Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika - Chapterl 4: Nada, Bindu, Kala

The fourth chapter of Hatha-Yoga Pradipika by Svatmarama

Hatha Pradipika

Chhaturthopadeshah

छतुर्थोपदेशः

Chaturthopadeśaḥ

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namah shivaya gurave nada-bindu-kalatmane |"
niranjana-padam yati nityam tatra parayanah ||1||

athedanim pravaksyami samadhikramam uttamam |"
nrityughnam cha sukhopayam brahmananda-karam param ||2||

raja-yogah samadhish cha unmani cha manonmani |"
amaratvam layas tattvam shunyashunyam param padam ||3||

amanaskam tathadvaitam niralambam niranjanam |"
jivanmuktish cha sahaja turya chety eka-vachakah ||4||

salile saindhavam yadvat sanyam bhajati yogatah |"
tathatma-manasor aikyam samadhir abhidhiyate ||5||

yada sanksiyate prano manasam cha praliyate |"
tada samarasatvam cha samadhir abhidhiyate ||6||

tat-samam cha dvayor aikyam jivatma-paramatmanoh |"
pranashta-sarva-sankalpah samadhih so.abhidhiyate ||7||

rajayogasya mahatnyam ko va janati tattvatah |"
jananam muktih sathitih siddhirguruvakyena labhyate || 8 ||

durlabho vishaya-tyago durlabham tattva-darshanam |"
durlabha sahajavastha sad-guroh karunam vina ||9||

vividhair asanaih kubhair vichitraih karanair api |"
prabuddhayam maha-shaktau pranah shunye praliyate ||10||

utpanna-shakti-bodhasya tyakta-nihshesha-karmanah |"
yoginah sahajavastha svayam eva prajayate ||11||

sushunna-vahini prane shunye vishati manase |"
tada sarvani karmani nirmulayati yogavit ||12||

amaraya namas tubhyam so.api kalas tvaya jitah |"
patitam vadane yasya jagad etach characharam ||13||

chitte samatvam apanne vayau vrajati madhyame |"
tadamaroli vajroli sahajoli prajayate ||14||

jnanam kuto manasi sambhavatiha tavat"
prano.api jivati mano nriyate na yavat |"
prano mano dvayam idam vilayam nayed yo"
moksam sa gachchhati naro na kathanchid anyah ||15||

jnatva sushunnasad-bhedam kritva vayum cha madhyagam |"
sthitva sadaiva susthane brahma-randhre nirodhayet ||16||

surya-chandramasau dhattah kalam ratrindivatmakam |"
bhoktri sushunna kalasya guhyam etad udahritam ||17||

dva-saptati-sahasrani nadi-dvarani panjare |"
sushunna shambhavi shaktih sheshas tv eva nirarthakah ||18||

vayuh parichito yasmad agnina saha kundalim |"
bodhayitva sushunnayam pravished anirodhatah ||19||

sushunna-vahini prane siddhyaty eva manonmani |"
anyatha tv itarabhyasah prayasayaiva yoginam ||20||

pavano badhyate yena manas tenaiva badhyate |"
manash cha badhyate yena pavanas tena badhyate ||21||

hetu-dvayam tu chittasya vasana cha samiranah |"
tayor vinashta ekasmin tau dvav api vinashyatah ||22||

mano yatra viliyeta pavanas tatra liyate |"
pavano liyate yatra manas tatra viliyate ||23||

dugdhambuvat sammilitav ubhau tau"
tulya-kriyau manasa-marutau hi |"
yato marut tatra manah-pravrittir"
yato manas tatra marut-pravrittih ||24||

tatraika-nashad aparasya nasha"
eka-pravritter apara-pravrittih |"
adhvastayosh chendriya-varga-vrittih"
pradhvas tayor moksa-padasya siddhih ||25||

rasasya manasash chaiva chanchalatvam svabhavatah |"
raso baddho mano baddham kim na siddhyati bhutale ||26||

murchchhito harate vyadhin nrito jivayati svayam |"
baddhah khecharatam dhatte raso vayush cha parvati ||27||

manah sthairyam sthiro vayus tato binduh sthiro bhavet |"
bindu-sthairyat sada sattvam pinda-sthairyam prajayate ||28||

indriyanam mano natho manonathas tu marutah |"
marutasya layo nathah sa layo nadam ashritah ||29||

so.ayam evastu moksakhyo mastu vapi matantare |"
manah-prana-laye kaschid anandah sampravartate ||30||

pranashta-shvasa-nishvasah pradhvasta-vishaya-grahah |"
nischeshto nirvikarash cha layo jayati yoginam ||31||

uchchhinna-sarva-sankalpo nihsheshashesha-cheshtitah |"
svavaganyo layah ko.api jayate vag-agocharah ||32||

yatra drishtir layas tatra bhutendriya-sanatani |"
sa shaktir jiva-bhutanam dve alaksye layam gate ||33||

layo laya iti prahuh kidrisham laya-laksanam |"
apunar-vasanotthanal layo vishaya-visnritih ||34||

veda-shastra-puranani samanya-ganika iva |"
ekaiva shambhavi mudra gupta kula-vadhur iva ||35||

atha shambhavi"
antarlaksyam bahirdrishtirnimeshonmesha̱-varjita |"
esha sa shambhavi mudra veda̱-shastreshu gopita ||36||

antar laksya-vilina-chitta-pavano yogi yada vartate"
drishtya nischala-taraya bahir adhah pashyann apashyann api |"
mudreyam khalu shambhavi bhavati sa labdha prasadad guroh"
shunyashunya-vilaksanam sphurati tat tattvam padam shambhavam ||37||

shri-shambhavyash cha khecharya avastha-dhama-bhedatah |"
bhavech chitta-layanandah shunye chit-sukha-rupini ||38||