Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study)
by Riddhi J. Shah | 2014 | 98,110 words
This page relates ‘List of virtues associated with the fifth Yogadrishti’ of the study on the Yogadrstisamuccaya: a 6th-century work on Jain Yoga authored by Haribhadra Suri consisting of 228 Sanskrit verses. The book draws from numerous sources on traditional Yoga. Three important topics are stipulated throughout this study: 1) nature of liberation, 2) a liberated soul, and 3) omniscience.—This section belongs to the series “The Eight Yogadrishtis and the nature of a Liberated Soul”.
Chapter 4.5c - List of virtues associated with the fifth Yogadṛṣṭi
At the end of the auto-commentary on verse one hundred and sixty one of Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya Haribhadrasūri ends the explanation of fifth dṛṣṭi and refers to the virtues viz. alaulya[1] and so on mentioned by various yogācāryas. They attribute many qualities to an aspirant who possesses fifth yogadṛṣṭi. The list of virtues is presented in the auto-commentary on the one hundred and sixty one verse of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya.
This list of virtues are also found in the commentary on the treatise Yogabindu authored by Haribhadrasūri. The following are the most basic characteristics of a person who has acquired fifth dṛṣṭi. Here, we must pay attention to the fact that the attainment of fifth dṛṣṭi implies acquisition of samyagdarśana. Hence, we may say that the following is the list of qualities possessed by a samyagdṛṣṭi soul.
The qualities are:
- Alaulya [alaulyam]: His senses do not have ardent longing for sensual pleasures. Moreover, he has attained control over his covetousness. Hence, he possesses steadfastness.
- Ārogya [ārogyam]: He acquires good health.
- Aniṣṭhuratva [aniṣṭhuratvaṃ]: He is no more remains hard-hearted.
- Śubhgandha [gandhaḥ śubho]: His body emits good odor.
- Alpa-mūtrapuriṣa [mūtrapuriṣamalpaṃ]: Reduced/lesser excretion of urine as well as feces.
- Kānti [kāntiḥ]: His body becomes lustrous.
- Prasāda [prasādaḥ]: He possesses very pleasant and calm appearance. This is so because his mind is always in good temper.
- Svara-saumyatā [svarasaumyatā] : His voice becomes very soft and sweet.
The qualities contained in the rest two verses are those, which the subject in question starts possessing with more or less degree at this stage.
The verses are:
“maitryādiyuktaṃ viṣayesvacetaḥ, prabhāvavad dhaiyasamanvitaṃ ca |
dvandvairadhṛṣyatvamabhīṣṭalābho, janapriyatvaṃ ca tathā paraṃsyāt || 2 ||
doṣavyapāyaḥ paramā ca tṛpti-raucityayogaḥ samatā ca gurvī |
vairādināśo'tha ṛtambharā dhīrniṣpannayogasya tu cihanametat || 3 || [2] ”
–V. 161, Auto-com. Yds.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
“alaulyamārogyamaniṣṭhu ratva,ṃ gandhaḥ śubho mūtrapurīṣamalpam |
kāntiḥ prasādaḥsvarasaumyatā ca, yogapravatृ teḥ prathamaṃ hi cihanam || 1 || ”
–Auto commentary on verse 161 of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya.
[2]:
See Auto commentary on verse 161 of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya.