Dattātreyayogaśāstra 113
नाभेरधो गुदस्योर्ध्वं घटिकाः पञ्च धारयेत् |
वायुं ततो लभेत्पृथ्वीधारणं तद्भयापहम् ||113||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Below (adhas) the navel (nābheḥ | gen sg) and above (ūrdhvam | acc sg) the anus (gudasya | gen sg), he should hold (dhārayet | 3p sg act opt) the breath (vāyum | acc sg) for five ghaṭikās (ghaṭikāḥ pañca | acc pl). From this (tataḥ) he should attain (labhet | 3p sg act opt) fixation on earth (pṛthivī-dhāraṇam | acc sg), which removes danger from it (tad-bhayāpaham | acc sg).
For the earth fixation, the yogi holds the breath in the lower trunk for five ghaṭikās. This is said to remove danger arising from the earth element.
gudasyordhvaṃ JM2024 ] gudasthordhvaṃ DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 114
पृथिवीसंभवो मृत्युर्न भवेदस्य योगिनः |
नाभिस्थाने ततो वायुं धारयेत्पञ्च नाडिकाः ||114||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
For this yogi (asya yoginaḥ | gen sg), no (na) death (mṛtyuḥ | nom sg) arising from earth (pṛthivī-saṃbhavaḥ | nom sg) should occur (bhavet | 3p sg act opt). Then (tataḥ) he should hold (dhārayet | 3p sg act opt) the breath (vāyum | acc sg) at the navel (nābhi-sthāne | loc sg) for five nāḍikās (pañca nāḍikāḥ | acc pl).
Earth fixation protects the yogi from death through earth. The breath is then held at the navel for five nāḍikās.
pṛthivīsaṃbhavo mṛtyur na bhaved asya yoginaḥ JM2024 ] pṛthivīsaṃbhavas tasya na mṛtyur yogino bhavet DYŚ
yoginaḥ | JM2024 ] bhavet || DYŚ
pañca nāḍikāḥ JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ DYŚ
nāḍikāḥ || JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ | DYŚ
yoginaḥ | JM2024 ] bhavet || DYŚ
pañca nāḍikāḥ JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ DYŚ
nāḍikāḥ || JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ | DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 115
ततो जलाद्भयं नास्ति जलमृत्युर्न योगिनः |
नाभ्यूर्ध्वमण्डले वायुं धारयेत्पञ्च नाडिकाः ||115||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Then (tataḥ) there is (asti | 3p sg act pres) no (na) danger (bhayam | nom sg n) from water (jalāt | abl sg), and no (na) death by water (jala-mṛtyuḥ | nom sg) for the yogi (yoginaḥ | gen sg). He should hold (dhārayet | 3p sg act opt) the breath (vāyum | acc sg) above the navel (nābhy-ūrdhva-maṇḍale | loc sg) for five nāḍikās (pañca nāḍikāḥ | acc pl).
This removes danger from water. The yogi next holds the breath in the region above the navel for five nāḍikās.
yoginaḥ | JM2024 ] yoginaḥ || DYŚ
pañca nāḍikāḥ JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ DYŚ
nāḍikāḥ || JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ | DYŚ
pañca nāḍikāḥ JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ DYŚ
nāḍikāḥ || JM2024 ] pañcanāḍikāḥ | DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 116
आग्नेयधारणा सेयं न मृत्युस्तस्य वह्निना |
न दह्यते शरीरं च प्रविष्टस्याग्निकुण्डके ||116||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
This (seyam | nom sg) is the fire fixation (āgneya-dhāraṇā | nom sg). For him (tasya | gen sg) there is no (na) death (mṛtyuḥ | nom sg) through fire (vahninā | ins sg), and (ca) the body (śarīram | nom sg n) of one who has entered (praviṣṭasya | gen sg m ppp) a fire pit (agni-kuṇḍake | loc sg) is not (na) burned (dahyate | 3p sg pas pres).
This is the fire fixation. It protects against fire; the yogi’s body is said not to burn even when he enters a fire pit.
vahninā | JM2024 ] vahninā || DYŚ
praviṣṭasyāgnikuṇḍake JM2024 ] prakṣipto vahnikuṇḍake DYŚ
praviṣṭasyāgnikuṇḍake JM2024 ] prakṣipto vahnikuṇḍake DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 116*1
सदा विचित्रसामर्थ्यं योगिनो जायते ध्रुवम् ||116*1||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
The wondrous capacity (vicitra-sāmarthyam | nom sg n) of the yogin (yoginaḥ | gen sg) always (sadā) and certainly (dhruvam) arises (jāyate | 3p sg med pres).
