Chapter 2a - Sanskrit text of the Yogatattva Upanishad

om saha navavatu | saha naum | om santih santih santih || santipathah ma vidvisavahai | (purvavat ) yogatattvam pravaksyami yoginam hitakamyaya | yacchrutva ca pathitva ca sarvapapaih pramucyate || 1 || visnurnama mahayogi mahabhuto mahatapah | tattvamarge yatha dipo drsyate purusottamah || 2|| tamaradhya jagatratham pranipatya pitamahah | papraccha yogatattvam me bruhi castangasamyutam || 3 || tamuvaca hrsikeso vaksyami srrnu tattvatah | sarve jivah sukhairduhkhairmayajalena vestitah ||4|| tesam muktikaram margam mayajalanikrntanam | janmamrtyujaravyadhinasanam mrtyutarakam ||5|| nanamargaistu dusprapam kaivalyam paramam padam | patitah sastrajalesu prajnaya tena mohitah || 6 || anirvacyam padam vaktum na sakyam taih surairapi | svatmaprakasarupam tat kim sastrena prakasyate ||7|| niskalam nirmalam santam sarvatitam niramayam | tadeva jivarupena punyapapaphalairvrtam ||8|| paramatmapadam nityam tatkatham jivatam gatam | sarvabhavapadatitam jnanarupam niranjanam ||9|| 37

varivatsphuritam tasmimstatrahankrtirutthita | pancatmakamabhutpindamdhatubaddhamgunatmakam||10|| sukhaduhkhaih samayuktam jivabhavanaya kuru | tena jivabhidha prokta visuddhe paramatmani || 11 || kamakrodhabhayam capi mohalobhamado rajah | janma mrtyusca karpanyam sokastandra ksudha trsa || 12 || trsna lajja bhayam duhkham visado harsa eva ca | ebhirdosairvinirmuktah sa jivah kevalo matah || 13 || tasmaddosavinasarthamupayam kathayami te | yogahinam katham jnanam moksadam bhavati dhruvam ||14|| yogo hi jnanahinastu na ksamo moksakarmani | tasmajjnanam ca yogam ca mumuksurdrdha़mabhyaset || 15|| ajnanadeva samsaro jnanadeva vimucyate | jnanasvarupamevadau jnanam jneyaikasadhanam ||16|| jnatam yena nijam rupam kaivalyam paramam padamam | niskalam nirmalam saksat saccidanandarupakam ||17|| utpattisthitisamharasphurtijnanavivarjitam | etajjnanamiti proktamatha yogam bravimi te ||18|| yogo hi bahudha brahman bhidyate vyavaharatah | mantrayogo layascaiva hatho'sau rajayogatah ||19|| arambhasca ghatascaiva tatha paricayah smrtah | nispattiscetyavastha ca sarvatra parikirtita ||20|| etesam laksanam brahmanvaksye srrnu samasatah | matrkadiyutam mantram dvadasabdam tu yo japet ||21|| 38

kramena labhate jnanamanimadigunanvitam | alpabuddhirimam yogam sevate sadhakadhamah || 22|| layayogascittalayah kotisah parikirtitah | gacchamstisthansvapanbhunjandhyayetriskalamisvaram ||23||| sa esa layayogah syaddhathayogamatah srrnu || yamasca niyamascaiva asanam pranasamyamah ||24|| pratyaharo dharana ca dhyanam bhrumadhyame harim | samadhih samatavastha sastango yoga ucyate ||25|| mahamudra mahabandho mahabedhasca khecari | jalandharoddiyanasca mulabandhastathaiva ca || 26 || dirghapranavasandhanam siddhantasravanam param | vajroli camaroli ca sahajoli tridha mata || 27 || etesam laksanam brahmanpratyekam srrnu tattvatah | laghvaraho yamesveko mukhyo bhavati netarah ||28|| ahimsa niyamesveka mukhya vai caturanana | siddham padmam tatha simham bhadram ceti catustayam ||29|| prathamabhyasakale tu vighnah syuscaturanana | alasyam katthanam dhurtagosthi mantradisadhanam ||30|| dhatusrilaulyakadini mrgatrsnamayani vai | jnatva sudhistyajetsarvan vighnanpunyaprabhavatah || 31 || pranayamam tatah kuryatpadmasanagatah svayam | susobhanam matham kuryatsuksmadvaram tu nirvranam || 32 || susthu liptam gomayena sudhaya va prayatnatah | matkunairmasakairlutairvarjitam ca prayatnattah || 33|| 39

