things. Since it obtains everything it is called Sarhvit. Because it is known everywhere by means of knowledge it is called khyati.*® It is called Ivara because it is the overlord of all elements and comprehends everything. O sages, most excellent among the intelligent, it is called Mati because it is the instrument of thought subjectively and objectively. It is called Buddhi because it enlightens things and is itself the instrument of enlightenment. khy&ti--a category of intellect (M 17). It if so caUed be- cause it is the source of the perceived creation or the cosmos which becomes visible or the object of pcrcq>tion by the mind and the senses.

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हे श्रेष्ठ द्विजो! उस अनुग्रहका स्वरूप स्वसंवेद्य है अर्थात् स्वानुभूतिका विषय है। ब्रह्मा आदि भी उस स्वरूपका वर्णन नहीं कर सकते। मनुष्य धीरे-धीरे उस स्वरूपको योगके माध्यमसे जान लेता है योगसाधनासे प्राप्त निर्वाण माहेश्वर पद कहा जाता है। उस निर्वाणका हेतु रुद्रका ज्ञान हो जाना ही है और वह ज्ञान उन्हींकी कृपासे होता है

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By means of pratyahara (withdrawal of sense-organs) and Dharaas (retentions) one shall destroy sins. By medi- tating on the mundane objects as if they were poisonous one destroys all ungodly qualities. O excellent ascetics, one should increase the power of intellect by means of samadhi. The eight ancillaries of yoga should be practised only after securing the proper place for yogic practice.

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जो सभी इन्द्रियोंको नियन्त्रित करके उस ज्ञानसे पापोंको जला डालता है, इन्द्रियोंकी वृत्तियोंपर नियन्त्रण नियन्त्रण रखनेवाले उस प्राणीको योगकी सिद्धि अवश्य होती है हे श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणों! चित्तकी वृत्तियोंपर नियन्त्रण करना ही योग है। सिद्धिप्राप्तिके लिये इस योगके आठ प्रकारके साधन यहाँ बताये गये हें

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The knower of the Atman shall then duly secure Asanas (correct postures) for achieving yogic results. If the place and time are not suitable he cannot have even a glimpse of yoga. The yogic exercises should not be practised in the the following places or circumstances — near the fire, within water, on a heap of dry leaves, in a place infested with crea- tures, in the cremation ground, in a dilapidated cowpen, in the four crossroads, in a place full of noises, in a place generating fear, in a monastery, or the anthill, in an in- auspicious place, in a place inhabited by wicked men and in a place infested with mosquitoes. One should not practise yogic exercises when there is some ailment in the body or when the mind is in dejection.

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ध्यान तथा आठवाँ साधन समाधि कहा गया है तपमें प्रवृत्ति तथा विषय-भोगोंसे निवृत्तिको यम कहते हैं। यमकी साधना करनेवालोंमें श्रेष्ठ है मुनियो! यमका प्रथम हेतु अहिंसा है। पुनः सत्य, अस्तेय (चोरी

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With great concentration, he shall meditate in the pericarp of the lotus, on the Supreme Being which is symbo- lised by Orhkara and is as pure as the candle flame. He should meditate within three angulasbelow the umbilicus, on the excellent lotus having (at its centre) an octagon, a pentagon or a triangle. He should also meditate on the fire, moon and sun together with their consorts; or the order may be: first the sun, then the moon, and then the fire. Or the order may be first the fire, then the sun and then the moon as prescribed in the Sastras. He should conceive the four® aims — Virtue etc. beneath the fire and ponder over

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एकाग्रता भवेच्चैव सर्वदा तत्प्रसादतः वक्तुं न शक्यं ब्रह्माद्यैः क्रमशो जायते नृणाम्

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Ckmstrue 'aidhftsanam' with *padsiiain* t,e. the lotus half seat. Tyterom, irffour oonitittaf (i) dtuumi, C} jUiia, (fit) vafaicya

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ज्ञानेन निर्दहेत्पापं निरुध्य विषयान् सदा। निरुद्धेन्द्रियवृत्तेस्तु योगसिद्धिर्भविष्यति सत्यमस्तेयमपरं ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहौ ।

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He should perform the rite of meditation in the umbi- licus or the throat, or the middle of the eye-brows or on the forehead or on the crest of the head in accordance with the injunctions. He should meditate on Siva (sitting in the lotus with two, sixteen, twelve, ten, six or four petals in due order).

