Haṭhapradīpikā 4: Samādhi, Nāda, and Laya

Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.1

indriyāṇāṃ mano nātho; mano-nāthas tu mārutaḥ | mārutasya layo nāthas; taṃ nāthaṃ layam āśrayet ||1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The mind (manas | nom sg) is the lord (nāthaḥ | nom sg) of the senses (indriyāṇām | gen pl), while (tu) the breath-wind (mārutaḥ | nom sg) is the lord of the mind (mano-nāthaḥ | nom sg). Dissolution (layaḥ | nom sg) is the lord (nāthaḥ | nom sg) of the breath-wind (mārutasya | gen sg); one should take refuge (āśrayet | 3p sg act opt) in that lord (taṃ nātham | acc sg), Laya (layam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.1*1

so 'yam evāstu mokṣākhyo; māstu vāpi matāntare | manaḥ-prāṇa-layānando; mayi kaścit pravartate ||1*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

This [Laya] (saḥ ayam | nom sg m) may indeed (eva) be called Mokṣa (mokṣa-ākhyaḥ | nom sg m), or according to another doctrine (matāntare | loc sg) perhaps not (mā astu vā api). A certain (kaścit | nom sg m) bliss arising from the dissolution of mind and Prāṇa (manaḥ-prāṇa-laya-ānandaḥ | nom sg) manifests (pravartate | 3p sg med pres) within me (mayi | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.2

pranaṣṭocchvāsa-niśvāsaḥ; pradhvasta-viṣaya-grahaḥ | niśceṣṭo nirvikāraś ca; layo jayati yoginām ||2||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Among yogis (yoginām | gen pl), Laya (layaḥ | nom sg) excels (jayati | 3p sg act pres): inhalation and exhalation have vanished (pranaṣṭa-ucchvāsa-niśvāsaḥ | nom sg m), the grasping of sense objects has been destroyed (pradhvasta-viṣaya-grahaḥ | nom sg), and the practitioner is motionless (niśceṣṭaḥ | nom sg m), unchanging (nirvikāraḥ | nom sg m), and (ca) [beyond activity].

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.3

ucchinna-sarva-saṃkalpo; niḥśeṣāśeṣa-ceṣṭitaḥ | svāvagamyo layaḥ ko 'pi; jayatāṃ vāg-agocaraḥ ||3||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

May this extraordinary Laya (layaḥ ko'pi | nom sg m) prevail (jayatām | 3p sg act imp): all conceptions have been severed (ucchinna-sarva-saṃkalpaḥ | nom sg m), every activity has ended without remainder (niḥśeṣa-aśeṣa-ceṣṭitaḥ | nom sg m), it is knowable only through itself (svāvagamyaḥ | nom sg m), and it is beyond the reach of speech (vāg-agocaraḥ | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.4

yatra dṛṣṭir layas tatra; bhūtendriya-sanātanaḥ | syāc chaktir jīva-bhūtānāṃ; dṛṣṭir lakṣye layaṃ gatā ||4||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Where (yatra) the gaze (dṛṣṭiḥ | nom sg) is, there (tatra) is Laya (layaḥ | nom sg), eternal among the elements and senses (bhūta-indriya-sanātanaḥ | nom sg m). The gaze (dṛṣṭiḥ | nom sg) that has entered dissolution (layaṃ gatā | nom sg f ppp) in the target (lakṣye | loc sg) becomes the power (śaktiḥ | nom sg) of living beings (jīva-bhūtānām | gen pl).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.5

veda-śāstra-purāṇāni; sāmānya-gaṇikā iva | ekaiva śāmbhavī mudrā; guptā kula-vadhūr iva ||5||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The Vedas, Śāstras, and Purāṇas (veda-śāstra-purāṇāni | nom pl) are like (iva) a common courtesan (sāmānya-gaṇikā | nom sg); the one (ekā | nom sg f), namely (eva) Śāmbhavī Mudrā (śāṃbhavī mudrā | nom sg), is concealed (guptā | nom sg f ppp), like (iva) a woman from a good family (kula-vadhūḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.6

antar lakṣyaṃ bahir dṛṣṭir; nimeṣonmeṣa-varjitā | eṣā sā śāmbhavī mudrā; sarva-tantreṣu gopitā ||6||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Within (antar) is the target (lakṣyam | nom acc sg), without (bahiḥ) is the gaze (dṛṣṭiḥ | nom sg), free from closing and opening [the eyes] (nimeṣa-unmeṣa-varjitā | nom sg f ppp): this (eṣā sā | nom sg f) is Śāmbhavī Mudrā (śāṃbhavī mudrā | nom sg), concealed (gopitā | nom sg f ppp) in all Tantras (sarva-tantreṣu | loc pl).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.7

antar-lakṣya-vilīna-citta-pavano, yogī yadā vartate dṛṣṭyā niścala-tārayā bahir adhaḥ, paśyann apaśyann api | mudreyaṃ khalu khecarī bhavati sā, yuṣmat-prasādād guro śūnyāśūnya-vivarjitaṃ sphurati yat, tattvaṃ padaṃ śāmbhavam ||7||

Metre: Śārdūlavikrīḍita

When (yadā) the yogi (yogī | nom sg), whose mind and breath have dissolved into the inner target (antar-lakṣya-vilīna-citta-pavanaḥ | nom sg), remains (vartate | 3p sg med pres) with motionless pupils (niścala-tārayā | ins sg), looking (paśyan | nom sg m pca) outward and downward (bahir adhaḥ), not seeing (apaśyan | nom sg m pca) and yet (api) seeing, then this Mudrā (mudrā iyam | nom sg) is indeed (khalu) Khecarī (khecarī | nom sg). Through your grace (yuṣmat-prasādāt | abl sg), O Guru (guro | voc sg), the Śāṃbhava state (padaṃ śāṃbhavam | nom acc sg n) shines forth (sphurati | 3p sg act pres) as that reality (yat tattvam | nom acc sg n) which is free from both void and non-void (śūnya-aśūnya-vivarjitam | nom acc sg n ppp).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.8

śrī-śāmbhavyāś ca khecaryā; avasthāyām abhedatā ||8||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

In the state (avasthāyām | loc sg) of venerable Śāmbhavī (śrī-śāmbhavyāḥ | gen sg) and (ca) Khecarī (khecaryāḥ | gen sg), there is non-difference (abhedatā | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.9

pātāle yad, viśati suṣiraṃ, meru-mūle tad asmin tattvaṃ caitat, pravadati sudhīs, tan mukhaṃ nimna-gānām | candrāt sāraḥ, sravati vapuṣas, tena mṛtyur narāṇāṃ taṃ badhnīyāt, su-karaṇa-mṛdā, nānyathā kāya-siddhiḥ ||9||

Metre: Mandākrāntā

That which (yat | nom acc sg n) enters (viśati | 3p sg act pres) the hollow (suṣiram | acc sg) situated in the underworld (pātāle | loc sg) at the root of Meru (meru-mūle | loc sg), the wise person (sudhīḥ | nom sg) calls (pravadati | 3p sg act pres), within that [hollow] (tat asmin | loc sg), this principle (etat tattvam | nom acc sg n), that mouth (tat mukham | nom acc sg n) of the downward-flowing streams (nimna-gānām | gen pl). From the moon (candrāt | abl sg) flows (sravati | 3p sg act pres) the essence (sāraḥ | nom sg) of the body (vapuṣaḥ | gen sg); through this (tena | ins sg n) comes the death (mṛtyuḥ | nom sg) of human beings (narāṇām | gen pl). One should bind (badhnīyāt | 3p sg act opt) this [essence] (tam | acc sg m) with the earth that is the effective means [the Mudrā] (su-karaṇa-mṛdā | ins sg); otherwise (anyathā) there is no (na) perfection of the body (kāya-siddhiḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.10

yat kiṃcit sravate candrād; amṛtaṃ divya-rūpiṇaḥ | tat sarvaṃ grasate sūryas; tena piṇḍaṃ jarā-yutam ||10||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Whatever (yat kiṃcit | nom acc sg n) nectar (amṛtam | nom acc sg) of the divinely formed one (divya-rūpiṇaḥ | gen sg m) flows (sravate | 3p sg med pres) from the moon (candrāt | abl sg), all of that (tat sarvam | acc sg n) the sun (sūryaḥ | nom sg) devours (grasate | 3p sg med pres). Through this (tena | ins sg n), the body (piṇḍam | acc sg) is joined with old age (jarā-yutam | acc sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*1

tāre jyotiṣi saṃyojya; kiṃcid unnamayed bhruvau | pūrva-yogasya mārgo 'yam; unmanī-kārakaḥ kṣaṇāt ||11*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having directed (saṃyojya | abs) the two pupils (tāre | acc du) toward a light (jyotiṣi | loc sg), one should raise (unnamayet | 3p sg caus opt) the two brows (bhruvau | acc du) slightly (kiṃcit). This (ayam | nom sg m) is the path of preparatory yoga (pūrva-yogasya mārgaḥ | nom sg), which brings about Unmanī (unmanī-kārakaḥ | nom sg m) in an instant (kṣaṇāt | abl sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*2

kecid āgama-jālena; kecin nigama-saṃkulaiḥ | kecit tarkeṇa muhyanti; naiva jānanti tārakam ||11*2||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Some (kecit | nom pl m) become confused by the net of Āgamas (āgama-jālena | ins sg), some by the profusion of Vedic texts (nigama-saṃkulaiḥ | ins pl m), and some (kecit | nom pl m) by reasoning (tarkeṇa | ins sg). They do not at all (na eva) recognize (jānanti | 3p pl act pres) that which carries one across (tārakam | acc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*3

ardhodghāṭita-locanaḥ sthira-manā, nāsāgra-dattekṣaṇaḥ candrārkāv api līnatām upanayan, niṣpanda-bhāvāntare | jyotī-rūpam aśeṣa-bāhya-rahitaṃ, dedīpyamānaṃ paraṃ tattvaṃ tat padam eti vastu paramaṃ, vācyaṃ kim atrādhikam ||11*3||

Metre: Śārdūlavikrīḍita

With half-open eyes (ardha-udghāṭita-locanaḥ | nom sg m), a steady mind (sthira-manāḥ | nom sg m), and the gaze directed toward the tip of the nose (nāsāgra-datta-īkṣaṇaḥ | nom sg m), leading (upanayan | nom sg m pca) the moon and sun (candrārkau | acc du) into dissolution (līnatām | acc sg) within an inner state of motionlessness (niṣpanda-bhāva-antare | loc sg), he reaches (eti | 3p sg act pres) that state (tat padam | acc sg): the supreme principle (paraṃ tattvam | acc sg), whose form is light (jyotī-rūpam | acc sg n), free from everything external (aśeṣa-bāhya-rahitam | acc sg n), shining brightly (dedīpyamānam | acc sg n pca), the supreme reality (paramaṃ vastu | acc sg). What (kim | nom acc sg n) more (adhikam | nom acc sg n) is there to be said (vācyam | nom acc sg n pfp) here (atra)?