dine dine ca sammrstam sammarjanya visesatah | vasitam ca sugandhena dhupitam gugguladibhih ||34|| natyucchritam natinicam cailajinakudhasottarama | tatropavisya medhavi padmasanasamanvitah ||35|| rjukayah pranjalisca pranamedistadevatam | tato daksinahastasya angusthenaiva pingalam ||36 || nirudhya purayedvayumidaya tu sanaih sanaih | yatha saktyavirodhena tatah kuryacca kumbhakam || 37|| punastyajetpingalaya sanaireva na vegatah | punah pingalamapurya purayedudaram sanaih || 38|| dharayitva yathasakti recayedidaya sanaih | yaya tyajettayapurya dharayedavirodhatah ||39| janu pradaksinikrtya na drutam na vilambatam | angulisphotanam kuryatsa matra parigiyate ||| 40 || idaya vayumaropya sanaih sodasamatraya | kumbhayetpuritam pascaccatuh sastya tu matraya ||41|| recayetpingalanadya dvatrimsanmatraya punah | punah pingalayapurvapurvavayatsusamahitah ||42|| pratarmadhyandine sayamardharatre ca kumbhakan | sanairasitiparyantam caturvaram samabhyaset ||43|| evam masatrayabhyasatradisuddhastato bhavet | yada tu nadi suddhih syattada cihnani bahyatah || 44 || jayante yogino dehe tani vaksyamyasesatah | sariralaghuta diptirjatharagnivivardhanam || 45 || 40

krsatvam ca sarirasya sada jayeta niscitam | yogavighnakaraharam varjayed yogavittamah ||46|| lavanam sarsapam camlamusnam ruksam ca tiksnakam | sakajatam ramathadi vahnistripathasevanam ||47 || pratahsnanopavasadikayavalesamsca varjayet | abhyasakale prathamam sastam ksirajyabhojanam ||48 || godhumamudgasalyatram yogavrddhikaram viduh | tatah param yathestam tu saktah syadvayudharane ||49|| yathestadharanadvayoh siddhayetkevalakumbhakah | kevale kumbhake siddhe recapuravivarjite ||50|| na tasya durlabham kincit trisu lokesu vidyate | prasvedo jayate purvam mardanam tena karayet || 51 || tato'pi dharanadvayoh kramenaiva sanaih sanaih | kampo bhavati dehasya asanasthasya dehinah || 52|| tato'dhikatarabhyasad darduri svena jayate | yatha ca darduro bhava utplutyotplutya gacchati ||53|| padmasanasthito yogi tatha gacchati bhutale| tato'dhikatarabhyasad bhumityagasca jayate ||54|| padmasanastha eva'sau bhumimutsrjya vartate | atimanusacestadi tatha samarthyamudbhavet || 55|| na darsayecca samarthyam darsanam viryavattaram | svalpam va bahudha duhkham yogi na vyathate sada || 56|| alpamutrapurisasca svalpanidrasca jayate | kilavo dusika lala svedadurgandhatanane || 57|| 41

etani sarvatha tasya na jayate tatah param | tato'dhikatarabhyasad balamutpadyate bahu ||58|| yena bhucarasiddhih syad bhucaranam jaye ksamah | vyaghre va sarabho vapi gajo gavaya eva va ||59|| simho va yogina tena mriyante hastataditah | kandarpasya yatha rupam tatha syadapi yoginah ||60|| tadrupavasaga naryah kamksante tasya sangamam | yadi sangam karotyesa tasya binduksayo bhavet || 61 || varjayitva striyah sangam kuryadabhyasamadarat | yogino'nge sugandhasca jayate bindudharanat ||62|| tato rahasyupavistah pranavam plutamatraya | japetpurvarjitanam tu papanam nasahetave || 63|| sarvavighnaharo mantrah pranavah sarvadosaha | evamabhyasayogena siddhirarambhasambhava ||64|| tato bhaveghatavastha pavanabhyasatatpara | prano'pano mano buddhirjitmaparamatmanoh || 65|| anyo'nyasyavirodhena ekata ghatate yada | ghatavastheti sa prokta taccihnani bravimyaham ||66 || purvam yah kathito'bhyasascaturthamsam parigrahet | diva va yadi va sayam yamamatram samabhyaset || 67 ekavaram pratidinam kuryatkevalakumbhakam | indriyanindriyarthebhyo yatpratyaharanam sphutam ||68|| yogi kumbhakamasthaya pratyaharah sa ucyate | yadyatpasyati caksurbhyam tattadatmeti bhavayet ||69|| 42

