Dattātreyayogaśāstra 90
प्राणापानौ मनोवायू जीवात्मपरमात्मनौ |
अन्योन्यस्याविरोधेन एकधा घटतो यदा ||90||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
When (yadā) Prāṇa and Apāna (prāṇāpānau | nom du), mind and breath (manovāyū | nom du), and the individual and supreme selves (jīvātmaparamātmanau | nom du) join in pairs (ghaṭataḥ | 3p du med pres) as one (ekadhā), without obstruction (avirodhena | ins sg) of one another (anyonyasya | gen sg m), [the Union Stage begins].
In the Union Stage, Prāṇa and Apāna, mind and breath, and the individual and supreme selves each unite as one without obstructing one another.
ekadhā ghaṭato JM2024 ] ekatā ghaṭate DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 91
तदा घटाह्वयावस्था प्रसिद्धा योगिनां स्मृता |
तत्र चिह्नानि यानि स्युस्तानि वक्ष्यामि कानि चित् ||91||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Then (tadā), the state called Union (ghaṭāhvayāvasthā | nom sg), famous (prasiddhā | nom sg f) among yogis (yoginām | gen pl), is said [to occur] (smṛtā | nom sg f ppp). In it (tatra), I shall describe (vakṣyāmi | 1p sg act fut) some (kāni cit | nom pl n) of the signs (cihnāni | nom pl) that (yāni | nom pl n) may arise (syuḥ | 3p pl act opt).
Yogis know this as the Union Stage, Ghaṭa. The text now describes some signs that can arise within it.
ghaṭāhvayāvasthā JM2024 ] ghaṭādvayāvasthā DYŚ
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 92
पूर्वं यः कथितो ऽभ्यासश्चतुर्धा तं परित्यजेत् |
दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ याममात्रं समभ्यसेत् ||92||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
He should abandon (parityajet | 3p sg act opt) that (tam | acc sg m) practice (abhyāsaḥ | nom sg), which (yaḥ | nom sg m) was previously (pūrvam) taught (kathitaḥ | nom sg m ppp) as fourfold (caturdhā). He should practise (samabhyaset | 3p sg act opt) for three hours (yāmamātram | acc sg), either by day (divā) or (vā) by night (rātrau | loc sg).
The earlier four-times-daily schedule is abandoned. Instead, the yogi practises for about three hours, either by day or by night.
Dattātreyayogaśāstra 93
एकवारं प्रतिदिनं कुर्यात्केवलकुम्भकम् |
प्रत्याहारो ऽयमेव स्यादेवं कर्तुर्हि योगिनः ||93||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Once (ekavāram | acc sg) every day (pratidinam), he should perform (kuryāt | 3p sg act opt) unaccompanied breath retention (kevalakumbhakam | acc sg). The withdrawal of the senses (pratyāhāraḥ | nom sg) of this (ayam | nom sg m) yogi (yoginaḥ | gen sg), acting (kartuḥ | gen sg) in this way (evam), should be (syāt | 3p sg act opt) precisely (eva) the following.
Once a day the yogi practises unaccompanied retention. The text now explains withdrawal of the senses.
ekavāraṃ JM2024 ] ekabāraṃ DYŚ
’yam eva JM2024 ] hi [sic] evaṃ DYŚ
’yam eva JM2024 ] hi [sic] evaṃ DYŚ
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