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*4

divā na pūjayel liṅgaṃ; rātrau naiva ca pūjayet | satataṃ pūjayel liṅgaṃ; divā-rātri-nirodhataḥ ||11*4||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

By day (divā), one should not (na) worship (pūjayet | 3p sg act opt) the Liṅga (liṅgam | acc sg), and (ca) at night (rātrau | loc sg) one should likewise not at all (na eva) worship it. Through the suspension of day and night (divā-rātri-nirodhataḥ | abl sg), one should continually (satatam) worship (pūjayet | 3p sg act opt) the Liṅga (liṅgam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*5

suṣiro jñāna-janakaḥ; pañca-srotaḥ-samanvitaḥ | tiṣṭhate khecarī mudrā; tasmiñ śūnye nirañjane ||11*5||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

There is a hollow (suṣiraḥ | nom sg m) that gives rise to knowledge (jñāna-janakaḥ | nom sg m) and is furnished with five streams (pañca-srotaḥ-samanvitaḥ | nom sg m). In that (tasmin | loc sg n) stainless void (śūnye nirañjane | loc sg n) abides (tiṣṭhate | 3p sg med pres) Khecarī Mudrā (khecarī mudrā | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*6

savya-dakṣiṇa-nāḍī-stho; madhye calati mārutaḥ | tiṣṭhate khecarī mudrā; tasmin sthāne na saṃśayaḥ ||11*6||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The breath-wind (mārutaḥ | nom sg), situated in the left and right channels (savya-dakṣiṇa-nāḍī-sthaḥ | nom sg m), moves (calati | 3p sg act pres) into the middle (madhye | loc sg). In that place (tasmin sthāne | loc sg) abides (tiṣṭhate | 3p sg med pres) Khecarī Mudrā (khecarī mudrā | nom sg); there is no doubt about this (na saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*8

iḍā-piṅgalayor yoge; śūnyaṃ caivānilaṃ graset | tiṣṭhate khecarī mudrā; tatra satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||11*8||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

At the union of Iḍā and Piṅgalā (iḍā-piṅgalayoḥ yoge | loc sg), the void (śūnyam | nom acc sg n) itself (eva) should devour (graset | 3p sg act opt) the breath-wind (anilam | acc sg). There (tatra) abides (tiṣṭhate | 3p sg med pres) Khecarī Mudrā (khecarī mudrā | nom sg); this is true (satyam), and there is no doubt about it (na saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*9

soma-sūrya-dvayor madhye; nirālambe tale punaḥ | saṃsthitā vyoma-cakre yā; sā mudrā nāma khecarī ||11*9||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

That (yā | nom sg f) Mudrā (mudrā | nom sg) which is situated between the pair of Soma and the sun (soma-sūrya-dvayoḥ madhye | loc sg), again (punaḥ) on the ground without support (nirālambe tale | loc sg), and established within the wheel of space (vyoma-cakre saṃsthitā | nom sg f ppp), that (sā | nom sg f) is called Khecarī (khecarī nāma | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*10

sā mayodbheditā vāmā; sākṣāc ca śiva-vallabhā | pūrayen mārutaṃ divyaṃ; suṣumṇā paścime mukhe ||11*10||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

She (sā | nom sg f), the beautiful one (vāmā | nom sg f) opened up by me (mayā udbheditā | nom sg f ppp), directly (sākṣāt) Śiva's beloved (śiva-vallabhā | nom sg), Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇā | nom sg), should fill (pūrayet | 3p sg caus opt) the divine breath-wind (mārutaṃ divyam | acc sg m) at the rear opening (paścime mukhe | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*11

purastāc caiva pūryeta; niścitā khecarī bhavet | abhyaset khecarī-mudrām; unmanī saṃprajāyate ||11*11||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When she is filled (pūryeta | 3p sg pas opt) also precisely from the front (purastāt ca eva), Khecarī (khecarī | nom sg) surely arises (niścitā | nom sg f ppp). One should practise (abhyaset | 3p sg act opt) Khecarī Mudrā (khecarī-mudrām | acc sg); Unmanī (unmanī | nom sg) arises (saṃprajāyate | 3p sg med pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*12

abhyaset khecarī-mudrāṃ; tāvat syād yoga-nidritaḥ | saṃprāpta-yoga-nidrasya; kālo nāsti kadācana ||11*12||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One should practise (abhyaset | 3p sg act opt) Khecarī Mudrā (khecarī-mudrām | acc sg) for so long (tāvat) that one is (syāt | 3p sg act opt) immersed in yogic sleep (yoga-nidritaḥ | nom sg m ppp). For one who has attained yogic sleep (saṃprāpta-yoga-nidrasya | gen sg), death (kālaḥ | nom sg) never (kadācana) exists (asti | 3p sg act pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*13

bhruvor madhye śiva-sthānaṃ; manas tatra vilīyate | jñātavyaṃ tat padaṃ turyaṃ; tatra kālo na vidyate ||11*13||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Between the two brows (bhruvoḥ madhye | loc sg) is Śiva's abode (śiva-sthānam | nom acc sg); there (tatra) the mind (manas | nom acc sg) dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres). That fourth state (tat padaṃ turyam | nom acc sg n) is to be known (jñātavyam | nom acc sg n pfp); there (tatra) death (kālaḥ | nom sg) does not (na) exist (vidyate | 3p sg med pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*14

candra-sūrya-dvayor madhye; mudrāṃ dadyāc ca khecarīm | nirālambe mahā-śūnye; vyoma-cakre vyavasthitām ||11*14||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Between the pair of moon and sun (candra-sūrya-dvayoḥ madhye | loc sg), one should apply (dadyāt | 3p sg act opt) Khecarī Mudrā (mudrāṃ khecarīm | acc sg), which is firmly established (vyavasthitām | acc sg f ppp) in the great unsupported void (nirālambe mahā-śūnye | loc sg n), in the wheel of space (vyoma-cakre | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*15

nirālambaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā; na kiṃcid api cintayet | sa-bāhyābhyantare vyomni; ghaṭa-vat tiṣṭhate dhruvam ||11*15||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having made the mind (manaḥ | nom acc sg) unsupported (nirālambaṃ kṛtvā | abs), one should not think (cintayet | 3p sg act opt) of anything at all (na kiṃcid api | nom acc sg n). Certainly (dhruvam), one remains (tiṣṭhate | 3p sg med pres) like a pot (ghaṭa-vat) in space (vyomni | loc sg), both within and without (sa-bāhya-abhyantare | loc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*16

bāhya-vāyur yathā līnaḥ; khasya madhye na saṃśayaḥ | svasthānaṃ gacchati prāṇaḥ; sūryāṅge manasā tathā ||11*16||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Just as (yathā) the external breath-wind (bāhya-vāyuḥ | nom sg) has dissolved (līnaḥ | nom sg m ppp) in the midst of space (khasya madhye | loc sg), so (tathā) Prāṇa (prāṇaḥ | nom sg) goes (gacchati | 3p sg act pres), without doubt (na saṃśayaḥ | nom sg), to its own place (svasthānam | acc sg). The final Pāda is text-critically uncertain: †in the region of the sun (sūrya-aṅge | loc sg), likewise (tathā), with the mind (manasā | ins sg)†.

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*17

evam abhyasyamānasya; vāyu-mārge divā-niśam | abhyāsāj jīryate vāyur; manas tatra vilīyate ||11*17||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

For one who practises (abhyasyamānasya | gen sg m pcm) in this way (evam), day and night (divā-niśam), on the pathway of the breath (vāyu-mārge | loc sg), the breath-wind (vāyuḥ | nom sg) is consumed (jīryate | 3p sg med pres) through practice (abhyāsāt | abl sg), and the mind (manas | nom acc sg) dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres) there (tatra).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*18

amṛtaṃ plāvayed deham; ā pāda-tala-mastakam | sidhyaty eva sadā kāyo; mahā-bala-parākramaḥ ||11*18||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One should flood (plāvayet | 3p sg caus opt) the body (deham | acc sg), from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head (ā pāda-tala-mastakam | acc sg), with nectar (amṛtam | nom acc sg). The body (kāyaḥ | nom sg) truly (eva) becomes perfect (sidhyati | 3p sg act pres) forever (sadā) and possesses great strength and prowess (mahā-bala-parākramaḥ | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*19

śakti-madhye manaḥ kṛtvā; śaktiṃ ca mana-madhyagām | manasā mana ālokya; tad dhyāyet paramaṃ padam ||11*19||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having placed the mind (manaḥ | nom acc sg) in the midst of Śakti (śakti-madhye kṛtvā | abs) and Śakti (śaktim | acc sg) in the midst of the mind (mana-madhyagām | acc sg f), one should behold (ālokya | abs) the mind (mana | nom acc sg) with the mind (manasā | ins sg) and meditate (dhyāyet | 3p sg act opt) on that (tat | nom acc sg n) as the supreme state (paramaṃ padam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*20

kha-madhye kuru cātmānam; ātma-madhye ca khaṃ kuru | ātmānaṃ kha-mayaṃ kṛtvā; na kiṃcid api cintayet ||11*20||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Place the self (ātmānam | acc sg) in the midst of space (kha-madhye | loc sg) and space (kham | acc sg) in the midst of the self (ātma-madhye | loc sg). Having made the self (ātmānam | acc sg) consist of space (kha-mayaṃ kṛtvā | abs), one should not think (cintayet | 3p sg act opt) of anything at all (na kiṃcid api | nom acc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*21

antaḥ-śūnyo bahiḥ-śūnyaḥ; śūnya-kumbha ivāmbare | antaḥ-pūrṇo bahiḥ-pūrṇaḥ; pūrṇa-kumbha ivārṇave ||11*21||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Like an empty pot (śūnya-kumbhaḥ | nom sg) in space (ambare | loc sg), one is empty within (antaḥ-śūnyaḥ | nom sg m) and empty without (bahiḥ-śūnyaḥ | nom sg m); like a full pot (pūrṇa-kumbhaḥ | nom sg) in the ocean (arṇave | loc sg), one is full within (antaḥ-pūrṇaḥ | nom sg m) and full without (bahiḥ-pūrṇaḥ | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*22

bāhya-cintā na kartavyā; tathaivāntara-cintanam | sarva-cintāṃ parityajya; na kiṃcid api cintayet ||11*22||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