yaghacchrnoti karnabhyam tattadatmeti bhavayet | labhate nasaya yadyat tattadatmeti bhavayet || 70 || jihvaya yadrasam hyatti tattadatmeti bhavayet | tvaca yadyatsprsedyogi tattadatmeti bhavayet || 71 || evam jnanendriyanam tu tattadatmeni dharayet | yamamatram pratidinam yogi yatnadatandritah ||72|| yatha va cittasamarthyam jayate yogino dhruvam | durasrutirduradrstih ksanad duragamastatha ||73| vak siddhih kamarupatvamadrsyakarani tatha | malamutrapralepena lohadeh svarnata bhavet || 74| khe gatistasya jayeta santatabhyasayogatah | sada buddhimata bhavyam yogina yogasiddhaye ||75|| ete vighna mahasiddherna ramettesu buddhiman | na darsayetsvasamarthyam yasya kasyapi yogirat ||76|| yatha mudha़ो yatha murkho yatha badhira eva ca | tatha varteta lokasya svasamarthyasya guptaye ||77|| sisyasca svasvakaryesu prarthayanti na samsayah | tattatkarmakaravyagrah svabhyase vissrto bhavet ||78|| sarvavyaparamutsrjya yoganistho bhavedyatih | avissrtya gurorvakyamabhyasettadaharnisam ||79|| evam bhaveddhatavastha santatabhyasayogatah| anabhyasavatascaiva vrthagosthya na siddhayati ||80 || tasmatsarvaprayatnena yogameva sadabhyaset | tatah paricayavastha jayate'bhyasayogatah || 81 || 43

vayuh paricito yatnadagnina saha kundalim || bhavayitva susumnayam pravisedanirodhatah ||82|| vayuna saha cittam ca pravisecca mahapatham | yasya cittam svapavanam susumna pravisediha || 83|| bhumirapo'nalo vayurakasasceti pancakah | yesu pancasu devanam dharana pancadhocyate || 84|| padadijanuparyantam prthivi sthanamucyate| prthivi caturastram ca pitavarnam lavarnakam || 85|| parthive vayumaropya lakarena samanvitam | dhyayamscaturbhujakaram caturvaktram hiranmayam || 86 || dharatpanca ghatikah prthivijayamapnuyat | prthiviyogato mrtyurna bhavedasya yoginah ||87 || ajano payuparyantamapam sthanam prakirtitam | apo'rdhacandram suvalam ca vambijam parikirtitam ||88|| varune vayumaropya vakarena samanvitam | smarannarayanam devam catarbahum kiritinam || 89|| suddhasphatikasankasam pitavasasamacyutam | dharayetpanca ghatikah sarvapapaih pramucyate || 90|| tato jaladbhayam nasti jale mrtyurna vidyate| apayorhrdayantam ca vahnisthanam prakirtitam || 99 || vahnistrikonam raktam ca rephaksarasamudbhavam | vanai canilamaropya rephaksarasamujjvalam ||92|| triyaksam varadam rudram tarunadityasannibham | bhasmoddhulitasarvanga suprasatramanusmaran ||93|| 44

dharayetpanca ghatika vahnina'sau na dahyate | na dahyate sariram ca pravistasyagnimandale || 94|| ahadayabhruvormadhye vayusthanam prakirtitam | vayuh satkonakam krsnam yakaraksarabhasuram ||95|| marutam marutam sthane yakaraksarabhasuram | dharayettatra sarvajnamisvaram visvatomukham || 96|| dharayetpanca ghatika vayuvad vyomago bhavet | maranam na tu vayosca bhayam bhavati yoginah || 97|| abhrumadhyacca murdhantamakasasthanamucyate | vyoma vrttam ca dhumram ca hakaraksarabhasuram ||98|| akase vayumaropya hakaropari sankaram | bindurupam mahadevam vyomakaram sadasivam ||99|| suddhasphatikasankasam dhrtabalendumaulinam | pancavavatrayutam saumyam dasabahum trilocanam ||100|| sarvayudhairdhrtakaram sarvabhusanabhusitam | umardhadeham varadam sarvakaranakaranam ||101|| akasadharanattasya khecaratvam bhaved dhruvam | yatra kutra sthito vapi sukhamatyantamasrute || 102 || evam ca dharanah panca kuryadyogi vicaksanah | tato drdhasarirah syanmrtyustasya na vidyate || 103 || brahmanah pralayenapi na sidati mahamatih | samabhyasettatha dhyanam ghatikasasthimeva ca ||104|| vayum nirudhya cakase devatamistadamiti | sagunam dhyanametatsyadanimadigunapradam | 45

