Hatha-Yoga Pradipika - Chapter 1: Diet and Asana

The first chapter of Svatmarama’s Hatha yoga Pradipika, „Prathamo Padeshah“, is about diet and physical exercises (Asanas).

Hatha Pradipika

hatha (हठ, haṭha) = Name of the described yoga style, Sun Moon
yoga (योग, yoga) = Yoga
pradipika (प्रदिपिका, pradipikā) = illumination, bright light
hatha-yoga-pradipika (हठयोगप्रदिपिका, haṭha-yoga-pradipikā) = The illumination of Hatha yoga, Light on Hatha yoga

Prathamopadeshah

प्रथमोपदेशः

Prathamopadeśaḥ

chapter one

śrī-ādi-nāthāya namo.astu tasmai"
yen[a]{o}-[u]padiṣṭā haṭha-yoga-vidyā ।"
vibhrājate pronnata-rāja-yogam"
āroḍhum icchor adhirohiṇi-iva ॥1॥

praṇamya śrī-guruṁ nāthaṁ svātmārāmeṇa yoginā ।"
kevalaṁ rāja-yogāya haṭha-vidy[a]-{o}[u]padiśyate ॥2॥

bhrāntyā bahu-mata-dhvānte rāja-yogam ajānatām ।"
haṭha-pradīpikāṁ dhatte svātmārāmaḥ kr̥pa-ākaraḥ ॥3॥

haṭha-vidyāṁ hi matsyendra-gorakṣa-ādyā vijānate ।"
svātmārām{o}[aḥ]-{'}[a]thavā yogī jānīte tat-prasādataḥ ॥4॥

śrī-ādinātha-matsyendra-śāvarānanda-bhairavāḥ ।"
cauraṅgī-mīna-gorakṣa-virūpākṣa-bileśayāḥ ॥5॥

manthān[ḥ]{o} bhairav[ḥ]{o} yogī siddhi[ḥ]{r} buddha[ḥ]{ś} ca kanthaḍiḥ ।"
koraṁṭakaḥ surānandaḥ siddhapāda[ḥ]{ś} ca carpaṭiḥ ॥6॥

kānerī pūjyapāda[ḥ]{ś} ca nitya-nātho nirañjanaḥ ।"
kapālī bindunātha[ḥ]{ś} ca kākacaṇḍīśvara-āhvayaḥ ॥7॥

allāmaḥ prabhudevaś ca ghoḍā colī ca ṭiṁṭiṇiḥ ।"
bhānukī nāradevaś ca khaṇḍaḥ kāpālikas tathā ॥8॥

ity ādayo mahā-siddhā haṭha-yoga-prabhāvataḥ ।"
khaṇḍayitvā kāla-daṇḍaṁ brahmāṇḍe vicaranti te ॥9॥

aśeṣa-tāpa-taptānāṁ samāśraya-maṭho haṭhaḥ ।"
aśeṣa-yoga-yuktānām ādhāra-kamaṭho haṭhaḥ ॥10॥

haṭha-vidyā paraṁ gopyā yoginā siddhim icchatā ।"
bhaved vīryavatī guptā nirvīryā tu prakāśitā ॥11॥

surājye dhārmike deśe subhikṣe nirupadrave ।"
dhanuḥ pramāṇa-paryantaṁ śilāgni-jala-varjite ।"
ekānte maṭhikā-madhye sthātavyaṁ haṭha-yoginā ॥12॥

alpa-dvāram arandhra-garta-vivaraṁ na-aty-ucca-nīcāyataṁ"
samyag-gomaya-sāndra-liptam amalaṁ niḥśesa-jantūjjhitam ।"
bāhye maṇḍapa-vedi-kūpa-ruciraṁ prākāra-saṁve-ṣṭitaṁ"
proktaṁ yoga-maṭhasya lakṣaṇam idaṁ siddhair haṭhābhyāsibhiḥ ॥13॥

evaṁ vidhe maṭhe sthitvā sarva-cintā-vivarjitaḥ ।"
guru-upadiṣṭa-mārgeṇa yogam eva sam-abhyaset ॥14॥

atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamā-grahaḥ ।"
jana-saṅgaś ca laulyaṁ ca ṣaḍbhir yogo vinaśyati ॥15॥

utsāhāt sāhasād dhairyāt tattva-jñānāś ca niścayāt ।"
jana-saṅga-parityāgāt ṣaḍbhir yogaḥ prasiddhyati ॥16॥

atha yama-niyamāḥ"
ahiṁsā satyam-asteyaṁ brahmacaryaṁ kṣamā dhr̥tiḥ ।"
dayā-ārjavaṁ mitāhāraḥ śaucaṁ ca-{i}[e]va yamā daśa ॥17॥

tapaḥ santoṣa āstikyaṁ dānam īśvara-pūjanam ।"
siddhānta-vākya-śravaṇaṁ hrīmatī ca tapo hutam ।"
niyamā daśa samproktā yoga-śāstra-viśāradaiḥ ॥18॥

atha āsanam"
haṭhasya prathama-aṅgatvād āsanaṁ pūrvam ucyate ।"
kuryāt tad āsanaṁ sthairyam ārogyaṁ cāṅga-lāghavam ॥19॥

vaśiṣṭha-ādyaiś ca munibhir matsyendra-ādyaiś ca yogibhiḥ ।"
aṅgīkr̥tāny āsanāni kathyante kānicin mayā ॥20॥

jānu-ūrvor antare samyak kr̥tvā pāda-tale ubhe ।"
r̥ju-kāyaḥ samāsīnaḥ svastikaṁ tat pracakṣate ॥21॥

savye dakṣiṇa-gulphaṁ tu pr̥ṣṭha-pārśve niyojayet ।"
dakṣiṇe.api tathā savyaṁ gomukhaṁ gomukhākr̥tiḥ ॥22॥

ekaṁ pādaṁ tathaikasmin vinyased uruṇi sthiram ।"
itarasmiṁs tathā c{o}[a]-[ū]ruṁ vīrāsanam itīritam ॥23॥

gudaṁ nirudhya gulphābhyāṁ vyutkrameṇa samāhitaḥ ।"
kūrma-āsanaṁ bhaved etad iti yoga-vido viduḥ ॥24॥

padmāsanaṁ tu saṁsthāpya jānūrvor antare karau ।"
niveśya bhūmau saṁsthāpya vyomasthaṁ kukkuṭa-āsanam ॥25॥

kukkuṭāsana-bandha-stho dorbhyāṁ sambadya kandharām ।"
bhaved kūrmavad uttāna etad uttāna-kūrmakam ॥26॥

pādāṅguṣṭhau tu pāṇibhyāṁ gr̥hītvā śravaṇāvadhi ।"
dhanur ākarṣaṇaṁ kuryād dhanur-āsanam ucyate ॥27॥

vām[a]-{o}[ū]ru-mūla-arpita-dakṣa-pādaṁ"
jānor bahir veṣṭita-vāma-pādam ।"
pragr̥hya tiṣṭhet parivartita-aṅgaḥ "
śrī-matysa-nāth-{o}[u]ditam āsanaṁ syāt ॥28॥

matsyendra-pīṭhaṁ jaṭhara-pradīptiṁ"
pracaṇḍa-rug maṇḍala-khaṇḍana-astram ।"
abhyāsataḥ kuṇḍalinī-prabodhaṁ"
candra-sthiratvaṁ ca dadāti puṁsām ॥29॥

prasārya pādau bhuvi daṇḍa-rūpau"
dorbhyāṁ pada-agra-dvitayaṁ gr̥hītvā ।"
jānu-upari-nyasta-lalāṭa-deśo"
vased idaṁ paścimatānam āhuḥ ॥30॥

iti paścimatānam āsana-āgryaṁ "
pavanaṁ paścima-vāhinaṁ karoti ।"
udayaṁ jaṭharānalasya kuryād"
udare kārśyam arogatāṁ ca puṁsām ॥31॥

dharām-avaṣṭabhya kara-dvayena"
tat-kūrpara-sthāpita-nābhi-pārśvaḥ ।"
uccāsano daṇḍa-vad utthitaḥ khe"
māyūram etat pravadanti pīṭham ॥32॥

harati sakala-rogān āśu gulm[a]-[u]{o}dara-adīn"
abhibhavati ca doṣān āsanaṁ śrī-mayūram ।"
bahu kadaśana-bhuktaṁ bhasma kuryād aśeṣaṁ"
janayati jaṭharāgniṁ jārayet kāla-kūṭam ॥33॥

