Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 38
SiP 7.2 38.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां वायुनैमिषेयर्षिसंवादे उत्तरखण्डे योगगतिवर्णनं नाम सप्तत्रिंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ३८ उपमन्युरुवाच आलस्यं व्याधयस्तीव्राः प्रमादः स्थानसंशयः अनवस्थितचित्तत्वमश्रद्धा भ्रांतिदर्शनम्
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ vāyunaimiṣeyarṣisaṃvāde uttarakhaṇḍe yogagativarṇanaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 38 upamanyuruvāca ālasyaṃ vyādhayastīvrāḥ pramādaḥ sthānasaṃśayaḥ anavasthitacittatvamaśraddhā bhrāṃtidarśanam
Om. Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the dialogue of Vāyu and the seers of Naimiṣa, in the latter section, the thirty-seventh chapter, called "The Description of the Course of Yoga." Chapter 38. Upamanyu said: sloth, severe illnesses, negligence, doubt about the ground, an unsteady state of mind, lack of faith, mistaken perception,
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SiP 7.2 38.2
दुःखानि दौर्मनस्यं च विषयेषु च लोलता दशैते युञ्जतां पुंसामन्तरायाः प्रकीर्तिताः
duḥkhāni daurmanasyaṃ ca viṣayeṣu ca lolatā daśaite yuñjatāṃ puṃsāmantarāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
pains, dejection, and fickleness toward the objects of sense — these ten are declared to be the obstacles of men who practise (yoga).
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SiP 7.2 38.3
आलस्यमलसत्त्वं तु योगिनां देहचेतनोः धातुवैषम्यजा दोषा व्याधयः कर्मदोषजाः
ālasyamalasattvaṃ tu yogināṃ dehacetanoḥ dhātuvaiṣamyajā doṣā vyādhayaḥ karmadoṣajāḥ
Sloth is the sluggishness of yogins in body and mind; illnesses are the disorders born of imbalance of the bodily elements, produced by faults of past action.
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SiP 7.2 38.4
प्रमादो नाम योगस्य साधना नाम भावना इदं वेत्युभयाक्रान्तं विज्ञानं स्थानसंशयः
pramādo nāma yogasya sādhanā nāma bhāvanā idaṃ vetyubhayākrāntaṃ vijñānaṃ sthānasaṃśayaḥ
Negligence is (failure in) the means of yoga, that is, in cultivation; knowledge beset by the two alternatives "is it this or not" is doubt about the ground.
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SiP 7.2 38.5
अप्रतिष्ठा हि मनसस्त्वनवस्थितिरुच्यते ५९५ब् अश्रद्धा भावरहिता वृत्तिर्वै योगवर्त्मनि
apratiṣṭhā hi manasastvanavasthitirucyate 595b aśraddhā bhāvarahitā vṛttirvai yogavartmani
Instability of the mind is called "lack of ground" (apratiṣṭhā); and "lack of faith" is activity on the path of yoga devoid of conviction.
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SiP 7.2 38.6
विपर्यस्ता मतिर्या सा भ्रांतिरित्यभिधीयते दुःखमज्ञानजं पुंसां चित्तस्याध्यात्मिकं विदुः
viparyastā matiryā sā bhrāṃtirityabhidhīyate duḥkhamajñānajaṃ puṃsāṃ cittasyādhyātmikaṃ viduḥ
That understanding which is inverted is termed "delusion" (bhrānti); the suffering of men that arises from ignorance, belonging to the mind, they know as the "inner" (ādhyātmika) kind.
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SiP 7.2 38.7
आधिभौतिकमंगोत्थं यच्च दुःखं पुरा कृतैः आधिदैविकमाख्यातमशन्यस्त्रविषादिकम्
ādhibhautikamaṃgotthaṃ yacca duḥkhaṃ purā kṛtaiḥ ādhidaivikamākhyātamaśanyastraviṣādikam
The suffering that arises from the body, (caused) by deeds done formerly, is the "elemental" (ādhibhautika) kind; the "divine" (ādhidaivika) kind is declared to be (that caused by) lightning, weapons, poison, and the like.
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SiP 7.2 38.8
इच्छाविघातजं मोक्षं दौर्मनस्यं प्रचक्षते विषयेषु विचित्रेषु विभ्रमस्तत्र लोलता
icchāvighātajaṃ mokṣaṃ daurmanasyaṃ pracakṣate viṣayeṣu vicitreṣu vibhramastatra lolatā
That which arises from the thwarting of desire (for) release they call "despondency" (daurmanasya); among the manifold sense-objects, wavering there is "distraction" (vibhrama).
