Dattātreyayogaśāstra 74
केवले कुम्भके सिद्धे रेचपूरविवर्जिते |
न तस्य दुर्लभं किंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ||74||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
When unaccompanied breath retention (kevale kumbhake | loc sg) has been mastered (siddhe | loc sg m ppp) and is without exhalation and inhalation (recapūravivarjite | loc sg m ppp), there does not (na) exist (vidyate | 3p sg med pres) anything (kiṃ cit | nom sg n) in the three worlds (triṣu lokeṣu | loc pl) that is difficult (durlabham | nom sg n) for him (tasya | gen sg m) to attain.
When unaccompanied retention succeeds without inhalation or exhalation, the yogi is said to find nothing unattainable.
recapūravivarjite JM2024 ] recapūrakavarjite DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 75
प्रस्वेदो जायते पूर्वं मर्दनं तेन कारयेत् |
ततो ऽपि धारणाद्वायोः क्रमेणैव शनैः शनैः ||75||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
At first (pūrvam) sweat (prasvedaḥ | nom sg) arises (jāyate | 3p sg med pres). He should have a massage (mardanam | acc sg) performed (kārayet | 3p sg act opt caus) with it (tena | ins sg m). Then (tataḥ api), as a result of the retention (dhāraṇāt | abl sg) of the breath (vāyoḥ | gen sg) being increased step by step (krameṇa | ins sg) only (eva) and very gently (śanaiḥ śanaiḥ), [the trembling named in the following verse arises].
Sweat appears first, and the yogi massages it into the body. Retention is then increased very gently, one step at a time.
’pi dhāraṇād JM2024 ] ’tidhāraṇād DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 76
कम्पो भवति देहस्य आसनस्थस्य योगिनः |
ततो ऽधिकतराभ्यासाद्दर्दुरी जायते ध्रुवम् ||76||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Trembling (kampaḥ | nom sg) arises (bhavati | 3p sg act pres) in the body (dehasya | gen sg) of the yogi (yoginaḥ | gen sg) while he is seated in his posture (āsanasthasya | gen sg m). Through a further increase in practice (adhikatarābhyāsāt | abl sg), the frog power (dardurī | nom sg) is sure (dhruvam) to arise (jāyate | 3p sg med pres).
As the duration increases, the seated yogi’s body begins to tremble. With further practice, the so-called frog power arises.
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 77
यथा तु दर्दुरो गच्छेदुत्प्लुत्योत्प्लुत्य भूतले |
पद्मासनस्थितो योगी तथा गच्छति भूतले ||77||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Just as (yathā) a frog (darduraḥ | nom sg) moves (gacchet | 3p sg act opt) across the ground (bhūtale | loc sg) by repeatedly hopping (utplutyotplutya | abs), so (tathā) the yogi (yogī | nom sg), seated in the lotus posture (padmāsanasthitaḥ | nom sg m ppp), moves (gacchati | 3p sg act pres) across the ground (bhūtale | loc sg).
Still in the lotus posture, the yogi moves across the ground like a frog repeatedly hopping.
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 78
ततो ऽधिकतराभ्यासाद्भूमित्यागश्च जायते |
पद्मासनस्थ एवासौ भूमिमस्पृश्य वर्तते ||78||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Through a further increase in practice (adhikatarābhyāsāt | abl sg), rising from the ground (bhūmityāgaḥ | nom sg) also (ca) occurs (jāyate | 3p sg med pres). Remaining in the lotus posture (padmāsanasthaḥ | nom sg m), that [yogi] (asau | nom sg m) abides (vartate | 3p sg med pres) without touching (aspṛśya | abs) the ground (bhūmim | acc sg).
With more intensive practice, the yogi rises from the ground while remaining in the lotus posture and no longer touches it.
aspṛśya vartate JM2024 ] utsṛjya varttate DYŚ
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