uttānaṁ śabavad bhūmau śayanaṁ tac-chavāsanam ।"
śava-āsanaṁ śrānti-haraṁ citta-viśrānti-kārakam ॥34॥

caturaśīty āsanāni śivena kathitāni ca ।"
tebhyaś catuṣkam ādāya sāra-bhūtaṁ bravīmy aham ॥35॥

siddhaṁ padmaṁ tathā siṁhaṁ bhadraṁ v[a]-[i]{e}ti catuṣ.-tayam ।"
śreṣṭhaṁ tatrāpi ca sukhe tiṣṭhet siddhāsane sadā ॥36॥

atha siddhāsanam-"
yoni-sthānakam aṅghri-mūla-ghaṭitaṁ kr̥tvā dr̥ḍhaṁ vinyaset"
meṇḍhre pādam atha-ikam eva hr̥daye kr̥tvā hanuṁ susthiram ।"
sthāṇuḥ saṁyamitendriyo.acala-dr̥śā paśyed bhruvor antaraṁ"
hy etan mokṣa-kapāṭa-bheda-janakaṁ siddhāsanaṁ procyate ॥37॥

meṇḍhrād upari vinyasya savyaṁ gulphaṁ tath[a]-{o}upari ।"
gulpha-antaraṁ ca nikṣipya siddhāsanam idaṁ bhavet ॥38॥

etat siddhāsanaṁ prāhur anye vajrāsanaṁ viduḥ ।"
muktāsanaṁ vadanty eke prāhur guptāsanaṁ pare ॥39॥

yameṣv iva mitāhāram ahiṁsā niyameṣv iva ।"
mukhyaṁ sarva-āsaneṣv ekaṁ siddhāḥ siddhāsanaṁ viduḥ ॥40॥

caturaśīti-pīṭheṣu siddham eva sadābhyaset ।"
dvāsaptati-sahasrāṇāṁ nāḍīnāṁ mala-śodhanam ॥41॥

ātma-dhyāyī mitāhārī yāvad dvādaśa-vatsaram ।"
sadā siddhāsanābhyāsād yogī niṣpattim āpnuyāt ॥42॥

kim anyair bahubhiḥ pīṭhaiḥ siddhe siddhāsane sati ।"
prāṇa-anile sāvadhāne baddhe kevala-kumbhake ।"
utpadyate nirāyāsāt svayam ev[a]-{o}[u]nmanī kalā ॥43॥

tatha-[e]{i}kāsminn eva dr̥ḍhe siddhe siddhāsane sati ।"
bandha-trayam anāyāsāt svayam evopajāyate ॥44॥

na-āsanaṁ siddha-sadr̥śaṁ na kumbhaḥ kevalopamaḥ ।"
na khecarī-samā mudrā na nāda-sadr̥śo layaḥ ॥45॥

atha padmāsanam-"
vām[a]-[u]{o}ru-upari dakṣiṇaṁ ca caraṇaṁ saṁsthāpya vāmaṁ tathā"
dakṣ-[u]{o}ru-upari paścimena vidhinā dhr̥tvā karābhyāṁ dr̥ḍham ।"
aṅguṣṭhau hr̥daye nidhāya cibukaṁ nāsāgram ālokayet "
etad vyādhi-vināśa-kāri yamināṁ padmāsanaṁ procyate ॥46॥

uttānau caraṇau kr̥tvā ūru-saṁsthau prayatnataḥ ।"
ūru-madhye tathottānau pāṇī kr̥tvā tato dr̥śau ॥47॥

nāsāgre vinyased rājad-anta-mūle tu jihvayā ।"
uttambhya cibukaṁ vakṣasy utthāpy pavanaṁ śanaiḥ ॥48॥

idaṁ padmāsanaṁ proktaṁ sarva-vyādhi-vināśanam ।"
durlabhaṁ yena kenāpi dhīmatā labhyate bhuvi ॥49॥

kr̥tvā sampuṭitau karau dr̥ḍhataraṁ baddhvā tu padmāsanaṁ"
gāḍhaṁ vakṣasi sannidhāya cibukaṁ dhyāyaṁś ca tac cetasi ।"
vāraṁ vāram apānam ūrdhvam anilaṁ protsārayan pūritaṁ"
nyañcan prāṇam upaiti bodham atulaṁ śakti-prabhāvān naraḥ ॥50॥