External thought (bāhya-cintā | nom sg) is not to be produced (na kartavyā | nom sg f pfp), and likewise (tathā), indeed (eva), neither is internal thought (antara-cintanam | nom acc sg). Having abandoned (parityajya | abs) all thought (sarva-cintām | acc sg), one should not think (cintayet | 3p sg act opt) of anything (na kiṃcit | nom acc sg n) whatsoever (api).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*23

saṃkalpa-mātra-kalanaiva jagat samagraṃ saṃkalpa-mātra-kalanā hi mano-vilāsaḥ | saṃkalpam etam ata utsṛja nirvikalpaṃ āśritya niścayam avāpnuhi rāma śāntim ||11*23||

Metre: Vasantatilakā

The entire world (jagat samagram | nom acc sg n) is only (eva) a fabrication consisting of conception alone (saṃkalpa-mātra-kalanā | nom sg); for (hi) the fabrication consisting of conception alone (saṃkalpa-mātra-kalanā | nom sg) is the mind's play (mano-vilāsaḥ | nom sg). Therefore (ata), abandon (utsṛja | 2p sg act imp) this conception (saṃkalpam etam | acc sg), take refuge (āśritya | abs) in certainty free from conceptual alternatives (nirvikalpaṃ niścayam | acc sg), and attain (avāpnuhi | 2p sg act imp), O Rāma (rāma | voc sg), peace (śāntim | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*24

karpūram anale yadvat; saindhavaṃ salile yathā | tathā saṃdhīyamānaṃ ca; manas tattve vilīyate ||11*24||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Just as (yadvat) camphor (karpūram | nom acc sg) dissolves in fire (anale | loc sg), and just as (yathā) salt (saindhavam | nom acc sg) dissolves in water (salile | loc sg), so (tathā) the mind (manas | nom acc sg), when joined (saṃdhīyamānam | nom acc sg n pcp), dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres) into reality (tattve | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*25

jñeyaṃ sarvaṃ pratītaṃ ca; taj jñānaṃ mana ucyate | jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ samaṃ naṣṭaṃ; nānyaḥ panthā dvitīyakaḥ ||11*25||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Everything that can be known (jñeyaṃ sarvam | nom acc sg n), what is perceived (pratītam | nom acc sg n ppp), and (ca) the knowledge of it (taj-jñānam | nom acc sg) is called (ucyate | 3p sg pas pres) mind (mana | nom acc sg). When knowledge (jñānam | nom acc sg) and what is knowable (jñeyam | nom acc sg n) have vanished (naṣṭam | nom acc sg n ppp) together (samam), there is no other (na anyaḥ | nom sg m), second path (panthāḥ dvitīyakaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*26

mano-dṛśyam idaṃ sarvaṃ; yat kiṃcit sa-carācaraṃ | manaso hy unmanī-bhāve; dvaitābhāvaṃ pracakṣate ||11*26||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

All of this (idaṃ sarvam | nom acc sg n), whatever (yat kiṃcit | nom acc sg n) is moving or unmoving (sa-cara-acaram | nom acc sg n), is an object seen by the mind (mano-dṛśyam | nom acc sg n pfp). For (hi), when the mind (manasaḥ | gen sg) is in the state of Unmanī (unmanī-bhāve | loc sg), they call (pracakṣate | 3p pl med pres) this the absence of duality (dvaita-abhāvam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*27

jñeya-vastu-parityāgād; vilayaṃ yāti mānasam | mānase vilayaṃ yāte; kaivalyam avaśiṣyate ||11*27||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Through the abandonment of knowable things (jñeya-vastu-parityāgāt | abl sg), the mind (mānasam | nom acc sg) goes (yāti | 3p sg act pres) into dissolution (vilayam | acc sg). When the mind (mānase | loc absl sg) has gone (yāte | loc absl sg ppp) into dissolution (vilayam | acc sg), Kaivalya (kaivalyam | nom acc sg) remains (avaśiṣyate | 3p sg pas pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*28

layo laya iti prāhuḥ; kīdṛśaṃ laya-lakṣaṇam | a-punar-vāsanotthānāl; layo viṣaya-vismṛtiḥ ||11*28||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

“Laya, Laya” (layaḥ layaḥ | nom sg), thus (iti) they say (prāhuḥ | 3p pl act perf). Of what kind (kīdṛśam | nom acc sg n) is the defining mark of Laya (laya-lakṣaṇam | nom acc sg)? Because the Vāsanās do not arise again (a-punar-vāsanā-utthānāt | abl sg), Laya (layaḥ | nom sg) is the forgetting of sense objects (viṣaya-vismṛtiḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*29

evaṃ nānā-vidhopāyāḥ; samyak svānubhavānvitāḥ | samādhi-mārgāḥ kathitāḥ; pūrvācāryair mahātmabhiḥ ||11*29||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

In this way (evam), various kinds of means (nānā-vidha-upāyāḥ | nom pl), properly (samyak) accompanied by personal experience (sva-anubhava-anvitāḥ | nom pl m ppp), were taught (kathitāḥ | nom pl m ppp) by the earlier great teachers (pūrva-ācāryaiḥ mahā-ātmabhiḥ | ins pl) as paths to Samādhi (samādhi-mārgāḥ | nom pl).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*30

suṣumṇāyai, kuṇḍalinyai; sudhāyai candra-maṇḍale | manonmanyai namas tubhyaṃ; mahā-śakti-cid-ātmane ||11*30||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Homage (namas | nom acc sg) to you (tubhyam | dat sg): to Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇāyai | dat sg), to Kuṇḍalinī (kuṇḍalinyai | dat sg), to the nectar (sudhāyai | dat sg) within the lunar sphere (candra-maṇḍale | loc sg), to Manonmanī (manonmanyai | dat sg), and to the nature of the great Śakti as consciousness (mahā-śakti-cid-ātmane | dat sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.11*31

aśakya-tattva-bodhānāṃ; mūḍhānām api saṃmatam | proktaṃ gorakṣa-nāthena; nādopāsanam ucyate ||11*31||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

For those for whom knowledge of reality is impossible (aśakya-tattva-bodhānām | gen pl), and also (api) for the deluded (mūḍhānām | gen pl m ppp), the recognized (saṃmatam | nom acc sg n ppp) practice of Nāda (nāda-upāsanam | nom acc sg), taught (proktam | nom acc sg n ppp) by Gorakṣanātha (gorakṣa-nāthena | ins sg), is set forth (ucyate | 3p sg pas pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.12

śrī-ādināthena sa-pāda-koṭi-laya-prakārāḥ kathitā jayante | nādānusandhānakam ekam eva manyāmahe mānyatamaṃ layānām ||12||

Metre: Upajāti

The twelve and a half million kinds of Laya (sa-pāda-koṭi-laya-prakārāḥ | nom pl) taught (kathitāḥ | nom pl m ppp) by Śrī Ādinātha (śrī-ādināthena | ins sg) excel (jayante | 3p pl med pres). Among the forms of dissolution (layānām | gen pl), we regard (manyāmahe | 1p pl med pres) the one (ekam | nom acc sg n), namely (eva), attending to the inner sound (nāda-anusaṃdhānakam | nom acc sg n), as the most venerable (mānyatamam | acc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.13

muktāsana-sthito yogī; mudrāṃ saṃdhāya śāmbhavīm | śṛṇuyād dakṣiṇe karṇe; nādam antaḥ-stham eka-dhīḥ ||13||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The yogi (yogī | nom sg), seated in Muktāsana (mukta-āsana-sthitaḥ | nom sg m ppp), should assume (saṃdhāya | abs) Śāmbhavī Mudrā (mudrāṃ śāmbhavīm | acc sg) and, with one-pointed attention (eka-dhīḥ | nom sg), listen (śṛṇuyāt | 3p sg act opt) in the right ear (dakṣiṇe karṇe | loc sg) to the sound situated within (nādam antaḥ-stham | acc sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.14

kāṣṭhe pravartito vahniḥ; kāṣṭhena saha śāmyati | nāde pravartitaṃ cittaṃ; nādena saha līyate ||14||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Just as a fire (pravartito vahniḥ | nom sg m ppp) kindled in wood (kāṣṭhe | loc sg) becomes extinguished (śāmyati | 3p sg act pres) together with (saha) the wood (kāṣṭhena | ins sg), so the mind (cittam | nom acc sg), directed (pravartitam | nom acc sg n ppp) toward the inner sound (nāde | loc sg), dissolves (līyate | 3p sg med pres) together with (saha) the inner sound (nādena | ins sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.15

vismṛtya sakalaṃ bāhyaṃ; nāde dugdhāmbu-van manaḥ | ekī-bhūyātha sahasā; cid-ākāśe vilīyate ||15||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having forgotten (vismṛtya | abs) everything (sakalam | acc sg n) external (bāhyam | acc sg n), the mind (manaḥ | nom acc sg) becomes one in the inner sound (nāde | loc sg), like milk and water (dugdha-ambu-vat). Then (atha), having become one (ekī-bhūya | abs), it rapidly (sahasā) dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres) into the space of consciousness (cid-ākāśe | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.16

audāsīnya-paro bhūtvā; sadābhyāsena saṃyamī | unmanī-karaṇaṃ sadyo; nādam evāvadhārayet ||16||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having become (bhūtvā | abs), through constant practice (sadābhyāsena | ins sg), intent upon equanimity (audāsīnya-paraḥ | nom sg m), the self-controlled practitioner (saṃyamī | nom sg) should at once (sadyas) attend firmly (avadhārayet | 3p sg caus opt) only (eva) to the inner sound (nādam | acc sg), which brings about Unmanī (unmanī-karaṇam | nom acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.17

śīte kāle, caupaṭī vā kuṭī vā pathyāhāre, go-payo vā payo vā | bhojye bhikṣā,-vṛndam āraṇya-kandaṃ pāṇī droṇī, kāpi vā bhojya-pātre ||17||

