Hatha Yoga Pradipika - Chapter 3

tritiyopadeshah

तॄतीयोपदेशः

tr̥̄tīyopadeśaḥ

third chapter

sa-shaila-vana-dhatrinam yathadharo.ahi-nayakah |"
sarvesham yoga-tantranam tathadharo hi kundali ||1||

supta guru-prasadena yada jagarti kundali |"
tada sarvani padmani bhidyante granthayo.api cha ||2||

pranasya shunya-padavi tada rajapathayate |"
tada chittam niralambam tada kalasya vanchanam ||3||

sushunna shunya-padavi brahma-randhrah mahapathah |"
shmashanam shambhavi madhya-margash chety eka-vachakah ||4||

tasmat sarva-prayatnena prabodhayitum ishvarim |"
brahma-dvara-mukhe suptam mudrabhyasam samacharet ||5||

mahamudra mahabandho mahavedhash cha khechari |"
uddiyanam mulabandhash cha bandho jalandharabhidhah ||6||

karani viparitakhya vajroli shakti-chalanam |"
idam hi mudra-dashakam jara-marana-nashanam ||7||

adinathoditam divyam ashtaishvarya-pradayakam |"
vallabham sarva-siddhanam durlabham marutam api ||8||

gopaniyam prayatnena yatha ratna-karandakam |"
kasyachin naiva vaktavyam kula-stri-suratam yatha ||9||

atha maha-mudra"
pada-mulena vamena yonim sampidya daksinam |"
prasaritam padam kritva kara-abhyam dharayed dridham ||10||

kanthe bandham samaropya dharayed vayum urdhvatah |"
yatha danda-hatah sarpo dandakarah prajayate ||11||

rijvi-bhuta tatha shaktih kundali sahasa bhavet |"
tada sa maranavastha jayate dvi-puta-shraya ||12||

tatah shanaih shanair eva rechayen naiva vegatah |"
maha-mudram cha tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamah ||13||

iyam khalu mahamudra maha-siddhaih pradarshita |"
maha-kleshadayo doshah ksiyante maranadayah |"
maha-mudram cha tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamah ||14||

chandrange tu samabhyasya suryange punar abhyaset |"
yavat-tulya bhavet sankhya tato mudram visarjayet ||15||

na hi pathyam apathyam va rasah sarve.api nirasah |"
api bhuktam visham ghoram piyusham api jiryati ||16||

ksaya-kushtha-gudavarta-gulmajirna-purogamah |"
tasya doshah ksayam yanti mahamudram tu yo.abhyaset ||17||

kathiteyam mahamudra maha-siddhi-kara nrinam |"
gopaniya prayatnena na deya yasya kasyachit ||18||

atha maha-bandhah-"
parshnim vamasya padasya yoni-sthane niyojayet |"
vamorupari sansthapya daksinam charanam tatha ||19||

purayitva tato vayum hridaye chubukam dridham |"
nishpidyam vayum akunchya mano-madhye niyojayet ||20||

dharayitva yatha-shakti rechayed anilam shanaih |"
savyange tu samabhyasya daksange punar abhyaset ||21||

matam atra tu keshanchit kantha-bandham vivarjayet |"
raja-danta-stha-jihvaya bandhah shasto bhaved iti ||22||

ayam tu sarva-nadinam urdhvam gati-nirodhakah |"
ayam khalu maha-bandho maha-siddhi-pradayakah ||23||

kala-pasha-maha-bandha-vimochana-vichaksanah |"
triveni-sangamam dhatte kedaram prapayen manah ||24||

rupa-lavanya-sampanna yatha stri purusham vina |"
maha-mudra-maha-bandhau nishphalau vedha-varjitau ||25||

atha maha-vedhah-"
maha-bandha-sthito yogi kritva purakam eka-dhih |"
vayunam gatim avritya nibhritam kantha-mudraya ||26||

sama-hasta-yugo bhumau sphichau sanadayech chhanaih |"
puta-dvayam atikranya vayuh sphurati madhyagah ||27||

soma-suryagni-sambandho jayate chanritaya vai |"
nritavastha samutpanna tato vayum virechayet ||28||

maha-vedho.ayam abhyasan maha-siddhi-pradayakah |"
vali-palita-vepa-ghnah sevyate sadhakottamaih ||29||

etat trayam maha-guhyam jara-nrityu-vinashanam |"
vahni-vriddhi-karam chaiva hy animadi-guna-pradam ||30||

ashtadha kriyate chaiva yame yame dine dine |"
punya-sambhara-sandhaya papaugha-bhiduram sada |"
sanyak-shiksavatam evam svalpam prathama-sadhanam ||31||

atha khechari-"
kapala-kuhare jihva pravishta viparitaga |"
bhruvor antargata drishtir mudra bhavati khechari ||32||

chhedana-chalana-dohaih kalam kramenatha vardhayet tavat |"
sa yavad bhru-madhyam sprishati tada khechari-siddhih ||33||

snuhi-patra-nibham shastram sutiksnam snigdha-nirmalam |"
samadaya tatas tena roma-matram samuchchhinet ||34||

tatah saindhava-pathyabhyam churnitabhyam pragharshayet |"
punah sapta-dine prapte roma-matram samuchchhinet ||35||

evam kramena shan-masam nityam yuktah samacharet |"
shanmasad rasana-mula-shira-bandhah pranashyati ||36||

kalam paranmukhim kritva tripathe pariyojayet |"
sa bhavet khechari mudra vyoma-chakram tad uchyate ||37||

rasanam urdhvagam kritva ksanardham api tishthati |"
vishair vimuchyate yogi vyadhi-nrityu-jaradibhih ||38||

na rogo maranam tandra na nidra na ksudha trisha |"
na cha murchchha bhavet tasya yo mudram vetti khecharim ||39||

pidyate na sa rogena lipyate na cha karmana |"
badhyate na sa kalena yo mudram vetti khecharim ||40||

chittam charati khe yasmaj jihva charati khe gata |"
tenaisha khechari nama mudra siddhair nirupita ||41||

khecharya mudritam yena vivaram lambikordhvatah |"
na tasya ksarate binduh kaminyah shleshitasya cha ||42||

chalito.api yada binduh samprapto yoni-mandalam |"
vrajaty urdhvam hritah shaktya nibaddho yoni-mudraya ||43||

urdhva-jihvah sthiro bhutva somapanam karoti yah |"
masardhena na sandeho nrityum jayati yogavit ||44||

nityam soma-kala-purnam shariram yasya yoginah |"
taksakenapi dashtasya visham tasya na sarpati ||45||

indhanani yatha vahnis taila-varti cha dipakah |"
tatha soma-kala-purnam dehi deham na munchati ||46||

gomansam bhaksayen nityam pibed amara-varunim |"
kulinam tam aham manye chetare kula-ghatakah ||47||

go-shabdenodita jihva tat pravesho hi taluni |"
go-mansa-bhaksanam tat tu maha-pataka-nashanam ||48||

jihva-pravesha-sambhuta-vahninotpaditah khalu |"
chandrat sravati yah sarah sa syad amara-varuni ||49||

chumbanti yadi lambikagram anisham jihva-rasa-syandini"
sa-ksara katukanla-dugdha-sadrishi madhvajya-tulya tatha |"
vyadhinam haranam jaranta-karanam shastragamodiranam"
tasya syad amaratvam ashta-gunitam siddhanganakarshanam ||50||

murdhnah shodasha-patra-padma-galitam pranad avaptam hathad"
urdvhasyo rasanam niyanya vivare shaktim param chintayan |"
utkallola-kala-jalam cha vimalam dharamayam yah piben"
nirvyadhih sa nrinala-komala-vapur yogi chiram jivati ||51||