padmāsane sthito yogī nāḍī-dvāreṇa pūritam ।"
mārutaṁ dhārayed yas tu sa mukto nātra saṁśayaḥ ॥51॥

atha siṁhāsanam-"
gulphau ca vr̥ṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet ।"
dakṣiṇe savya-gulphaṁ tu dakṣa-gulphaṁ tu savyake ॥52॥

hastau tu jānvoḥ saṁsthāpya svāṅgulīḥ samprasārya ca ।"
vyātta-vaktro nirīkṣeta nāsāgraṁ susamāhitaḥ ॥53॥

siṁhāsanaṁ bhaved etat pūjitaṁ yogi-puṅgavaiḥ ।"
bandha-tritaya-sandhānaṁ kurute cāsanottamam ॥54॥

atha bhadrāsanam-"
gulphau ca vr̥ṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipte ।"
savya-gulphaṁ tathā savye dakṣa-gulphaṁ tu dakṣiṇe ॥55॥

pārśva-pādau ca pāṇibhyāṁ dr̥ḍhaṁ baddhvā suniścalam ।"
bhadrāsanaṁ bhaved etat sarva-vyādhi-vināśanam ।"
gorakṣāsanam ity āhur idaṁ vai siddha-yoginaḥ ॥56॥

evam āsana-bandheṣu yogīndro vigata-śramaḥ ।"
abhyasen nāḍikā-śuddhiṁ mudrādi-pavanī-kriyām ॥57॥

āsanaṁ kumbhakaṁ citraṁ mudrākhyaṁ karaṇaṁ tathā ।"
atha nāda-anusandhānam abhyāsa-anukramo haṭhe ॥58॥

brahmacārī mitāhārī tyāgī yoga-parāyaṇaḥ ।"
abdād ūrdhvaṁ bhavet siddho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ॥59॥

susnigdha-madhura-ahāraś caturtha-aṁśa-vivarjitaḥ ।"
bhujyate śiva-samprītyai mitāhāraḥ sa ucyate ॥60॥

kaṭvāmla-tīkṣṇa-lavaṇoṣṇa-harīta-śāka-"
sauvīra-taila-tila-sarṣapa-madya-matsyān ।"
ājādi-māṁsa-dadhi-takra-kulatthakola-"
piṇyāka-hiṅgu-laśunādyam apathyam āhuḥ ॥61॥

bhojanam ahitaṁ vidyāt punar asy[a]-{o}[u]ṣṇī-kr̥taṁ rūkṣam ।"
atilavaṇam amla-yuktaṁ kadaśana-śākotkaṁ varjyam ॥62॥

vahni-strī-pathi-sevānām ādau varjanam ācaret ॥63॥

tathā hi gorakṣa-vacanam-"
varjayed durjana-prāntaṁ vahni-strī-pathi-sevanam ।"
prātaḥ-snānopavāsādi kāya-kleśa-vidhiṁ tathā ॥64॥

godhūma-śāli-yava-ṣāṣṭika-śobhanānnaṁ"
kṣīrājya-khaṇḍa-navanīta-siddhā-madhūni ।"
śuṇṭhī-paṭola-kaphalādika-pañca-śākaṁ"
mudgādi-divyam udakaṁ ca yamīndra-pathyam ॥65॥

puṣṭaṁ sumadhuraṁ snigdhaṁ gavyaṁ dhātu-prapoṣaṇam ।"
manobhilaṣitaṁ yogyaṁ yogī bhojanam ācaret ॥66॥

yuvo vr̥ddho.ativr̥ddho vā vyādhito durbalo-{.}[a]pi vā ।"
abhyāsāt siddhim āpnoti sarva-yogeṣv atandritaḥ ॥67॥

kriyā-yuktasya siddhiḥ syād akriyasya kathaṁ bhavet ।"
na śāstra-pāṭha-mātreṇa yoga-siddhiḥ prajāyate ॥68॥

na veṣa-dhāraṇaṁ siddheḥ kāraṇaṁ na ca tat-kathā ।"
kriyaiva kāraṇaṁ siddheḥ satyam etan na saṁśayaḥ ॥69॥

pīṭhāni kumbhakāś citrā divyāni karaṇāni ca ।"
sarvāṇy api haṭhābhyāse rāja-yoga-phalāvadhi ॥70॥

iti haṭha-pradīpikāyāṁ prathamopadeśaḥ ।