Metre: Śālinī

In the cold season (śīte kāle | loc sg), it is all the same whether one stays in the open (caupaṭī) or in a hut (kuṭī); with wholesome food (pathyāhāre | loc sg), whether cow's milk (go-payaḥ | nom acc sg) or water (payaḥ | nom acc sg); for food (bhojye | loc sg), whether a quantity of alms or forest roots (bhikṣā-vṛndam āraṇya-kandam | nom acc sg); and for an eating vessel (bhojya-pātre | loc sg), whether the hand (pāṇiḥ | nom sg) or any bowl (kā api droṇī | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.18

sarva-cintāṃ samutsṛjya; sarva-ceṣṭāṃ ca sarvadā | nādam evānusaṃdhānān; nāde cittaṃ vilīyate ||18||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having forever (sarvadā) entirely abandoned (samutsṛjya | abs) all thoughts (sarva-cintām | acc sg) and all activity (sarva-ceṣṭām | acc sg), the mind (cittam | nom acc sg), through attending (anusaṃdhānāt | abl sg) only (eva) to the inner sound (nādam | acc sg), dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres) into the inner sound (nāde | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.19

ārambhaś ca ghaṭaś caiva; tathā paricayas tathā | niṣpattiḥ sarva-yogeṣu; yogāvasthā bhavanti tāḥ ||19||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Beginning (ārambhaḥ | nom sg), integration (ghaṭaḥ | nom sg), likewise (tathā) familiarity (paricayaḥ | nom sg), and consummation (niṣpattiḥ | nom sg): these (tāḥ | nom pl f) are (bhavanti | 3p pl act pres) the stages of yoga (yoga-avasthāḥ | nom pl) in all yogas (sarva-yogeṣu | loc pl).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.20

brahma-granther bhaved bhedād; ānandaḥ śūnya-saṃbhavaḥ | vicitra-kvaṇako dehe; 'nāhataḥ śrūyate dhvaniḥ ||20||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Through the piercing (bhedāt | abl sg) of the Brahma knot (brahma-grantheḥ | gen sg), joy (ānandaḥ | nom sg) arising from the void (śūnya-saṃbhavaḥ | nom sg m) comes about (bhavet | 3p sg act opt). Within the body (dehe | loc sg), the unstruck sound (anāhataḥ dhvaniḥ | nom sg), resonating in manifold ways (vicitra-kvaṇakaḥ | nom sg m), is heard (śrūyate | 3p sg pas pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.21

divya-dehaś ca tejasvī; divya-gandhas tv arogavān | saṃpūrṇa-hṛdayaḥ śūnye; tv ārambhe yogavān bhavet ||21||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

At the beginning stage (ārambhe | loc sg), in the void (śūnye | loc sg n), the yogi established in yoga (yogavān | nom sg m) becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) one with a divine body (divya-dehaḥ | nom sg), radiant (tejasvī | nom sg m), divinely fragrant (divya-gandhaḥ | nom sg), free from illness (arogavān | nom sg m), and full in heart (saṃpūrṇa-hṛdayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.22

dvitīyāyāṃ ghaṭī-kṛtya; vāyur bhavati madhya-gaḥ | dṛḍhāsano bhaved yogī; jñānī deva-samas tadā ||22||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

In the second stage (dvitīyāyām | loc sg f), after integration has been effected (ghaṭī-kṛtya | abs), the breath-wind (vāyuḥ | nom sg) becomes (bhavati | 3p sg act pres) one that moves in the middle (madhya-gaḥ | nom sg m). Then (tadā) the yogi (yogī | nom sg) becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) firm in posture (dṛḍha-āsanaḥ | nom sg m), knowledgeable (jñānī | nom sg), and equal to a god (deva-samaḥ | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.23

viṣṇu-granthes tadā bhedāt; paramānanda-sūcakaḥ | atiśūnye vimardaś ca; bherī-śabdas tadā bhavet ||23||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Then (tadā), through the piercing (bhedāt | abl sg) of the Viṣṇu knot (viṣṇu-grantheḥ | gen sg), an indication of supreme joy (parama-ānanda-sūcakaḥ | nom sg m) arises. In the great void (atiśūnye | loc sg n), there then (tadā) arises (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) a reverberation (vimardaḥ | nom sg) and (ca) the sound of a Bherī drum (bherī-śabdaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.24

tṛtīyāyāṃ tato bhittvā; vihāyo-mardala-dhvaniḥ | mahā-śūnyaṃ tadā yāti; sarva-siddhi-samāśrayam ||24||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

In the third stage (tṛtīyāyām | loc sg f), having then (tatas) pierced through (bhittvā | abs), the sound of a Mardala drum appears in space (vihāyo-mardala-dhvaniḥ | nom sg). Then (tadā) one enters (yāti | 3p sg act pres) the great void (mahā-śūnyam | acc sg), the abode of all accomplishments (sarva-siddhi-samāśrayam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.25

cittānandaṃ tato jitvā; sahajānanda-saṃbhavaḥ | doṣa-duḥkha-jarā-mṛtyu; kṣudhā-nidrā-vivarjitaḥ ||25||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having then (tatas) overcome (jitvā | abs) the joy of the mind (citta-ānandam | acc sg), innate joy arises (sahaja-ānanda-saṃbhavaḥ | nom sg m). One is free from disease, suffering, old age, death, hunger, and sleep (doṣa-duḥkha-jarā-mṛtyu-kṣudhā-nidrā-vivarjitaḥ | nom sg m ppp).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.26

rudra-granthiṃ tato bhittvā; sarva-pīṭha-gato 'nilaḥ | niṣpattau vaiṇavaḥ śabdaḥ; kvaṇad-vīṇā-kvaṇo bhavet ||26||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having then (tatas) pierced (bhittvā | abs) the Rudra knot (rudra-granthim | acc sg), the breath (anilaḥ | nom sg) has entered all seats (sarva-pīṭha-gataḥ | nom sg m ppp). At consummation (niṣpattau | loc sg), the flute-like sound (vaiṇavaḥ śabdaḥ | nom sg) becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) the resonance of a sounding Vīṇā (kvaṇad-vīṇā-kvaṇaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.27

ekī-bhūtaṃ tadā cittaṃ; rāja-yogābhidhāyakam | sṛṣṭi-saṃhāra-kartāsau; yogīśvara-samo bhavet ||27||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When the mind (cittam | nom acc sg) has then (tadā) become one (ekī-bhūtam | nom acc sg n ppp), this is designated Rājayoga (rāja-yoga-abhidhāyakam | nom acc sg n). This (asau | nom sg m) yogi becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) a creator and dissolver (sṛṣṭi-saṃhāra-kartā | nom sg), equal to the Lord of yogis (yogī-īśvara-samaḥ | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.27*1

rāja-yoga-pada-prāptau; sukhopāyo 'lpa-cetasām | sadyaḥ pratyaya-saṃdhāyī; jāyate nāda-jo layaḥ ||27*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

For people of limited understanding (alpa-cetasām | gen pl), an easy means (sukha-upāyaḥ | nom sg) is given for attaining the state of Rājayoga (rāja-yoga-pada-prāptau | loc sg): Laya born of Nāda (nāda-jaḥ layaḥ | nom sg) arises (jāyate | 3p sg med pres) and at once (sadyas) gathers attention (pratyaya-saṃdhāyī | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.28

astu vā māstu vā muktir; atraivākhaṇḍitaṃ mahat | layāmṛta-mayaṃ saukhyaṃ; rāja-yogād avāpyate ||28||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Whether liberation (muktiḥ | nom sg) be (astu | 3p sg act imp), or (vā) not (mā) be (astu | 3p sg act imp), or (vā) otherwise: here (atra), indeed (eva), a great (mahat | nom acc sg n), unbroken (akhaṇḍitam | nom acc sg n) happiness consisting of the nectar of dissolution (laya-amṛta-mayaṃ saukhyam | nom acc sg) is attained (avāpyate | 3p sg pas pres) through Rājayoga (rāja-yogāt | abl sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.29

haṭhaṃ vinā, rāja-yogo; rāja-yogaṃ vinā haṭhaḥ | na sidhyati tato yugmam; ā niṣpatteḥ samabhyaset ||29||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Without (vinā) Haṭha (haṭham | acc sg), Rājayoga (rāja-yogaḥ | nom sg) does not (na) succeed (sidhyati | 3p sg act pres); without (vinā) Rājayoga (rāja-yogam | acc sg), Haṭha (haṭhaḥ | nom sg) does not succeed. Therefore (tatas), one should practise (samabhyaset | 3p sg act opt) both together (yugmam | acc sg) up to (ā) consummation (niṣpatteḥ | abl sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.30

rāja-yogam ajānantaḥ; kevalaṃ haṭha-karmaṭhāḥ | ye tu tān karṣakān manye; prayāsa-phala-varjitān ||30||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Those who do not know (ajānantaḥ | nom pl m pca) Rājayoga (rāja-yogam | acc sg) and are occupied solely (kevalam) with Haṭha practices (haṭha-karmaṭhāḥ | nom pl m), those (tān | acc pl m), however (tu), I consider (manye | 1p sg med pres) to be laborers (karṣakān | acc pl) deprived of the fruit of their exertion (prayāsa-phala-varjitān | acc pl m ppp).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.31

tattvaṃ bījaṃ haṭhaḥ kṣetram; audāsīnyaṃ jalaṃ tribhiḥ | unmanī-kalpa-latikā; sadya evodbhaviṣyati ||31||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Reality (tattvam | nom acc sg) is the seed (bījam | nom acc sg), Haṭha (haṭhaḥ | nom sg) the field (kṣetram | nom acc sg), and equanimity (audāsīnyam | nom acc sg) the water (jalam | nom acc sg). Through these three (tribhiḥ | ins pl), the wish-fulfilling vine of Unmanī (unmanī-kalpa-latikā | nom sg) will immediately (sadyas), indeed (eva), sprout (udbhaviṣyati | 3p sg act fut).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā

rāja-yogaḥ samādhiś ca; unmanī ca manonmanī | amaraugho 'pi cādvaitaṃ; nirālambaṃ nirañjanam ||32|| amanasko layas tattvaṃ; śūnyāśūnyaṃ paraṃ padam | jīvan-muktiś ca sahajaṃ; turyaṃ cety eka-vācakāḥ ||33||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Rājayoga (rāja-yogaḥ | nom sg), Samādhi (samādhiḥ | nom sg), Unmanī (unmanī | nom sg), Manonmanī (manonmanī | nom sg), and also (api) Amaraugha (amaraughaḥ | nom sg), non-duality (advaitam | nom acc sg n), the unsupported (nirālambam | nom acc sg n), the stainless (nirañjanam | nom acc sg n), freedom from mind (amanaskaḥ | nom sg m), dissolution (layaḥ | nom sg), reality (tattvam | nom acc sg n), the void-and-non-void (śūnya-aśūnyam | nom acc sg n), the supreme state (paraṃ padam | nom acc sg n), liberation while living (jīvan-muktiḥ | nom sg), the natural (sahajam | nom acc sg n), and the fourth state (turyam | nom acc sg n) are expressions for one and the same thing (eka-vācakāḥ | nom pl m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.34

unmany-avāptaye śīghraṃ; mārgau dvau mama saṃmatau | tattvaṃ parama-saukhyaṃ vā; nādopāsanam eva ca ||34||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