nirgunadhyanayuktasya samadhisca tato bhavet || 105 || dinadvadasakenaiva samadhim samavapnuyat | vayum nirudhya medhavi jivanmukto bhavatyayam || 106|| samadhih samatavastha jivatmaparamatmanoh | yadi svadehamutstrastumiccha cedutsrjetsvayam || 107 || parabrahmani liyate na tasyotkrantirisyate | atha no cetsamutstrastum svasariram priyam yadi || 108 || sarvalokesu viharannanimadigunanvitah | kadacitsvecchaya devo bhutva svarge mahiyate || 109|| manusyo vapi yakso va svecchayapi ksanabhdavet | simho vyaghre gajo casvah svecchaya bahutamiyat || 110 || yathestameva varteta yadva yogi mahesvarah | abhyasabhedato bhedah phalam tu samameva hi ||111|| parsni vamasya padasya yonisthane niyojayet | prasarya daksinam padam hastabhyam dharayed drdham || 112 || cubukam hrdi vinyasya purayedvayunam punah | kumbhakena yathasaktim dharayitva tu recayet || 113|| vamangena samabhyasya daksyangena tato'bhyaset | prasaritastu ya: padastamurupari namayet || 114 | | ( ayameva mahabandhah ) ayameva mahabandha ubhayatraivamabhyaset | mahabandhasthito yogi krtva purakamekadhih || 115 || vayuna gatimavrtya nibhrtam kanthamudraya | putadvayam samakramya vayuh sphurati satvaram || 116|| 46

ayameva mahavedhah siddhairabhyasyate'nisam | antahkapalakuhare jihvam vyavrtya dharayet || 117|| bhrumadhyadrstirapyesa mudra bhavati khecari | kanthamakunjya hrdaye sthapayed drdhaya dhiya || 118 || bandho jalandharakhyo'yam mrtyumatangakesari | bandho yena susumnayam pranastuddiyate yatah || 119 || udyanakhyo hi bandho'yam yogibhih samudahatah | panibhagena sampidya yonimakuncayed drdham ||120|| apanamurdhvamutthapya yonibandho'yamucyate | pranapranau nadabindu mulabandhena caikatam || 121|| gatva yogasya sasimddhim yacchato natra samsayah | karani viparitakhya sarvavyadhivinasini || 122 || nityamabhyasayuktasya jatharagnivivardhini | aharo bahulastasya sampadyah sadhakasya ca || 123|| alpaharo yadi bhavedagnirdeham haretksanat | adhahsirascordhvapadah ksanam syatprathame dine || 124 || ksanacca kincidadhikamabhyasecca dine dine | vali ca palitam caiva sanmasardhanna drsyate || 125|| yamamatram tu yo nityamabhyasetsa tu kalavit | vajrolimabhyasedyastu sa yogi siddhibhajanam ||126|| labhyate yadi tasyaiva yogasiddhih kare sthita | atitanagatam vetti khecari ca bhaved dhruvam ||127|| amarim yah pibennityam nasyam kurvandine dine | vajrolimabhyasennityamamaroliti kathyate ||128|| 47

tato bhavedrajayogo nantara bhavati dhruvam | yada tu rajayogena nispanna yogibhih kriyah || 129|| tada vivekavairagyam jayate yogino dhruvam | visnurnama mahayogi mahabhuto mahatapah || 130|| tattvamarge yatha dipo drsyate purusottamah | yah stanah purvapitastam nispidya mudamasrute || 131 || yasmajjato bhagatpurvam tasminneva bhage raman | ya mata sa punarbharya ya bharya matareva hi ||132|| ya: pita sa punah putro ya: putrah sa: punah pita | evam samsaracakrena kupacakre ghata iva || 133|| bhramanto yonijanmani srutva lokansamasnute | trayo lokastrayo vedastistrah sandhyastrayah svarah || 134|| trayo'gnayasca trigunah sthitah sarve trayaksare | trayanamaksaranam ca yo'dhitepyardhamaksaram ||135|| tena sarvamidam protam tatsatyam tatparam padam | puspamadhye yatha gandhah payomadhye yatha dhrtam ||136|| tilamadhye yatha tailam pasanesviva kamcanam | hrdi sthane sthitam padmam tasya vavatramadhomukham ||137|| urdhvanalamadhyobindustasya madhye sthitam manah | akare recitam padmamukarenaiva bhidyate || 138|| makare labhate nadamardhamatra tu niscala | suddhasphatikasankasam niskalam papanasanam ||139|| labhate yogayuktatma purusastatparam padam | kurmah svapanipadadi sirascatmani dharayet || 140|| 48

evam dvaresu sarvesu vayupuritarecitah | nisiddham tu navadvare urdhvam prannihsvasastada || 141 || ghatamadhye yatha dipo nivasam kumbhakam viduh | nisiddhairnavabhirdvarairnirjane nirupadrave | niscitam tvatmamatrenavasistam yogasevayet || 142|| ityupanisat | iti yogatattvopanisat samapta | santipathah om saha navavatu | saha naum ma vidvisavahai | (purvavat ) om santih santih santih ||