Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*2
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादं च न शृणोति कदाचन |
काष्ठवज्जायते देह उन्मन्यावस्थया ध्रुवम् ||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).
The yogi does not even hear conches and drums; through Unmanī, the body surely becomes like wood.
The body of one absorbed in Unmanī is compared to a piece of wood because even very loud sounds no longer provoke a response. Brahmānanda thereby describes a radical withdrawal of perception, not the practitioner's death. The stark comparison is intended to make the complete interruption of contact between sensory stimuli and mind clear.
śaṅkhadundubhinādaṃ ca na śṛṇoti kadācana … ca niścitaṃ mukta eva saḥ MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.55*3
Such a one. does not hear the noise of the conch and Dundubhi. Being in the Unmanî avasthâ, his body becomes like a piece of wood.
Den Nâda der Muschel und der Dundubhi- Trommel hört der Yogin nimmer, (denn) durch die Unmanî wird der Körper sicher wie ein Stück Holz (d. h. er wird sehr bald kataleptisch).
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*3
सर्वावस्थाविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वचिन्ताविवर्जितः |
मृतवत्तिष्ठते योगी स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः ||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).
Free from every state and abandoned by every thought, the yogi remains as if dead. Such a yogi is liberated; of this there is no doubt.
sarvāvasthāvinirmuktaḥ sarvacintāvivarjitaḥ mṛtavat tiṣṭhate yogī sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.35*2
om. MBHDL2026 ] add. khādyate na ca kālena bādhyate na ca karmaṇā / sādhyate na sa kenāpi yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā NS1882 post sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ
om. MBHDL2026 ] add. khādyate na ca kālena bādhyate na ca karmaṇā / sādhyate na sa kenāpi yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā NS1882 post sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ
There is no doubt, such a Yogî becomes free from all states, from all cares, and remains like one dead.
Von allen Zuständen befreit, von allen Gedanken verlassen ist nun der Yogin gleich einem Todten, aber erlöst.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*4
न हि जानाति शीतोष्णं न दुःखं न सुखं तथा |
न मानं नापमानं च योगी युक्तः समाधिना ||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).
The yogi united in Samādhi experiences neither cold nor heat, neither suffering nor happiness, neither honor nor dishonor.
na hi jānāti śītoṣṇaṃ na duḥkhaṃ na sukhaṃ tathā na mānaṃ nāpamānaṃ ca yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.35*7, ante HP 4.35*8
na hi jānāti MBHDL2026 ] na vijānāti NS1882
na hi jānāti MBHDL2026 ] na vijānāti NS1882
He feels neither heat, cold, pain, pleasure, respect nor disrespect. Such a Yogî is absorbed in Samâdhi.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*5
न गन्धं न रसं रूपं न स्पर्शनं न च श्रुतम् |
नात्मानं न परं वेत्ति योगी युक्तः समाधिना ||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).
The yogi united in Samādhi knows neither smell, taste, form, touch, nor sound, neither oneself nor another.
na gandhaṃ na rasaṃ rūpaṃ na sparśanaṃ na ca śrutam nātmānaṃ na paraṃ vetti yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post add. at HP 4.35*3, ante HP 4.35*7
sparśanaṃ na ca śrutam MBHDL2026 ] ca sparśaṃ na niḥsvanam NS1882
sparśanaṃ na ca śrutam MBHDL2026 ] ca sparśaṃ na niḥsvanam NS1882
The Yogî, engaged in Samâdhi, feels neither smell, taste, color, touch, sound, nor is conscious of his own self.
Der Yogin, der Samadhi erreicht hat, kennt weder Geruch, noch Geschmack, noch Farbe, noch Tastgefühl, noch Laut, noch sich selbst, noch einen Andern.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*6
अवेध्यः सर्वशस्त्राणाम् अवध्यः सर्वदेहिनाम् |
अग्राह्यो मन्त्रतन्त्राणां योगी युक्तः समाधिना ||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).