For the swift (śīghram) attainment of Unmanī (unmanī-avāptaye | dat sg), two paths (mārgau dvau | nom du m) are recognized (saṃmatau | nom du m ppp) by me (mama | gen sg): reality or supreme happiness (tattvaṃ parama-saukhyaṃ vā | nom acc sg), and (ca) indeed (eva) devotion to the inner sound (nāda-upāsanam | nom acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35

saukhya-praviṣṭa-cittānāṃ; mūḍhānām api saṃmatam | sadya-ānanda-saṃdhāyī; jāyate nāda-jo layaḥ ||35||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

This is recognized (saṃmatam | nom acc sg n ppp) even (api) for the deluded (mūḍhānām | gen pl m), whose minds are absorbed in pleasure (saukhya-praviṣṭa-cittānām | gen pl): Laya born of Nāda (nāda-jaḥ layaḥ | nom sg) arises (jāyate | 3p sg med pres) and immediately produces joy (sadya-ānanda-saṃdhāyī | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*1

ekaṃ sṛṣṭi-mayaṃ bījam; ekā mudrā ca khecarī | eko devo nirālamba; ekāvasthā manonmanī ||35*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

A seed consisting of creation (sṛṣṭi-mayaṃ bījam | nom acc sg), one (ekā | nom sg f) Mudrā (mudrā | nom sg), namely (ca) Khecarī (khecarī | nom sg); one god (ekaḥ devaḥ | nom sg), the unsupported (nirālamba | nom sg m), and one state (ekāvasthā | nom sg), Manonmanī (manonmanī | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*2

śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādaṃ ca; na śṛṇoti kadācana | kāṣṭha-vaj jāyate deha; unmanyāvasthayā dhruvam ||35*2||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One does not (na) ever (kadācana) hear (śṛṇoti | 3p sg act pres) the sound of conch and drum (śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādam | acc sg). Through the state of Unmanī (unmany-avasthayā | ins sg), the body (dehaḥ | nom sg) surely (dhruvam) becomes (jāyate | 3p sg med pres) like wood (kāṣṭha-vat).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*3

sarvāvasthā-vinirmuktaḥ; sarva-cintā-vivarjitaḥ | mṛtavat tiṣṭhate yogī; sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ ||35*3||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Free from all states (sarvāvasthā-vinirmuktaḥ | nom sg m ppp) and free from all thoughts (sarva-cintā-vivarjitaḥ | nom sg m ppp), the yogi (yogī | nom sg) remains (tiṣṭhate | 3p sg med pres) as if dead (mṛtavat). He (saḥ | nom sg m) is liberated (muktaḥ | nom sg m ppp); here (atra) there is no (na) doubt (saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*4

na hi jānāti śītoṣṇaṃ; na duḥkhaṃ na sukhaṃ tathā | na mānaṃ nāpamānaṃ ca; yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā ||35*4||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The yogi (yogī | nom sg), joined (yuktaḥ | nom sg m ppp) through Samādhi (samādhinā | ins sg), knows (jānāti | 3p sg act pres), indeed (hi), neither (na) cold and heat (śītoṣṇam | acc sg n), nor suffering (duḥkham | acc sg), nor happiness (sukham | acc sg), and likewise (tathā) neither honor (mānam | acc sg) nor dishonor (apamānam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*5

na gandhaṃ na rasaṃ rūpaṃ; na sparśanaṃ na ca śrutam | nātmānaṃ na paraṃ vetti; yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā ||35*5||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The yogi (yogī | nom sg), joined (yuktaḥ | nom sg m ppp) through Samādhi (samādhinā | ins sg), knows (vetti | 3p sg act pres) neither (na) smell (gandham | acc sg), taste (rasam | acc sg), form (rūpam | acc sg), touch (sparśanam | acc sg), nor (na ca) what is heard (śrutam | acc sg n ppp), neither oneself (ātmānam | acc sg) nor (na) another (param | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*6

avedhyaḥ sarva-śastrāṇām; avadhyaḥ sarva-dehinām | agrāhyo mantra-tantrāṇāṃ; yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā ||35*6||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The yogi (yogī | nom sg), joined (yuktaḥ | nom sg m ppp) through Samādhi (samādhinā | ins sg), cannot be pierced by any weapons (avedhyaḥ sarva-śastrāṇām | nom sg m pfp), cannot be killed by any embodied beings (avadhyaḥ sarva-dehinām | nom sg m pfp), and cannot be seized by Mantras or Tantras (agrāhyo mantra-tantrāṇām | nom sg m pfp).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*7

cittaṃ na suptaṃ, no jāgrat; smṛtiman na na cānyathā | nāstam eti na codeti; yasyāsau mukta eva saḥ ||35*7||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One whose (yasya | gen sg) mind (cittam | nom acc sg) is neither asleep (na suptam | nom acc sg n ppp) nor awake (no jāgrat | nom acc sg n pca), neither possessed of memory (smṛtimān na | nom sg m) nor otherwise (na ca anyathā), neither sets (na astam eti | 3p sg act pres) nor rises (na ca udeti | 3p sg act pres), that very person (asau saḥ | nom sg m) is indeed (eva) liberated (muktaḥ | nom sg m ppp).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*8

svastho jāgrad-avasthāyāṃ; suptavad yo 'vatiṣṭhate | niḥśvāsocchvāsa-hīnas tu; niścitaṃ mukta eva saḥ ||35*8||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One who (yaḥ | nom sg m), in the waking state (jāgrad-avasthāyām | loc sg), rests in oneself (svasthaḥ | nom sg m) and remains (avatiṣṭhate | 3p sg med pres) as though asleep (suptavat), but (tu) free from inhalation and exhalation (niḥśvāsa-ucchvāsa-hīnaḥ | nom sg m ppp), that person (saḥ | nom sg m) is certainly (niścitam) liberated (muktaḥ | nom sg m ppp), indeed (eva).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.36

nādānusandhāna-samādhi-bhājāṃ; yogī-śvarāṇāṃ hṛdaye prarūḍham | ānandam ekaṃ vacasām avācyaṃ; jānāti taṃ śrī-guru-nātha eva ||36||

Metre: Upajāti

The one (ekam | acc sg m) joy inexpressible (avācyam ānandam | acc sg m) by words (vacasām | gen pl), which has arisen (prarūḍham | acc sg m ppp) in the heart (hṛdaye | loc sg) of the lords among yogis (yogī-īśvarāṇām | gen pl) who experience Nāda-Anusaṃdhāna-Samādhi (nāda-anusaṃdhāna-samādhi-bhājām | gen pl m), that (tam | acc sg m) is known (jānāti | 3p sg act pres) only (eva) by the venerable lordly guru (śrī-guru-nāthaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.37

sarva-cintāṃ parityajya; sāvadhānena cetasā | nāda evānusandheyo; yoga-sāmrājyam icchatā ||37||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One who desires (icchatā | ins sg m pca) sovereignty in yoga (yoga-sāmrājyam | acc sg), having abandoned (parityajya | abs) all thoughts (sarva-cintām | acc sg), should with an attentive mind (sāvadhānena cetasā | ins sg) follow (anusaṃdheyaḥ | nom sg m pfp) only (eva) the inner sound (nādaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.38

karṇau pidhāya tūlena; yaṃ śṛṇoti dhvaniṃ muniḥ | tatra cittaṃ sthirī-kuryād; yāvat sthira-padaṃ vrajet ||38||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having closed (pidhāya | abs) both ears (karṇau | acc du) with cotton (tūlena | ins sg), the sage (muniḥ | nom sg) should make (sthirī-kuryāt | 3p sg act opt) the mind (cittam | nom acc sg) steady there (tatra), upon the sound (dhvanim | acc sg) which (yam | acc sg m) one hears (śṛṇoti | 3p sg act pres), until (yāvat) one reaches (vrajet | 3p sg act opt) the stable state (sthira-padam | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.39

abhyasyamāno, nādo 'yaṃ; bāhyam āvṛṇute dhvanim | pakṣād vikṣepam akhilaṃ; jitvā yogī sukhī bhavet ||39||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When practised (abhyasyamānaḥ | nom sg m pcp), this inner sound (nādo'yam | nom sg m) covers over (āvṛṇute | 3p sg med pres) external sound (bāhyam dhvanim | acc sg m). Having conquered (jitvā | abs) every distraction (vikṣepam akhilam | acc sg m) after a fortnight (pakṣāt | abl sg), the yogi (yogī | nom sg) becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) happy (sukhī | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.40

śrūyate prathamābhyāse; nādo nānā-vidho mahān | vardhamāne tato 'bhyāse; śrūyate sūkṣma-sūkṣmataḥ ||40||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

During the initial practice (prathamābhyāse | loc sg), the inner sound (nādaḥ | nom sg), great and of many kinds (nānā-vidho mahān | nom sg m), is heard (śrūyate | 3p sg pas pres). When the practice (abhyāse | loc sg) then (tatas) increases (vardhamāne | loc sg m n pca), it is heard (śrūyate | 3p sg pas pres) as progressively subtler (sūkṣma-sūkṣmataḥ).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.41

ādau jaladhi-jīmūta;-bherī-nirjhara-saṃbhavāḥ | madhye mardala-śaṃkhotthā; ghaṇṭā-kāhala-jās tathā ||41||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