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श्रीलिड्रमहापुराण नाश्लीलं कीर्तयेदेवं ब्राह्मणानामिति श्रुतिः। परदोषान् परिज्ञाय न वदेदिति चापरम्

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He should meditate on Him in a spot as lustrous as gold or as splendid as burning coal or very white or as reful- gent as twelve suns or as brilliant as the disc of the moon or as flashing as millions of lightning streaks or as lustrous as fire or as glittering as a circle of lightning or as refulgent as a crore of diamond pieces or as brilliant as a ruby. He should practise meditation on the image of blue and red coloured lord (Siva). He shall meditate on Siva on his forehead; on Mahadeva ( the great lord) in his lotus-like heart and in the mind. The great lord is of the following description: He is devoid of impurities. He is unsullied. He is the quiescent Brahman in the form of knowledge. He has no specific charac- teristics. He cannot be particularly pointed out. He is minuter than the atom. He is splendid and supportless. He cannot be reflected upon. He is devoid of death and birth. He is liberation itself. He is ambrosial, imperishable and unborn. He is mira- culous, the greatest and the largest bliss. He is devoid of defects and qualities. He is subtler than the subtlest, auspicious, self-cognizable, incomprehensible. He is the greatest lord identical with perfect knowledge. He is beyond the scope of sense-organs. He has no semblance. He is the greatest prin- ciple, greater than the greatest, devoid of conditioning adjuncts, comprehensible through meditation, non-dualistic, beyond all darkness and the greatest Being. The devotee should meditate in the umbilicus on Sadi$iva, the lord identical with devas.

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मनसा कर्मणा वाचा तदस्तेयं समासतः मैथुनस्याप्रवृत्तिर्हि मनोवाक्कायकर्मणा। ब्रह्मचर्यमिति प्रोक्तं यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्

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He shall meditate on lord Siva identical with Obstacles to yogic practice take shape in ten different ways. They are (1) lethargy, (2) ailment, (3) negligence, (4) doubt, (5) unsteady mind, (6) lack of faith, (7) illusion, (8) misery, (9) dejection and (10) indulgence in sensual

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मनसा कर्मणा वाचा ब्रह्मचर्यमिति स्मृतम् एवं गृहस्थो युक्तात्मा ब्रह्मचारी न संशयः

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I Gf. vagita as quoted in recakam phtakaih tyaktva. Kumbhaka alone is recommended for the attainment of spiritual goal; recaka and paraka are eaeluded. Cf.

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विधिना तादृशी हिंसा सा त्वहिंसा इति स्मृता स्त्रियः सदा परित्याज्याः सङ्गं नैव च कारयेत् । कुणपेषु यथा चित्तं तथा कुर्याद्विचक्षणः

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Ailments originate from the imbalance of' the consti- tuent elements. They are the outcome of the defective previous schemes as well as of bad habits. Negligence constitutes omission to secure the means of yoga. Doubt is a double perception — "this or that". Un- steadiness is the instability to stabilize the mind. The mind remains unsteady due to its engrossment in mundane affairs even when the ground is achieved. Lack of faith is the un- emotional attitude towards the means of yoga.

