Tuesday 24 March 2015

Yoga Progress

योगगतिवर्णनं नाम सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Yoga progress description Chapter 37



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



यमश्च नियमश्चैव स्वस्तिकाद्यं तथासनम् || 14 ||
प्राणायामः प्रत्याहारो धारणा ध्यानमेव च |
समाधिरिति योगांगान्यष्टावुक्तानि सूरिभिः || 15 ||
Yama and Niyama, then Swastikasana, etc. asanas, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, just Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi – these are said to be the eight limbs of Yoga by the wise.

Tuesday 10 March 2015

Pranava

हरिविधिमोहनिवारणं नाम पंचत्रिंशोऽध्यायः 
Removal of the illusion/confusion of Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma – Chapter 35



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



शिवो हि प्रणवो ह्येष प्रणवो हि शिवः स्मृतः || 43 ||
Lord Shiva himself is the Pranava (the primordial sound Om); this Pranava itself is called Lord Shiva.



Shloka 28 of Chapter 48 of Parvati block of Rudra Samhita says just the same thing in slightly different words.



शिवो नादमयः सत्यं नादः शिवमयस्तथा |
उभयोरन्तरं नास्ति नादस्य च शिवस्य च || 28 ||