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SiP 7.2 38.9
शान्तेष्वेतेषु विघ्नेषु योगासक्तस्य योगिनः उपसर्गाः प्रवर्तंते दिव्यास्ते सिद्धिसूचकाः
śānteṣveteṣu vighneṣu yogāsaktasya yoginaḥ upasargāḥ pravartaṃte divyāste siddhisūcakāḥ
When these obstacles have been quieted, for the yogin who is intent on yoga there arise divine "visitations" (upasargas), which are indicators of attainment.
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SiP 7.2 38.10
प्रतिभा श्रवणं वार्ता दर्शनास्वादवेदनाः उपसर्गाः षडित्येते व्यये योगस्य सिद्धयः
pratibhā śravaṇaṃ vārtā darśanāsvādavedanāḥ upasargāḥ ṣaḍityete vyaye yogasya siddhayaḥ
Intuition, hearing, report, seeing, tasting, and feeling — these six are the visitations; they are attainments (only) in the loss of yoga.
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SiP 7.2 38.11
सूक्ष्मे व्यवहिते ऽतीते विप्रकृष्टे त्वनागते प्रतिभा कथ्यते यो ऽर्थे प्रतिभासो यथातथम्
sūkṣme vyavahite 'tīte viprakṛṣṭe tvanāgate pratibhā kathyate yo 'rthe pratibhāso yathātatham
Intuition (pratibhā) is said to be that appearing which arises, just as it is, regarding an object that is subtle, hidden, past, remote, or not yet come.
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SiP 7.2 38.12
श्रवणं सर्वशब्दानां श्रवणे चाप्रयत्नतः वार्त्ता वार्त्तासु विज्ञानं सर्वेषामेव देहिनाम्
śravaṇaṃ sarvaśabdānāṃ śravaṇe cāprayatnataḥ vārttā vārttāsu vijñānaṃ sarveṣāmeva dehinām
"Hearing" is the hearing of all sounds, and effortlessly; "report" is the knowledge of the talk of all embodied beings whatsoever.
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SiP 7.2 38.13
दर्शनं नाम दिव्यानां दर्शनं चाप्रयत्नतः तथास्वादश्च दिव्येषु रसेष्वास्वाद उच्यते
darśanaṃ nāma divyānāṃ darśanaṃ cāprayatnataḥ tathāsvādaśca divyeṣu raseṣvāsvāda ucyate
"Seeing" is the seeing of divine things, and effortlessly; and likewise "tasting" is said to be the tasting of divine flavours.
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SiP 7.2 38.14
स्पर्शनाधिगमस्तद्वद्वेदना नाम विश्रुता गन्धादीनां च दिव्यानामाब्रह्मभुवनाधिपाः
sparśanādhigamastadvadvedanā nāma viśrutā gandhādīnāṃ ca divyānāmābrahmabhuvanādhipāḥ
Likewise the attainment of touch is known as "feeling" (vedanā), and (the attainment) of divine scents and the rest; (and) the rulers up to the world of Brahmā —
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SiP 7.2 38.15
संतिष्ठन्ते च रत्नानि प्रयच्छंति बहूनि च स्वच्छन्दमधुरा वाणी विविधास्यात्प्रवर्तते
saṃtiṣṭhante ca ratnāni prayacchaṃti bahūni ca svacchandamadhurā vāṇī vividhāsyātpravartate
— attend upon (him) and offer many jewels; and speech of many kinds, sweet at will, issues from (his) mouth.
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SiP 7.2 38.16
रसायनानि सर्वाणि दिव्याश्चौषधयस्तथा सिध्यंति प्रणिपत्यैनं दिशंति सुरयोषितः
rasāyanāni sarvāṇi divyāścauṣadhayastathā sidhyaṃti praṇipatyainaṃ diśaṃti surayoṣitaḥ
All elixirs and divine herbs are (his) at command, and the women of the gods, bowing to him, point out (things to him).
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SiP 7.2 38.17
योगसिद्ध्यैकदेशे ऽपि दृष्टे मोक्षे भवेन्मतिः दृष्टमेतन्मया यद्वत्तद्वन्मोक्षो भवेदिति
yogasiddhyaikadeśe 'pi dṛṣṭe mokṣe bhavenmatiