Friday 29 May 2015

Shaiva Yoga

शैवयोगवर्णनं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Shaiva Yoga description Chapter 39



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



यस्मात्सौख्यं च मोक्षं च ध्यानादभयमाप्नुयात् |
तस्मात्सर्वं परित्यज्य ध्यानयुक्तो भवेन्नरः || 21 ||
नास्ति ध्यानं विना ज्ञानं नास्ति ध्यानमयोगिनः |
ध्यानं ज्ञानं च यस्यास्ति तीर्णस्तेन भवार्णवः || 22 ||
Since happiness, liberation and fearlessness are obtained by meditation, therefore a man may give up everything (and) then become meditation-oriented.
There is no (higher) knowledge without meditation; one who is not a Yogi cannot meditate. One who has meditation and (higher) knowledge has swam across the sea of the material world.

Thursday 14 May 2015

Yoga Progress

योगगतिवर्णनं नाम सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Yoga progress description Chapter 37



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



अगर्भश्च सगर्भश्च प्राणायामो द्विधा स्मृतः |
जपं ध्यानं विनागर्भः सगर्भस्तत्समन्वयात् || 33 ||
अगर्भाद्गर्भसंयुक्तः प्राणायामः शताधिकः |
तस्मात्सगर्भं कुर्वन्ति योगिनः प्राणसंयमम् || 34 ||
Pranayama is said to be of two kinds – Sagarbha and Agarbha. Without japa (chanting) and meditation (is) Agarbha, Sagarbha is with that (japa and meditation).
Sagarbha is hundred times more (valuable) than Agarbha. Therefore Yogis do Sagarbha Pranayama.



Recall shloka 30 of Chapter 14 of Vayaviya Samhita, later part which says that japa with Pranayama is called Sagarbha japa.


प्राणायामसमायुक्तस्सगर्भो जप उच्यते | 30