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न करना), ब्रह्मचर्यं तथा अपरिग्रह भी यमके मा हैं। नियमका भी मूल यही यम है; इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है सभी प्राणियोंमें आत्मवत् दृष्टि रखकर उनके हितके लिये प्रवृत्त रहनेको अहिंसा कहा गया है। इस अहिंसासे आत्मज्ञानकौ सिद्धि प्राप्त होती है

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When the mind is affected by tamasor rajas it is afflicted. The state of the mind at that time is called dejection. Dejection should be eschewed by strict detachment from the material objects. When one can discriminate between what is worthy and what is not worthy but still stubbornly clings to the unworthy, engrossed in diverse mundane affairs his mind becomes fickle then. These are the impediments in the reali- zation of yoga for a yogin. To the devotee who practises yoga excessively en- dowed with zeal the obstacles subside but other impediments in the form of siddhis begin to appear. The siddhis arc six:

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गया हो तथा स्वयं अनुभव किया गया हो-उसे ठीक उसी तरहसे दूसरोंको कष्ट न पहुँचाते हुए कह देना ही 'सत्य' कहा जाता है ब्राह्मण तथा वेद ऐसा कहते हैं कि अश्लील बातें नहीं करनी चाहिए और दूसरोंके दोष जानकर भी उसे अन्य व्यक्तिसे नहीं कहना चाहिए

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&dhyitiiitiui'--tlui mifory proceeds from bodily and

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विपत्तिकालमें भी विचारपूर्वक मन, वचन तथा कर्मसे दूसरोंका द्रव्य न लेना ही संक्षेपमें अस्तेय (चोरी न करना) कहा जाता है यतियों, ब्रह्मचारियों तथा विशेष रूपसे पत्नीरहित संन्यासियोंके द्वारा मन, वचन तथा कर्मसे मैथुनमें प्रवृत्ति न रखना--उनके लिये ब्रह्मचर्य कहा गया है । पत्नीयुक्त गृहस्थोंके (ब्रह्मचर्यके) विषयमें मैं अब आपलोगोंको

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UiMMf|.Itisaa«iinMittiBtheMidefnpgg|eiid.trmdiec Buddhi (intellect) is the faculty of discrimination by which anything knowablc is known. If one has knowledge of things subtle or hidden far or near, past or future, at all times and places, that knowledge is called pratibhS. If the yogin is able to grasp without effort, the import of all words by merely hearing a concealed or indistinct syllable, whether short, long or prolated that ability is called sravana. The perception of touch without actual contact is called Vedana (awareness). The ability to see divine forms without effort is called darana. Asvada (appreciation) is the ability to taste divine delicacies without strain.

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बताता हूँ। मन, वाणी तथा कर्मसे परनारीमें सदा भोगकी प्रवृत्ति न रखते हुए अपनी पत्नीके साथ उचित समयपर प्रसंग करना ब्रह्मचर्य कहा गया है॥ १६-- १८॥ यद्यपि अपनी स्त्री भोगकालमें पवित्र होती है, फिर भी उसके साथ संभोगके अनन्तर स्नान कर लेना चाहिए। ऐसा करनेवाला पवित्रात्मा गृहस्थ नि:संदेह ब्रह्मचारी ही कहा जाता है

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Varta is the intellectual perpeption of divine smells and subtle elements. O brahmins, through yoga, the yogins attain the knowledge of everything about the embodied beings.

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जैसे शास्त्रविहित स्वदाराप्रवृत्त गृहस्थ ब्रह्मचारी ही है, ठीक वैसे ही द्विज, गुरु, अग्नि (यज्ञ), पूजनके निमित्त शास्त्रविहित की गयी हिंसा भी अहिंसा ही मानी जाती है

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In this world there are sixty four qualities present in the body. O brahmins, among these, the aupasargika quali- ties should be eschewed. In the region of pis&cas, O brahmins, the qualities of earth ( should be eschewed); in the region of rakasas the qualities of water; in the region of Yak$a the qualities of fire; in the region of Gandharvas the qualities of breath; in the region of Indra the qualities of ether; in the region of Soma the qualities of the mind; in the region of prajapati the qualities of ego; in the region of brahman the qualities of intellect should be eschewed. In the first rqgioo (eardi) thisre arc eight qualities; in the second (water) sixteoa; in the third (fire) twenty four; in the fourth (gandharva) twentytwo; m the fifth (Indra) forty. Each of the five subtle taste, colour,

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टया स्थित योगस्थानों ( चक्रों )-का वर्णन”“सदाशिवके ध्यानका स्वरूप जनन मीमी मकी फ फ कफ फ फ फ फ फफ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ़ फ़ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फक क कफ फ फ फफफ फफफ फफफ

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The yogic siddhi p&rthiva (pertaining to the earth) is eight: (!) bulkiness, (2) leanness (3) infancy (4) youthful- ness (5) old age, (6) ability to assume different shapes, (7) ability to hold body by means of (only) four elements without the part of the earth and (8) having perpetual sweet scent.