At first (ādau | loc sg), sounds arise like those of the ocean, clouds, a drum, and a waterfall (jaladhi-jīmūta-bherī-nirjhara-saṃbhavāḥ | nom pl m); in the middle (madhye | loc sg), they arise like a Mardala drum and conch (mardala-śaṃkhotthāḥ | nom pl m), and likewise (tathā) they are born of a bell and trumpet (ghaṇṭā-kāhala-jāḥ | nom pl m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.42

ante tu kiṅkiṇī-vaṃśa;-vīṇā-bhramara-nisvanāḥ | iti nānā-vidhā nādāḥ; śrūyante deha-madhyataḥ ||42||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

At the end (ante | loc sg), however (tu), there are the sounds of small bells, flute, Vīṇā, and bee (kiṅkiṇī-vaṃśa-vīṇā-bhramara-nisvanāḥ | nom pl). Thus (iti), various kinds of sounds (nānā-vidhā nādāḥ | nom pl m) are heard (śrūyante | 3p pl pas pres) from the center of the body (deha-madhyataḥ).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.43

mahati śrūyamāṇe 'pi; megha-bhery-ādika-dhvanau | tatra sūkṣmāt sūkṣmataraṃ; nādam eva parāmṛśet ||43||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Even when (api) a loud (mahati | loc sg m n) sound of clouds, drums, and the like (megha-bhery-ādika-dhvanau | loc sg) is being heard (śrūyamāṇe | loc sg m n pcp), one should apprehend (parāmṛśet | 3p sg act opt) within it (tatra), beginning from the subtle (sūkṣmāt | abl sg n), only (eva) the still subtler sound (sūkṣmataraṃ nādam | acc sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.44

ghanam utsṛjya vā sūkṣme; sūkṣmam utsṛjya vā ghane | tau tyaktvā madhyame syād vā; mano nānyatra cālayet ||44||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having abandoned (utsṛjya | abs) the dense sound (ghanam | acc sg n), one may remain in the subtle (sūkṣme | loc sg n); or (vā), having abandoned (utsṛjya | abs) the subtle (sūkṣmam | acc sg n), one may remain in the dense (ghane | loc sg n); or (vā), having abandoned (tyaktvā | abs) both (tau | acc du n), one may remain (syād | 3p sg act opt) in the middle (madhyame | loc sg n). One should not move (cālayet | 3p sg act opt caus) the mind (manas | nom acc sg) elsewhere (nānyatra).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.45

yatra kutrāpi vā nāde; lagati prathamaṃ manaḥ | tatraiva tat sthirībhūtvā; tena sārdhaṃ vilīyate ||45||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Wherever (yatra) at all (kutrāpi), or (vā) upon whichever sound (nāde | loc sg), the mind (manaḥ | nom acc sg) first (prathamam) becomes attached (lagati | 3p sg act pres), there precisely (tatraiva) this (tat | nom acc sg n) becomes steady (sthirībhūtvā | abs) and dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres) together with it (tena sārdham).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.46

makarandaṃ piban bhṛṅgo; gandhān nāpekṣate yathā | nādāsaktaṃ tathā cittaṃ; viṣayān na hi kāṅkṣate ||46||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Just as (yathā) a bee drinking (piban bhṛṅgaḥ | nom sg) the nectar of flowers (makarandam | acc sg) does not attend (nāpekṣate | 3p sg med pres) to their fragrances (gandhān | acc pl), so (tathā) the mind attached to Nāda (nādāsaktaṃ cittam | nom acc sg) does not indeed (na hi) desire (kāṅkṣate | 3p sg med pres) the sense objects (viṣayān | acc pl).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.47

baddhaṃ vimukta-cāñcalyaṃ; nāda-gandhaka-jāraṇāt | manaḥ-pāradam āpnoti; nirālambākhya-khoṭatām ||47||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Through processing with the sulfur of Nāda (nāda-gandhaka-jāraṇāt | abl sg), the mercury of the mind (manaḥ-pāradam | nom acc sg) is bound (baddham | nom acc sg n ppp), freed from its restlessness (vimukta-cāñcalyam | nom acc sg), and attains (āpnoti | 3p sg act pres) the immobility called unsupported (nirālambākhya-khoṭatām | acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.47*1

baddhaḥ su-nāda-gandhena; sadyaḥ saṃtyakta-cāpalaḥ | prayāti cetaḥ,-sūtendraḥ; pakṣa-chinna iti prathām ||47*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Bound (baddhaḥ | nom sg m ppp) by the good sulfur of Nāda (su-nāda-gandhena | ins sg), the lord of the mercury of mind (cetaḥ-sūtendraḥ | nom sg), immediately (sadyaḥ) relinquishing his restlessness (saṃtyakta-cāpalaḥ | nom sg m), attains (prayāti | 3p sg act pres) the renown (prathām | acc sg) of being “one whose wings are clipped” (pakṣa-chinna | nom sg m), thus (iti).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.48

nāda-śravaṇataś cittam; antaraṅga-bhujaṅgamaḥ | vismṛtya sarvam ekāgraḥ; kutracin na hi dhāvati ||48||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Through hearing Nāda (nāda-śravaṇataḥ | abl sg), the inner serpent (antaraṅga-bhujaṅgamaḥ | nom sg), the mind (cittam | nom acc sg), forgets everything (sarvam | acc sg n); one-pointed (ekāgraḥ | nom sg m), it indeed (hi) no longer runs (dhāvati | 3p sg act pres) anywhere (kutracin na).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.49

mano-matta-gajendrasya; viṣayodyāna-cāriṇaḥ | niyāmana-samartho 'yaṃ; ninādo niśitāṅkuśaḥ ||49||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

This inner resonance (ayaṃ ninādaḥ | nom sg) is a sharp goad (niśita-aṅkuśaḥ | nom sg), capable of restraining (niyāmana-samarthaḥ | nom sg m) the intoxicated king-elephant of the mind (mano-matta-gajendrasya | gen sg), which roams in the garden of sense objects (viṣaya-udyāna-cāriṇaḥ | gen sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.50

antaraṅgasya javino; vājinaḥ parighāyate | nādopāstir ato nityam; avadhāryāpi yoginā ||50||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Devotion to the inner sound (nādopāstiḥ | nom sg) becomes a barrier (parighāyate | 3p sg med pres denom) for the swift horse of the inner faculty (antaraṅgasya javino vājinaḥ | gen sg); therefore (ataḥ), it must also always (nityam) be attended to (avadhāryāpi | nom sg f pfp) by the yogi (yoginā | ins sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.50*1

nādo 'ntaraṅga-sāraṅga;-bandhane vāgurāyate | antaraṅga-kuraṅgasya; rodhe valgāyate 'pi ca ||50*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Nāda (nādaḥ | nom sg) becomes a net (vāgurāyate | 3p sg med pres denom) for capturing the antelope of the inner faculty (antaraṅga-sāraṅga-bandhane | loc sg); and also (api ca), for restraining (rodhe | loc sg) the horse of the inner faculty (antaraṅga-kuraṅgasya | gen sg), it becomes a rein (valgāyate | 3p sg med pres denom).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.51

ghaṇṭādi-nāda-sakta,-stabdhāntaḥkaraṇa-hariṇasya | praharaṇam ati-sukaraṃ syāc, chara-saṃdhātā pravīṇaś cet ||51||

Metre: Upagīti

If (cet) the archer (śara-saṃdhātā | nom sg) is skilled (pravīṇaḥ | nom sg m), striking (praharaṇam | nom acc sg) the deer of the inner instrument, transfixed and stilled by attachment to sounds such as that of a bell (ghaṇṭādi-nāda-sakta-stabdhāntaḥkaraṇa-hariṇasya | gen sg), would be (syāt | 3p sg act opt) very easy (ati-sukaram | nom acc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.52

anāhatasya śabdasya; tasya śabdasya yo dhvaniḥ | dhvaner antargataṃ jyotir; jyotir antargataṃ manaḥ | tan mano vilayaṃ yāti; tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam ||52||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The resonance (dhvaniḥ | nom sg) of that sound (tasya śabdasya | gen sg) is the resonance of the unstruck sound (anāhatasya śabdasya | gen sg). Within the resonance (dhvaneḥ | gen sg) is light (antargataṃ jyotiḥ | nom sg n); within the light (jyotiḥ) is the mind (antargataṃ manaḥ | nom acc sg). That mind (tan manaḥ | nom acc sg) goes (yāti | 3p sg act pres) into dissolution (vilayam | acc sg); that (tad | nom acc sg n) is Viṣṇu's (viṣṇoḥ | gen sg) supreme state (paramaṃ padam | nom acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.52*1

anāhata-dhvaner antar; jñeyaṃ yat sūkṣma-sūkṣmakam | manas tatra layaṃ yāti; tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam ||52*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When the mind (manas | nom sg) goes (yāti | 3p sg act pres) into dissolution (layam | acc sg) there (tatra), where within (antar) the unstruck resonance (anāhata-dhvaneḥ | gen sg) is the knowable (jñeyam | nom acc sg n), which (yat | nom acc sg n) is exceedingly subtle (sūkṣma-sūkṣmakam | nom acc sg n), then that (tad | nom acc sg n) is Viṣṇu's (viṣṇoḥ | gen sg) supreme state (paramaṃ padam | nom acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.53

tāvad ākāśa-saṃkalpo; yāvac chabdaḥ pravartate | niḥśabdaṃ tat paraṃ brahma; paramātmā samīryate ||53||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

For so long (tāvat) as sound (śabdaḥ | nom sg) continues (pravartate | 3p sg med pres), the conception of space (ākāśa-saṃkalpaḥ | nom sg) also continues, for as long (yāvat) as sound itself continues. The soundless (niḥśabdam | nom acc sg n), that supreme Brahman (tat paraṃ brahma | nom acc sg), is declared (samīryate | 3p sg pas pres) to be the supreme self (paramātmā | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.54

yat kiṃcin nāda-rūpeṇa; śrūyate śaktir eva sā | yas tac-chrotā nirākāraḥ; sa eva parameśvaraḥ ||54||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Whatever (yat kiṃcin) is heard (śrūyate | 3p sg pas pres) in the form of the inner sound (nāda-rūpeṇa | ins sg), that is indeed (eva) Śakti (śaktiḥ | nom sg). The formless hearer of it (yas tac-chrotā nirākāraḥ | nom sg), that one (sa | nom sg m) is indeed (eva) the supreme Lord (parama-īśvaraḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.55

śravaṇa-mukha-nayana-nāsā,-nirodhanaṃ naiva kartavyam | śuddha-suṣumṇā-saraṇau, sphuṭam amalaḥ śrūyate nādaḥ ||55||

