Yoga Upanishads (study)
by Heena B. Kotak | 2003 | 172,541 words
This essay studies the Yoga Upanishads—lesser-known segments of Vedic literature dealing with yoga practices and philosophy. While major Upanishads have historically garnered attention, the Yoga Upanisads are highlighted as a treasure trove for understanding Yoga’s philosophical, ethical, physiological, and psychological dimensions. The thesis aims...
References and Notes for chapter 4
442 1. Yardi M. R. : The yoga of patanjali; p. 1. 2. Woods : The yoga system of Patanjali, preface-ix. 3. It is wellknown svalpaksaramasamdigdha sasvat visvatomukham | 4. 5. astobham anavadyam ca sutram sutravido viduh || Bangali Baba : The Patanjala Yogasutra with Vyasa 's Commentary, P.46. iti sripatanjale sakhya pravacane yogasastre prathamah samadhipadah samapta ||2|| Yogasiddhanta candirika of Narayanatirtha (II.28,46,51) --Narayana tirtha, however, makes a farfetched attempt to bring these within the scope of Patanjali's Yoga. In his explanation of sutra II.28, he states that the instruments of knowledge become sharp and bright as a result of the sustained practice of the six purificatory actions and the mudras. Further, he includes under posture all the eighty-four postures and under breathing exercise, all the variants to be found in the standard texts of Hatha yoga 6. Y. S. (1.2 ) yogascittavrttinirodhah || 2 || 7. The Shandilya-upanishad ( I. 24 ab) 8. The Shandilya-upanishad (I, 24 cd) 9. Y.S. (I.12.13): abhyasa vairagyabhya tannirodhah ||12 || tatra sthitau yatno'bhyasa ||13|| 10. Yoga-sutras (I. 21 ) tivrasaveganamasannah || 21|| 11. 12. 13. 14 Bangali Baba: op.cit., p.14 anando hladah ekatmikasamvidasmita | --Yoga-sutras (I. 42) tatrasabdarthajnanavikalpaih samkirna savitarka samapattih ||42 || Yoga-sutras (I. 43 ) smrtiparisuddhau svarupa sunyevarthamatranirmasa nivitarka ||43|| Bangali Baba: op.cit. P.39 tatra bhutasuksmakesvabhivyaktadharmakesu desakalanimittanubhavavacchinnesu ya samapattih sa savicaretyucyate | 15. Ibid: P. 39 tatrapyekabuddhinirgahyamevoditadharmavisista bhutasuksmamalambanibhutam samadhiprajnayamupatisthate | 16. Yoga-sutras (I. 47 ) nirvicara vaisaradye'dhyatmaprasadah || 47 ||
443 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Yoga-sutras (I. 48 ) rtumbhara tatra prajna || 48 || Yoga-sutras (I. 18) viramapratyayabhyasapurvahsamskaraseso'nyah || 28 || Vide: Yardi M.R.: op.cit. P. 129. Yoga-sutras (I. 19) bhavapratyayo videhaprakrtilayanam ||16 || Yoga-sutras (I. 20 ) sraddhaviryasmrtisamadhiprajnapurvaka itaresam || 20 || tivrasamveganamasannah ||21 22. Yoga-sutras (I. 22 ) mrdumadhyadhimatratvattato'pi visesah || 22 || 23. Yoga-sutras (I. 24) klesakarmavipakasayairaparamrstah purusavisesa isvarah || 24 || 24 25. 26. 27. Yoga-sutras (I. 45 ) suksmavisayatva calingaparyavasanam ||45 || Yoga-sutras ( I. 26) purvesamapi guruh kalenanavacchedat || 26 || Bahadur K.P: The Wisdom of Yoga, P. 51 See F.N. 25 28. Yoga-sutras (I. 25 ) tatra niratisayam sarvajnabijam ||25|| 29. Yoga-sutras (I. 27 ) tasya vacakah pranavah || 27 || 30. The Yogakundali-upanishad (I. 56-61). 31. The Yogatattva-upanishad (12-13) 32. The Yogashikha-upanishad (I.10-13) 33. Yoga-sutras (II. 1) tapah svadhyayesvarapranidhanani kriyayogah || 1 || 34. Yoga-sutras (II. 31) jatidesakalasamayanavacchinnah sarvabhauma mahavratam ||31 || 35. Yoga-sutras ( II. 30 ) ahisa satyasteyabrahmacaryaparigraha yamah || 30 || 36. Yoga-sutras (I. 32 ) saucasamtosatapahsvadhyayesvarapranidhanani niyamah || 32 || 37. Yoga-sutras ( II 46 ) sthirasukhamasanam ||46|| 38 Yoga-sutras (I. 49 ) tasminsati prasvasayorgativicchedah pranayamah || 49 || 39. Yoga-sutras (II. 54) svavisayasaprayoge cittasvarupanukara indriyana pratyaharah ||54|| 40. Yoga-sutras (III. 4 ) trayamekatra samyamah || 4 ||
444 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. Yoga-sutras (III. 1) desabandhascittasya dharana || 1 || Yoga-sutras (III. 2) tatrapratyaikatanata dhyanam ||2|| Yoga-sutras (III. 3) tadevarthamatranirmasam svarupasunyamiva samadhih || 3 | . Bangali Baba: op. cit. P. 104 tadevadvaranadhyanasamadhitrayamekatrasayamah | ekavisayani trini sadhanani samyama ityucyate | tadasya trayasya tantriki paribhasa samyama iti ||4|| Yoga-sutras (IV. 2) jatyantaraparinamah prakrtyapurat || 2 || Yoga-sutras (IV. 28) prasakhyane'pyakusidasya sarvatha vivekakhyate dharmameghah samadhih ||28 || Yoga-sutras (IV. 7) karmasuklakrsnam yoginastrividhamitaresam | Yoga-sutras (IV. 16) tatra yaduttaram tajjnanaprasadamatram yasyodaye sati yogi pratyuditakhyatirevam manyate praptam prapaniyam| ksinah ksetavyah klesah | chinnah slistaparvabhavasamkramo yasyavicchedajjanitva mriyate mrtva ca jayata iti (1.16) Yogasarasamgraha ( P. 17 ) asyamavastham jivanmukta ityucyate | klesakarmanivrttau jivanneva vidvavimukto bhavati || 50. Yoga-sutras ( I. 18 ) viramapratyayabhyasuparvah saskaraseso'nyah || 18 || 51. Yoga-sutras (IV. 33 ) purasarthasunyanam gunanam pratiprasavah kaivalyam svarupa pratistha va cicisakteh iti || 33 || 52. Yoga-sutras (II.25) tadabhavatsamyogabhavo hane taddrse kaivalyam || 25 || Cf. Yoga-sutras (I. 12 ) tadadrastuh svarupe'vasthanam ||2|| 53. Yoga-sutras (II. 55 ) satvapurusayoh suddhisamye kaivalyam ||55 || 54. The Hathayoga-pradipika (76) : hatham vina rajayogo rajayogam vina hathah | na sidhyati yugmamanispatteh samabhyaset || 55. According to Brahmananda, the commentator of the Hathayoga-pradipika, the stream refers to 'Sivambu' which literally means water of Siva, knows as Amari (P.109) "amarim sivambu yah puman nitya pibet | " 56. According to Brahamanda, one should mix ashes with the nectar flowing from the moon by the practice of Amaroli 57. Vide: The serpent power, P. 207. 58. Brahmananda : Op. cit. P. 62.