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विण्मूत्रोत्सर्गकालेषु बहिर्भूमौ यथामतिः। तथा कार्या रतौ चापि स्वदारे चान्यतः कुतः तस्माद्विरागः कर्तव्यो मनसा कर्मणा गिरा

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The yogic siddhi apya (pertaining to the water) is sbcteen: (1) He can stay under water as long as he wills; (2) he can come out of water whenever he wills; (3) he can drink up even the ocean and be none the worse for it; (4) he can let the water spring up wherever he wills; (5) whatever he wishes to eat he can transform it into tasty substance; (6) he can hold body with only three elements, viz. fire, air and ether; (7) He can hold a mass of water by the bare hands without any con- tainer; (8) he can have a body free from cuts and wounds. These eight powers together with the eight qualities of the earth constitute aivarya pertaining to the water. The yogic siddhis pertaining to the air are: (1) ability to move as fast as the mind; (2) ability to enter the bodies of living beings; (3) ability to hold weighty things like mountains on shoulders; (4) lightness, (5) weightiness, (6) holding the air with palms; (7) ability to shake the earth with the tip of the finger and (8) to create bodies with the air,

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न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति। हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्धते तस्मात्त्यागः सदा कार्यस्त्वमृतत्वाय योगिना। अविरक्तो यतो मर्त्यो नानायोनिषु वर्तते

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Ability (I) to have no shadow of oneself; (2) to see the subtle elements; (3) to walk over the ether; (4) to have the objects of desire at will; (5) to hear sound from a distance, (6) to comprehend all types of sounds; (7) to have a body composed only of subtle elements and (8) to see all living

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कर्मणा प्रजया नास्ति द्रव्येण द्विजसत्तमाः तस्माद्विरागः कर्तव्यो मनोवाक्कायकर्मणा । ऋतौ ऋतौ निवृत्तिस्तु ब्रह्मचर्यमिति स्मृतम्

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Ability (to acquire whatever he desires), (2) to wander wherever he pleases, (3) to overpower ali, (4) to perceive all secret things, (5) to create according to desire, (6) to bring others under control, (7) to sec things at will, (8) to perceive the whole world — these are the powcw pertaining to the mind in the region of the moon. Ability to cut, (2) strike, (3) bind, (4) create and ( 5) destroy, (6) bless, (7) conquer time and (8) death — these are the qualities pertaining to the ego in these regions of Prajapati.

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जपः शिवप्रणीधानं पद्मकाद्यं तथासनम्। बाह्यामाभ्यन्तरं प्रोक्तं शौचमाभ्यन्तरं वरम् जमीनपर मल तथा मूत्रके त्यागके समय जैसी मन:स्थिति होती है, वैसी ही मनोदशा अपनी पत्नीके साथ संभोगकालमें बनानी चाहिए, फिर अन्यको तो बात ही क्या!

English

The power greater than and beyond this is the one pertaining to Vinu. It is the source of the power of Brahma. It can be understood by Brahma alone and not by others.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्त्री प्रज्वलित अंगारके समान तथा पुरुष घीके घड़ेके समान होता है, अतएव दूरसे ही नारियोंका संसर्ग छोड़ देना चाहिए अतएव विचारपूर्वक मन, वाणी तथा कर्मसे भोगोंके प्रति विरक्तिका भाव रखना चाहिए

English

There is another greater power pertaining to l§iva. It is not understood even by Vi(j9u. Who else can know lord Siva — the pure entity possessed of many qualities.** In the course of practising yogic exercises* these impe- diments in the form of attainments do often take place. The impediments should be checked assiduously by complete detachment.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं होती है। यह कामना आहुति डालनेपर अग्निको भाँति पुनः बढ़ती ही जाती है अतः योगीको अमृतत्व-प्राप्तिके निमित्त भोगोंका सदाके लिये त्याग कर देना चाहिए, क्योंकि मनुष्य वैराग्य-वृत्ति न रखनेके कारण अनेक योनियोंमें जन्म लेता रहता है