Metre: Upagīti

Closing the ears, mouth, eyes, and nose (śravaṇa-mukha-nayana-nāsā-nirodhanam | nom acc sg) is by no means (na eva) to be done (kartavyam | nom acc sg n pfp). Along the pathway of purified Suṣumṇā (śuddha-suṣumṇā-saraṇau | loc sg), the pure inner sound (amalaḥ nādaḥ | nom sg) is heard (śrūyate | 3p sg pas pres) distinctly (sphuṭam).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.55*1

nādaḥ śaktir iti khyāto; nāda-jñānaṃ sadā-śivaḥ | jñeye jñāne ca naṣṭe tu; unmany evāvaśiṣyate ||55*1||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The inner sound (nādaḥ | nom sg) is known (khyātaḥ | nom sg m ppp) as Śakti (śaktiḥ | nom sg), thus (iti); knowledge of Nāda (nāda-jñānam | nom acc sg) is Sadāśiva (sadā-śivaḥ | nom sg). But (tu) when the knowable (jñeye | loc sg) and (ca) knowledge (jñāne | loc sg) have vanished (naṣṭe | loc absl), only (eva) Unmanī (unmanī | nom sg), the state beyond mind, remains (avaśiṣyate | 3p sg med pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.55*2

nādo yāvan manas tāvan; nādānte tu manonmanī | sa-śabdaṃ kathitaṃ vyoma; niḥ-śabdaṃ brahma kathyate ||55*2||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

As long as (yāvat) there is inner sound (nādaḥ | nom sg), so long (tāvat) there is mind (manas | nom acc sg). At the end of Nāda (nādānte | loc sg), however (tu), Manonmanī, the state beyond mind (manas-unmanī | nom sg), arises. Space (vyoma | nom acc sg) is said (kathitam | nom acc sg n ppp) to possess sound (sa-śabdam | nom acc sg n); Brahman (brahma | nom acc sg) is said (kathyate | 3p sg pas pres) to be soundless (niḥ-śabdam | nom acc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.55*3

sadā nādānusandhānāt; saṃkṣīṇe vāsanā-caye | nirañjane vilīyete; niścitaṃ mana-mārutau ||55*3||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Through constant (sadā) immersion in Nāda (nāda-anusaṃdhānāt | abl sg), when the accumulation of Vāsanās has been exhausted (saṃkṣīṇe vāsanā-caye | loc absl sg), mind and breath-wind (mana-mārutau | nom du) certainly (niścitam) dissolve (vilīyete | 3p du med pres) into the stainless (nirañjane | loc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.55*4

nāda-koṭi-sahasrāṇi; bindu-koṭi-śatāni ca | sarve tatra layaṃ yānti; yatra devo nirañjanaḥ ||55*4||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Thousands of Koṭis of inner sounds (nāda-koṭi-sahasrāṇi | nom pl n) and (ca) hundreds of Koṭis of visual concentration points (bindu-koṭi-śatāni | nom pl n), all of them (sarve | nom pl m), enter dissolution (layam | acc sg) there (tatra) where (yatra) the stainless god is (devo nirañjanaḥ | nom sg). A Koṭi denotes ten million.

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.56

kāṣṭha-goṣṭhī-prapañcena; kiṃ sakhe śrūyatām idam | purā matsyendra-bodhārtham; ādi-nāthoditaṃ vacaḥ ||56||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

What use is (kim) the dry discourse of an assembly of scholars (kāṣṭha-goṣṭhī-prapañcena | ins sg), friend (sakhe | voc sg)? Let this (idam | nom acc sg n) utterance (vacaḥ | nom acc sg), spoken long ago (purā) by the first Lord (ādi-nāthoditam | nom acc sg n ppp) in order to awaken Matsyendra (matsyendra-bodhārtham | acc sg), be heard (śrūyatām | 3p sg imp pas).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.57

yāvan naiva, praviśati caran, māruto madhya-mārge; yāvad bindur, na bhavati dṛḍhaḥ, prāṇa-vāta-prabaddhaḥ | yāvad vyomnā, sahaja-sadṛśaṃ, jāyate naiva tattvaṃ; tāvat sarvaṃ, vadati yad idaṃ, dambha-mithyā-pralāpaḥ ||57||

Metre: Mandākrāntā

As long as (yāvat) the moving breath-wind (caran mārutaḥ | nom sg) does not (naiva) enter (praviśati | 3p sg act pres) the middle pathway (madhya-mārge | loc sg), as long as (yāvat) Bindu (binduḥ | nom sg) is not (na) firm (dṛḍhaḥ | nom sg m) and bound by the breath-wind (prāṇa-vāta-prabaddhaḥ | nom sg m ppp), and as long as (yāvat) realization of reality (tattvam | nom sg n), resembling space (vyomnā | ins sg) in naturalness (sahaja-sadṛśam | nom sg n), does not (naiva) arise (jāyate | 3p sg med pres), so long (tāvat) everything (sarvam) one says (vadati) is merely hypocritical and false chatter (dambha-mithyā-pralāpaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.58

jñātvā suṣumṇā,-sad-bhedaṃ; kṛtvā vāyuṃ ca madhya-gam | kṛtvāsāv aindave sthāne; ghrāṇa-randhre nirodhayet ||58||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Having understood (jñātvā | abs) the true piercing of Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇā-sad-bhedam | acc sg) and (ca) brought the breath (vāyum | acc sg) into the middle channel (madhya-gam kṛtvā | abs), this practitioner (asau | nom sg m), having brought it to the lunar place (kṛtvā aindave sthāne | abs, loc sg), should close (nirodhayet | 3p sg act opt caus) both nostrils (ghrāṇa-randhre | acc du).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.59

iḍāyāṃ piṅgalāyāṃ ca; carataś candra-bhāskarau | candras tāmasa ity uktaḥ; sūryo rājasa ucyate ||59||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

In Iḍā (iḍāyām | loc sg) and (ca) Piṅgalā (piṅgalāyām | loc sg), moon and sun (candra-bhāskarau | nom du) move (carataḥ | 3p du act pres). The moon (candraḥ | nom sg) is said (uktaḥ | nom sg m ppp) to be tamasic (tāmasa | nom sg m), thus (iti), and the sun (sūryaḥ | nom sg) is said (ucyate | 3p sg pas pres) to be rajasic (rājasa | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.60

tāv eva dhattaḥ sakalaṃ; kālaṃ rātriṃ-divātmakam | bhoktrī suṣumṇā, kālasya; guhyam etad udāhṛtam ||60||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

These two (tau | nom du m) alone (eva) produce (dhattaḥ | 3p du act pres) the entirety of time (sakalaṃ kālam | acc sg), which consists of night and day (rātriṃ-diva-ātmakam | acc sg m). Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇā | nom sg) is the devourer (bhoktrī | nom sg) of time (kālasya | gen sg); this (etad | nom acc sg n) has been declared (udāhṛtam | nom acc sg n ppp) as a secret (guhyam | nom acc sg n).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.61

ṣaṭ-cakraṃ ṣoḍaśādhāraṃ; tridhā lakṣyaṃ guṇa-trayam | śeṣaṃ tu grantha-vistāraṃ; trikūṭaṃ paramaṃ padam ||61||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Six Cakras (ṣaṭ-cakram | nom acc sg), sixteen supports (ṣoḍaśādhāram | nom acc sg), the threefold target (tridhā lakṣyam | nom acc sg), and the triad of Guṇas (guṇa-trayam | nom acc sg): the rest (śeṣam | nom acc sg n), however (tu), is merely an expansion of the texts (grantha-vistāram | nom acc sg); Trikūṭa (trikūṭam | nom acc sg) is the supreme place (paramaṃ padam | nom acc sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.62

kuṇḍalī kuṭilākārā; sarpa-vat parikīrtitā | sā śaktiś cālitā yena; sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ ||62||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Kuṇḍalinī (kuṇḍalī | nom sg), crooked in form (kuṭila-ākārā | nom sg), is described (parikīrtitā | nom sg f ppp) as being like a serpent (sarpa-vat). By whom (yena | ins sg m n) she (sā | nom sg f), Śakti (śaktiḥ | nom sg), has been moved (cālitā | nom sg f ppp), that person (sa | nom sg m) is liberated (muktaḥ | nom sg m ppp); there is no doubt about this (nātra saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.63

yadā kūṭaṃ trikūṭa-sthaṃ; cittaṃ citraṃ nirantaram | kuṇḍalyās tu prayogeṇa; sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ ||63||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When (yadā) the Kūṭa (kūṭam | nom sg n) is situated in Trikūṭa (trikūṭa-stham | nom sg n), the mind (cittam | nom sg n) is wondrous (citram | nom sg n) and uninterrupted (nirantaram). Through the application (prayogeṇa | ins sg) of Kuṇḍalinī (kuṇḍalyāḥ | gen sg), however (tu), the yogi (sa | nom sg m) is liberated (muktaḥ | nom sg m ppp); there is no doubt about this (nātra saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.64

dvā-saptati-sahasrāṇi; nāḍī-dvārāṇi pañjare | suṣumṇā śāmbhavī śaktiḥ; śeṣās tv eva nirarthakāḥ ||64||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Seventy-two thousand (dvā-saptati-sahasrāṇi | nom acc pl) openings of the Nāḍīs (nāḍī-dvārāṇi | nom acc pl) are in the cage of the body (pañjare | loc sg). Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇā | nom sg) is the Śāmbhavī power (śāmbhavī śaktiḥ | nom sg); all the others (śeṣāḥ | nom pl f), however, are indeed (tv eva) useless (nirarthakāḥ | nom pl f).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.65

vāyuḥ paricito yatnād; agninā saha kuṇḍalīm | bodhayitvā suṣumṇāyāṃ; praviśed anirodhataḥ ||65||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The breath (vāyuḥ | nom sg), gathered (paricitaḥ | nom sg m ppp) through effort (yatnāt | abl sg), having awakened (bodhayitvā | abs caus) Kuṇḍalinī (kuṇḍalīm | acc sg) together (saha) with the fire (agninā | ins sg), should enter (praviśet | 3p sg act opt) Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇāyām | loc sg) without obstruction (anirodhataḥ).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.66

suṣumṇā-vāhini prāṇe; sidhyaty eva manonmanī | anyathā vividhābhyāsāḥ; prayāsāyaiva yoginām ||66||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When the breath (prāṇe | loc sg) flows through Suṣumṇā (suṣumṇā-vāhini | loc sg m n), the mind's Unmanī (manonmanī | nom sg) indeed (eva) succeeds (sidhyati | 3p sg act pres). Otherwise (anyathā), various practices (vividha-abhyāsāḥ | nom pl) are only (eva) exertion (prayāsāya | dat sg) for yogis (yoginām | gen pl).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.67

pavano badhyate yena; manas tenaiva badhyate | manaś ca badhyate yena; pavanas tena badhyate ||67||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