yat praleyam prahita-sushiram meru-murdhantara-stham"
tasmins tattvam pravadati sudhis tan-mukham ninnaganam |"
chandrat sarah sravati vapushas tena nrityur naranam"
tad badhniyat sukaranam adho nanyatha kaya-siddhih ||52||

sushiram jnana-janakam pancha-srotah-samanvitam |"
tishthate khechari mudra tasmin shunye niranjane ||53||

ekam srishtimayam bijam eka mudra cha khechari |"
eko devo niralamba ekavastha manonmani ||54||

atha uddiyana-bandhah-"
baddho yena sushunnayam pranas tuddiyate yatah |"
tasmad uddiyanakhyo.ayam yogibhih samudahritah ||55||

uddinam kurute yasmad avishrantam maha-khagah |"
uddiyanam tad eva syat tava bandho.abhidhiyate ||56||

udare paschimam tanam nabher urdhvam cha karayet |"
uddiyano hy asau bandho nrityu-matanga-kesari ||57||

uddiyanam tu sahajam guruna kathitam sada |"
abhyaset satatam yas tu vriddho.api tarunayate ||58||

nabher urdhvam adhash chapi tanam kuryat prayatnatah |"
shanmasam abhyasen nrityum jayaty eva na sanshayah ||59||

sarvesham eva bandhanam uttamo hy uddiyanakah |"
uddiyane dridhe bandhe muktih svabhaviki bhavet ||60||

atha mula-bandhah-"
parshni-bhagena sampidya yonim akunchayed gudam |"
apanam urdhvam akrishya mula-bandho.abhidhiyate ||61||

adho-gatim apanam va urdhvagam kurute balat |"
akunchanena tam prahur mula-bandham hi yoginah ||62||

gudam parshnya tu sampidya vayum akunchayed balat |"
varam varam yatha chordhvam samayati samiranah ||63||

pranapanau nada-bindu mula-bandhena chaikatam |"
gatva yogasya sansiddhim yachchhato natra sanshayah ||64||

apana-pranayor aikyam ksayo mutra-purishayoh |"
yuva bhavati vriddho.api satatam mula-bandhanat ||65||

apana urdhvage jate prayate vahni-mandalam |"
tadanala-shikha dirgha jayate vayunahata ||66||

tato yato vahny-apanau pranam ushna-svarupakam |"
tenatyanta-pradiptas tu jvalano dehajas tatha ||67||

tena kundalini supta santapta samprabudhyate |"
dandahata bhujangiva nishvasya rijutam vrajet ||68||

bilam pravishteva tato brahma-nadyam taram vrajet |"
tasman nityam mula-bandhah kartavyo yogibhih sada ||69||

atha jalandhara-bandhah-"
kantham akunchya hridaye sthapayech chibukam dridham |"
bandho jalandharakhyo.ayam jara-nrityu-vinashakah ||70||

badhnati hi sirajalam adho-gami nabho-jalam |"
tato jalandharo bandhah kantha-duhkhaugha-nashanah ||71||

jalandhare krite bandhe kantha-sankocha-laksane |"
na piyusham pataty agnau na cha vayuh prakupyati ||72||

kantha-sankochanenaiva dve nadyau stambhayed dridham |"
madhya-chakram idam jneyam shodashadhara-bandhanam ||73||

mula-sthanam samakunchya uddiyanam tu karayet |"
idam cha pingalam baddhva vahayet paschime pathi ||74||

anenaiva vidhanena prayati pavano layam |"
tato na jayate nrityur jara-rogadikam tatha ||75||

bandha-trayam idam shreshtham maha-siddhaish cha sevitam |"
sarvesham hatha-tantranam sadhanam yogino viduh ||76||

yat kinchit sravate chandrad anritam divya-rupinah |"
tat sarvam grasate suryas tena pindo jarayutah ||77||

atha viparita-karani mudra-"
tatrasti karanam divyam suryasya mukha-vanchanam |"
gurupadeshato jneyam na tu shastrartha-kotibhih ||78||

urdhva-nabher adhas talor urdhvam bhanur adhah shashi |"
karani viparitakha guru-vakyena labhyate ||79||

nityam abhyasa-yuktasya jatharagni-vivardhani |"
aharo bahulas tasya sampadyah sadhakasya cha ||80||

alpaharo yadi bhaved agnir dahati tat-ksanat |"
adhah-shirash chordhva-padah ksanam syat prathame dine ||81||

ksanach cha kinchid adhikam abhyasech cha dine dine |"
valitam palitam chaiva shanmasordhvam na drishyate |"
yama-matram tu yo nityam abhyaset sa tu kalajit ||82||

atha vajroli-"
svechchhaya vartamano.api yogoktair niyamair vina |"
vajrolim yo vijanati sa yogi siddhi-bhajanam ||83||

tatra vastu-dvayam vaksye durlabham yasya kasyachit |"
ksiram chaikam dvitiyam tu nari cha vasha-vartini ||84||

mehanena shanaih sanyag urdhvakunchanam abhyaset |"
purusho.apy athava nari vajroli-siddhim apnuyat ||85||

yatnatah shasta-nalena phutkaram vajra-kandare |"
shanaih shanaih prakurvita vayu-sanchara-karanat ||86||

nari-bhage padad-bindum abhyasenordhvam aharet |"
chalitam cha nijam bindum urdhvam akrishya raksayet ||87||

evam sanraksayed bindum jayati yogavit |"
maranam bindu-patena jivanam bindu-dharanat ||88||

sugandho yogino dehe jayate bindu-dharanat |"
yavad binduh sthiro dehe tavat kala-bhayam kutah ||89||

chittayattam nRinam shukram shukrayattam cha jivitam |"
tasmach chhukram manash chaiva raksaniyam prayatnatah ||90||

ritumatya rajo.apy evam nijam bindum cha raksayet |"
medhrenakarshayed urdhvam sanyag abhyasa-yoga-vit ||91||

atha sahajolih-"
sahajolish chamarolir vajrolya bheda ekatah |"
jale subhasma niksipya dagdha-gomaya-sambhavam ||92||

vajroli-maithunad urdhvam stri-punsoh svanga-lepanam |"
asinayoh sukhenaiva mukta-vyaparayoh ksanat ||93||

sahajolir iyam prokta shraddheya yogibhih sada |"
ayam shubha-karo yogo bhoga-yukto.api muktidah ||94||

ayam yogah punyavatam dhiranam tattva-darshinam |"
nirmatsaranam vai sidhyen na tu matsara-shalinam ||95||

atha amaroli-"
pittolbanatvat prathamambu-dharam"
vihaya nihsaratayanty adharam |"
nishevyate shitala-madhya-dhara"
kapalike khandamate.amaroli ||96||

amarim yah piben nityam nasyam kurvan dine dine |"
vajrolim abhyaset sanyak samaroliti kathyate ||97||

abhyasan nihsritam chandrim vibhutya saha mishrayet |"
dharayed uttamangeshu divya-drishtih prajayate ||98||

punso bindum samakunchya sanyag abhyasa-patavat |"
yadi nari rajo raksed vajrolya sapi yogini ||99||

tasyah kinchid rajo nasham na gachchhati na sanshayah |"
tasyah sharire nadash cha bindutam eva gachchhati ||100||

sa bindus tad rajash chaiva ekibhuya svadehagau |"
vajroly-abhyasa-yogena sarva-siddhim prayachchhatah ||101||

raksed akunchanad urdhvam ya rajah sa hi yogini |"
atitanagatam vetti khechari cha bhaved dhruvam ||102||