English

Knowing that worldly pleasures are highly ruinous, the detached yogin should eschew everything %vithout the least sense of fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुतियों तथा स्मृतियोंके ज्ञाताओंमें शरेष्ठ है मुनीश्वरो ! त्यागसे ही अमृतत्वकी प्राप्ति सम्भव है। कर्मसे, सन्तानसे तथा द्रव्य आदि किसी भी साधनसे अमृतत्वको प्राप्ति नहीं हो सकती इसीलिये सद्गृहस्थ प्राणीको चाहिए कि वह मनसा, वाचा, कर्मणा विषयोंसे राग-निवृत्ति करें; क्योंकि ऋतुकालको छोड़कर समागमको अनाकांक्षाको भी ब्रह्मचर्यं कहा गया है

English

Absence of desire is, indeed, commendable. It is through the absence of yearning for the attainment of powers It refers to the eternal transcendent spirit placed, in the twenty-

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे मुनियो! मैंने संक्षेपमें यमोंके विषयमें बता दिया और अब आपलोगोंसे नियमोंका वर्णन करता हूँ। शौच, यज्ञ, तप, दान, स्वाध्याय, इन्द्रियनिग्रह, व्रत, उपवास, मौन तथा स्नान--ये दस प्रकारके नियम आकांक्षाराहित्य, शुचिता, सन्तुष्टि, तप, जप एवं भगवान् शिवसे सम्बन्ध स्थापित करना तथा पद्यासन आदि-ये नियम हैं ॥३० /२॥

English

— sifari|rl%<n*.Thesixtylburatt (siddhayab)

हिन्दी अर्थ

फ्रफफफफ्फफफफफफफ्फफफफफफफफफफफफफफ्फफफ्फफफफ्फकफफफ्कफफकफ फपापाफफ फ़ 3: + कापा फफफफ क ह आग्नेयं वारुणं ब्राह्मं कर्तव्यं शिवपूजकैः

English

In all the worlds, upto the world of' Brahma, one should avoid obstacles. Checking up all desires one should totally abandon them. The great lord is delighted thereby. When the lord is delighted liberation becomes easy to attain, by virtue of complete detachment. In some cases, a sage (after getting His grace) may roam about without eschewing the Siddhis for the sake of blessing others or for mere sport. Then also he can be happy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शैवला झषका मत्स्याः सत्त्वा मत्स्योपजीविनः तस्मादाभ्यन्तरं शौचं सदा कार्यं विधानतः

English

The knower of the yoga can perceive thousands of images of devas and their splendid aerial chariots. Everything can come within the lange of his kcii.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवैराग्यमृदा शुद्धः शौचमेवं प्रकीर्तितम् तथा शिवप्रणीधानं मनोवाक्कायकर्मणा

English

He can see Brahma, Visnu, India, Yania, Agni, Varuna and other deities. He can see thousands of planets, stars and luminaries as well as their regions. Entering the state of ecstatic trance he can sec the dwellers of nether regions. He can dispel daikuess ( == igno- rance) by the steady influx of his inmost spiritual light— glowing with divine grace and characterized by goodness— -which he can sec within himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिवज्ञानं गुरोर्भक्तिरचला सुप्रतिष्ठिता निग्रहो ह्यपहत्याशु प्रसक्तानीन्द्रियाणि च . विषयेषु समासेन प्रत्याहारः प्रकीर्तितः। चित्तस्य धारणा प्रोक्ता स्थानबन्धः समासतः

English

No doubt need be entertained that by virtue of His grace, one can attain Dharma, riches, knowledge, detach- ment and salvation* The details of his grace, one cannot descril>c even in ten thousands of years. O leading sages, one should steadily adhere to the yoga piertaining to lord Siva.