A wondrous capacity is sure to arise in the yogin.
sadā vicitrasāmarthyaṃ yogino jāyate dhruvam DYŚ ] om. JM2024
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 117
नाभिभ्रूघ्राणमध्ये तु प्रदेशत्रयसंमिते |
धारयेत्पञ्च घटिका वायुं सैषा हि वायवी ||117||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Between the navel, eyebrows, and nose (nābhi-bhrū-ghrāṇa-madhye | loc sg), in an area measuring three handspans (pradeśa-traya-saṃmite | loc sg), he should hold (dhārayet | 3p sg act opt) the breath (vāyum | acc sg) for five ghaṭikās (pañca ghaṭikā | acc pl). This (saiṣā | nom sg) indeed (hi) is the air fixation (vāyavī | nom sg).
Holding the breath for five ghaṭikās in the three-handspan region from the navel to the junction of brows and nose produces the air fixation.
nābhibhrūghrāṇamadhye tu pradeśatrayasaṃmite JM2024 ] nābhibhruvor hi madhye tu pradeśatrayasaṃyute DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 118
धारणा न तु वायोस्तु भयं भवति योगिनः |
भ्रूमध्यादुपरिष्टात्तु धारयेत्पञ्च नाडिकाः ||118||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
In this fixation (dhāraṇā | nom sg), no (na) danger (bhayam | nom sg) from air (vāyoḥ | gen sg) occurs (bhavati | 3p sg act pres) for the yogi (yoginaḥ | gen sg). Above (upariṣṭāt | abl sg) the midpoint of the eyebrows (bhrū-madhyāt | abl sg), he should hold [the breath] (dhārayet | 3p sg act opt) for five nāḍikās (pañca nāḍikāḥ | acc pl).
The air fixation removes danger from air. The breath is then held above the midpoint of the eyebrows for five nāḍikās.
dhāraṇā na tu vāyos tu bhayaṃ bhavati yoginaḥ JM2024 ] dhāraṇān na tu vāyos tu yogino hi bhayaṃ bhavet DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 119
वायुं योगी प्रयत्नेन सेयमाकाशधारणा |
आकाशधारणां कुर्वन्मृत्युं जयति तत्त्वतः ||119||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
The yogi (yogī | nom sg) should carefully (prayatnena | ins sg) [hold] the breath (vāyum | acc sg). This (seyam | nom sg) is fixation on space (ākāśa-dhāraṇā | nom sg). One who practises (kurvān | nom sg) space fixation (ākāśa-dhāraṇām | acc sg) completely (tattvataḥ) conquers (jayati | 3p sg act pres) death (mṛtyum | acc sg).
Carefully holding the breath there produces the space fixation. One who practises it is said to overcome death completely.
ākāśadhāraṇāṃ JM2024 ] ākāśadhāraṇaṃ DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 120
यत्र तत्र स्थितो वापि सुखमत्यन्तमश्नुते |
एवं च धारणाः पञ्च कुर्याद्योगी विचक्षणः ||120||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Wherever (yatra tatra) he is (sthitaḥ | nom sg), he enjoys (aśnute | 3p sg med pres) boundless (atyantam | acc sg) happiness (sukham | acc sg). Thus (evam) the discerning yogi (yogī vicakṣaṇaḥ | nom sg) should perform (kuryāt | 3p sg act opt) the five (pañca | nom pl) fixations (dhāraṇāḥ | nom pl).
Wherever the yogi may be, boundless happiness is experienced. In this way the discerning practitioner should cultivate all five fixations.
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 121
ततो दृढशरीरः स्यान्मृत्युस्तस्य न विद्यते |
इत्येवं पञ्चभूतानां धारणां यः समभ्यसेत् ||121||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Then (tataḥ) he becomes (syāt | 3p sg act opt) firm-bodied (dṛḍha-śarīraḥ | nom sg), and for him (tasya | gen sg) no (na) death (mṛtyuḥ | nom sg) is found (vidyate | 3p sg med pres). This is the result for one who (yaḥ | nom sg) steadily practises (samabhyaset | 3p sg act opt) fixation (dhāraṇām | acc sg) on the five elements (pañca-bhūtānām | gen pl).
Through steady practice of the five elemental fixations, the body becomes firm and death loses its hold.
syān JM2024 ] syāt DYŚ
dhāraṇāṃ JM2024 ] dhāraṇaṃ DYŚ
dhāraṇāṃ JM2024 ] dhāraṇaṃ DYŚ
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