The yogi united in Samādhi cannot be wounded by any weapon, killed by any being, or seized by Mantra or Tantra.
Brahmānanda names as obstacles lethargy, unsuitable company, Mantras directed toward worldly power, alchemical aims, and desire for sexuality, wealth, heavenly rank, and ritual merit. Even extraordinary abilities can interrupt absorption. The remedies are non-attachment to such attainments and renewed concentration on Viṣṇu or Śiva.
avedhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇām avadhyaḥ sarvadehinām agrāhyo mantratantrāṇāṃ yogī yuktaḥ samādhinā MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.35*8
avedhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇām MBHDL2026 ] avadhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇām NS1882
avedhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇām MBHDL2026 ] avadhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇām NS1882
The Yogî, engaged in Samâdhi, cannot be killed by any instrument, and is beyond the controlling power of beings. He is beyond the reach of incantations and charms.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*7
चित्तं न सुप्तं नो जाग्रत् स्मृतिमन्न न चान्यथा |
नास्तमेति न चोदेति यस्यासौ मुक्त एव सः ||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).
One whose mind neither sleeps nor wakes, neither remembers nor assumes another state, neither sets nor rises, is truly liberated.
According to Brahmānanda, Unmanī transcends five recurring states: waking, dreaming, deep sleep, fainting, and death. The mind does not sleep because there is no dull lethargy, and it does not wake in the ordinary sense because it grasps no objects. Earlier impressions may still persist, but no new mental movements arise; the commentary sees Jīvanmukti in this condition.
cittaṃ na suptaṃ no jāgrat smṛtiman na na cānyathā nāstam eti na codeti yasyāsau mukta eva saḥ MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.35*5, ante HP 4.35*4
smṛtiman na na cānyathā MBHDL2026 ] smṛtivismṛtivarjitam NS1882
smṛtiman na na cānyathā MBHDL2026 ] smṛtivismṛtivarjitam NS1882
He whose mind is neither sleeping, waking, remembering, destitute of memory, disappearing nor appearing, is liberated.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.35*8
स्वस्थो जाग्रदवस्थायां सुप्तवद्यो ऽवतिष्ठते |
निःश्वासोच्छ्वासहीनस्तु निश्चितं मुक्त एव सः ||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).
One who rests within oneself in the waking state as if asleep, free from inhalation and exhalation, is certainly liberated.
svastho jāgradavasthāyāṃ suptavad yo’vatiṣṭhate niḥśvāsocchvāsahīnas tu niścitaṃ mukta eva saḥ MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.35*4, ante HP 4.35*6
hīnas tu MBHDL2026 ] hīnaś ca MBHDL2024
hīnas tu MBHDL2026 ] hīnaś ca MBHDL2024
He who, though awake, appears like one sleeping, and is without inspiration and expiration, is certainly free.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.36
नादानुसन्धानसमाधिभाजां योगीश्वराणां हृदये प्ररूढम् |
आनन्दमेकं वचसामवाच्यं जानाति तंश्रीगुरुनाथ एव ||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).
The joy of Nāda Samādhi arises in the hearts of accomplished yogis and remains beyond words. Only the guru truly knows it.
nādānusandhānasamādhibhājāṃ yogīśvarāṇāṃ hṛdaye prarūḍham ānandam ekaṃ vacasām avācyaṃ jānāti taṃ śrīgurunātha eva MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 4.27*1, ante HP 4.38
hṛdaye prarūḍham MBHDL2026 ] hṛdi vardhamānam NS1882
hṛdaye prarūḍham MBHDL2026 ] hṛdi vardhamānam NS1882
The happiness which increases in the hearts of Yogiśwaras, who have gained success in Samâdhi by means of attention to the nâda, is beyond description, and is known to Śri Gurû Nâtha alone.
Der Lehrer und Meister allein kennt die einzige, unaussprechliche Glückseligkeit, die im Herzen der vollendeten Yogin entsteht, welche der Vertiefung in den Nâda und des Samadhi theilhaftig geworden sind.
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