By that through which (yena | ins sg m n) the breath-wind (pavanaḥ | nom sg) is bound (badhyate | 3p sg pas pres), by that very thing (tenaiva | ins sg m n) the mind (manas | nom acc sg) is bound (badhyate | 3p sg pas pres). And (ca) by that through which (yena | ins sg m n) the mind (manaḥ | nom acc sg) is bound (badhyate | 3p sg pas pres), by that (tena | ins sg m n) the breath-wind (pavanaḥ | nom sg) is bound (badhyate | 3p sg pas pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.68

hetu-dvayaṃ tu cittasya; vāsanā ca samīraṇaḥ | tayor vinaṣṭa ekasmin; drutaṃ dvāv api naśyataḥ ||68||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

The pair of causes (hetu-dvayam | nom acc sg) of the mind (cittasya | gen sg), however (tu), is conditioning (vāsanā | nom sg) and (ca) the breath-wind (samīraṇaḥ | nom sg). When one (ekasmin | loc sg m n) of these two (tayoḥ | gen loc du) has been destroyed (vinaṣṭa | nom sg m n ppp), both (dvau | nom du m) also (api) perish (naśyataḥ | 3p du act pres) quickly (drutam).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.69

mano yatra vilīyeta; pavanas tatra līyate | pavano līyate yatra; manas tatraiva līyate ||69||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Where (yatra) the mind (manas | nom acc sg) might dissolve (vilīyeta | 3p sg med opt), there (tatra) the breath-wind (pavanaḥ | nom sg) dissolves (līyate | 3p sg med pres). Where (yatra) the breath-wind (pavanaḥ | nom sg) dissolves (līyate | 3p sg med pres), precisely there (tatraiva) the mind (manas | nom acc sg) dissolves (līyate | 3p sg med pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.70

dugdhāmbu-vat saṃmilitau sadaiva; tulya-kriyau mānasa-mārutau hi | yāvan manas tatra marut-pravṛttir; yāvan maruc cāpi manaḥ-pravṛttiḥ ||70||

Metre: Upajāti

Like milk and water (dugdha-ambu-vat), mind and breath-wind (mānasa-mārutau | nom du) are always (sadā eva) joined together (saṃmilitau | nom du m ppp), for (hi) they act alike (tulya-kriyau | nom du). As long as (yāvat) mind (manas | nom sg) exists, the activity of the breath-wind (marut-pravṛttiḥ | nom sg) continues; as long as (yāvat) breath-wind (marut | nom sg) exists, the activity of the mind (manaḥ-pravṛttiḥ | nom sg) also (ca api) continues.

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.71

tatraika-nāśād aparasya nāśa; eka-pravṛtter apara-pravṛttiḥ | adhvastayoś cendriya-varga-buddhir; vidhvastayor mokṣa-padasya siddhiḥ ||71||

Metre: Upajāti

Therefore (tatra), from the disappearance of one (eka-nāśāt | abl sg) follows the disappearance (nāśaḥ | nom sg) of the other (aparasya | gen sg); from the activity of one (eka-pravṛtteḥ | abl sg) follows the activity of the other (apara-pravṛttiḥ | nom sg). When neither has disappeared (adhvastayoḥ | loc du), there is cognition through the whole group of senses (indriya-varga-buddhiḥ | nom sg); when both have disappeared (vidhvastayoḥ | loc du), the state of liberation is attained (mokṣa-padasya siddhiḥ | gen sg, nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.72

vāyu-mārge tv asaṃcāre; sakalāṃ labhate mahīm | tathāṣṭa-guṇam aiśvaryaṃ; satyaṃ satyaṃ varānane ||72||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When, however (tu), no movement occurs (asaṃcāre | loc sg) in the pathway of the breath (vāyu-mārge | loc sg), the yogi attains (labhate | 3p sg med pres) the entire earth (sakalāṃ mahīm | acc sg f) and likewise (tathā) eightfold sovereignty (aṣṭa-guṇam aiśvaryam | acc sg). True (satyam), true (satyam), O fair-faced one (varānane | voc sg f).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.73

yadā saṃkṣīyate prāṇo; mānasaṃ ca vilīyate | tadā samarasa-tvaṃ yat; samādhiḥ so 'bhidhīyate ||73||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When (yadā) the breath (prāṇaḥ | nom sg) is exhausted (saṃkṣīyate | 3p sg pas pres) and (ca) the mind (mānasam | nom acc sg) dissolves (vilīyate | 3p sg med pres), then (tadā) the state of equal taste (samarasa-tvam | nom acc sg n), which (yat | nom acc sg n) is Samādhi (samādhiḥ | nom sg), is what (saḥ | nom sg m) is so called ('bhidhīyate | 3p sg pas pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.74

manaḥ-sthairye sthiro vāyus; tato binduḥ sthiro bhavet | bindu-sthairyodayāt putra; piṇḍa-sthairyaṃ prajāyate ||74||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

When the mind is stable (manaḥ-sthairye | loc sg), the breath-wind (vāyuḥ | nom sg) becomes stable (sthiraḥ | nom sg m); from this (tataḥ), Bindu (binduḥ | nom sg) becomes stable (sthiraḥ | nom sg m). From the arising of stability in Bindu (bindu-sthairya-udayāt | abl sg), son (putra | voc sg), stability of the body (piṇḍa-sthairyam | nom acc sg) arises (prajāyate | 3p sg med pres).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.75

dṛṣṭiḥ sthirā yasya vinaiva dṛśyād; vāyuḥ sthiro yasya vinā prayatnāt | cittaṃ sthiraṃ yasya vināvalambāt; sa eva yogī sa guruḥ sa sevyaḥ ||75||

Metre: Upajāti

One whose (yasya | gen sg m n) gaze (dṛṣṭiḥ | nom sg) is steady (sthirā | nom sg f), entirely without (vinaiva) a visible object (dṛśyāt | abl sg), whose breath (vāyuḥ | nom sg) is steady (sthiraḥ | nom sg m), without (vinā) effort (prayatnāt | abl sg), and whose mind (cittam | nom acc sg) is steady (sthiram | nom acc sg n), without (vinā) support (avalambāt | abl sg): that one (sa | nom sg m) alone (eva) is a yogi (yogī | nom sg), that one (sa | nom sg m) is the guru (guruḥ | nom sg), that one (sa | nom sg m) is to be served (sevyaḥ | nom sg m pfp).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.76

praveśe nirgame vāme; dakṣiṇe cordhvam apy adhaḥ | na yasya vāyur vahati; sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ ||76||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

One whose (yasya | gen sg m n) breath-wind (vāyuḥ | nom sg) does not (na) flow (vahati | 3p sg act pres) upon entry (praveśe | loc sg), upon exit (nirgame | loc sg), to the left (vāme | loc sg m n), to the right (dakṣiṇe | loc sg m n), and (ca) upward (ūrdhvam) or also (api) downward (adhaḥ), that person (sa | nom sg m) is liberated (muktaḥ | nom sg m ppp); about this (atra) there is no (na) doubt (saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.77

sarve haṭha-layopāyā; rāja-yogasya siddhaye | rāja-yoga-samārūḍhaḥ; puruṣaḥ kāla-vañcakaḥ ||77||

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

All (sarve | nom pl m) the methods of Haṭha and Laya (haṭha-layopāyāḥ | nom pl) serve the perfection (siddhaye | dat sg) of Rājayoga (rāja-yogasya | gen sg). A person (puruṣaḥ | nom sg) who has ascended Rājayoga (rāja-yoga-samārūḍhaḥ | nom sg m ppp) is one who cheats death (kāla-vañcakaḥ | nom sg m).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.78

iti tu sakala-yoga-śāstra-sindhoḥ; parimathitād avakṛṣṭa-sāra-bhūtam | anubhavata haṭhāmṛtaṃ yamīndrā; yadi bhavatām ajarāmaratva-vāñchā ||78||

Metre: Puṣpitāgrā

Thus, indeed (iti tu), O best among the self-controlled yogis (yamīndrāḥ | voc pl), experience (anubhavata | 2p pl act imp) the nectar of Haṭha (haṭhāmṛtam | acc sg), which has been drawn out and become the essence (avakṛṣṭa-sāra-bhūtam | acc sg n ppp) from the ocean of all Yoga scriptures (sakala-yoga-śāstra-sindhoḥ | abl sg), after it was churned (parimathitāt | abl sg m ppp), if (yadi) there is in you (bhavatām | gen pl) a desire for freedom from aging and immortality (ajarāmaratva-vāñchā | nom sg).

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Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.78*1

vidyā-tīrthe, jagati vibudhāḥ, sādhavaḥ satya-tīrthe; gaṅgā-tīrthe, malina-manaso, yogino jñāna-tīrthe | dhārā-tīrthe, dharaṇi-patayo, dāna-tīrthe dhanāḍhyāḥ; lajjā-tīrthe, kula-yuvatayaḥ, pātakaṃ kṣālayanti ||78*1||

Metre: Mandākrāntā

In the world (jagati | loc sg), the wise (vibudhāḥ | nom pl) wash away their sin at the ford of learning (vidyā-tīrthe | loc sg), the good (sādhavaḥ | nom pl) at the ford of truth (satya-tīrthe | loc sg), people of impure mind (malina-manasaḥ | nom pl) at the ford of the Gaṅgā (gaṅgā-tīrthe | loc sg), yogis (yoginaḥ | nom pl) at the ford of knowledge (jñāna-tīrthe | loc sg), the lords of the earth (dharaṇī-patayaḥ | nom pl) at the ford of the blade (dhārā-tīrthe | loc sg), the wealthy (dhanāḍhyāḥ | nom pl m) at the ford of giving (dāna-tīrthe | loc sg), and young women of good family (kula-yuvatayaḥ | nom pl) at the ford of modesty (lajjā-tīrthe | loc sg). They all wash away (kṣālayanti | 3p pl act pres) sin (pātakam | acc sg).

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