deha-siddhim cha labhate vajroly-abhyasa-yogatah |"
ayam punya-karo yogo bhoge bhukte.api muktidah ||103||

atha shakti-chalanam-"
kutilangi kundalini bhujangi shaktir ishvari |"
kundaly arundhati chaite shabdah paryaya-vachakah ||104||

udghatayet kapatam tu yatha kunchikaya hathat |"
kundalinya tatha yogi moksadvaram vibhedayet ||105||

yena margena gantavyam brahma-sthanam niramayam |"
mukhenachchhadya tad varam prasupta parameshvari ||106||

kandordhve kundali shaktih supta moksaya yoginam |"
bandhanaya cha mudhanam yas tam vetti sa yogavit ||107||

kundali kutilakara sarpavat parikirtita |"
sa shaktish chalita yena sa mukto natra sanshayah ||108||

ganga-yamunayor madhye bala-randam tapasvinim |"
balatkarena grihniyat tad vishnoh paramam padam ||109||

ida bhagavati ganga pingala yamuna nadi |"
ida-pingalayor madhye balaranda cha kundali ||110||

puchchhe pragrihya bhujangim suptam udbodhayech cha tam |"
nidram vihaya sa shaktir urdhvam uttishthate hathat ||111||

avasthita chaiva phanavati sa"
pratash cha sayam praharardha-matram |"
prapurya suryat paridhana-yuktya"
pragrihya nityam parichalaniya ||112||

urdhvam vitasti-matram tu vistaram chaturangulam |"
nridulam dhavalam proktam veshtitambara-laksanam ||113||

sati vajrasane padau karabhyam dharayed dridham |"
gulpha-desha-samipe cha kandam tatra prapidayet ||114||

vajrasane sthito yogi chalayitva cha kundalim |"
kuryad anantaram bhastram kundalim ashu bodhayet ||115||

bhanor akunchanam kuryat kundalim chalayet tatah |"
nrityu-vaktra-gatasyapi tasya nrityu-bhayam kutah ||116||

muhurta-dvaya-paryantam nirbhayam chalanad asau |"
urdhvam akrishyate kinchit sushunnayam samudgata ||117||

tena kundalini tasyah sushunnaya mukham dhruvam |"
jahati tasmat prano.ayam sushunnam vrajati svatah ||118||

tasmat sanchalayen nityam sukha-suptam arundhatim |"
tasyah sanchalanenaiva yogi rogaih pramuchyate ||119||

yena sanchalita shaktih sa yogi siddhi-bhajanam |"
kim atra bahunoktena kalam jayati lilaya ||120||

brahmacharya-ratasyaiva nityam hita-mitashinah |"
mandalad drishyate siddhih kundaly-abhyasa-yoginah ||121||

kundalim chalayitva tu bhastram kuryad visheshatah |"
evam abhyasyato nityam yamino yama-bhih kutah ||122||

dva-saptati-sahasranam nadinam mala-shodhane |"
kutah praksalanopayah kundaly-abhyasanad rite ||123||

iyam tu madhyama nadi dridhabhyasena yoginam |"
asana-prana-sanyama-mudrabhih sarala bhavet ||124||

abhyase tu vinidranam mano dhritva samadhina |"
rudrani va para mudra bhadram siddhim prayachchhati ||125||

raja-yogam vina prithvi raja-yogam vina nisha |"
raja-yogam vina mudra vichitrapi na shobhate ||126||

marutasya vidhim sarvam mano-yuktam samabhyaset |"
itaratra na kartavya mano-vrittir manishina ||127||

iti mudra dasha prokta adinathena shambhuna |"
ekaika tasu yaminam maha-siddhi-pradayini ||128||

upadesham hi mudranam yo datte sampradayikam |"
sa eva shri-guruh svami saksad ishvara eva sah ||129||

tasya vakya-paro bhutva mudrabhyase samahitah |"
animadi-gunaih sardham labhate kala-vanchanam ||130||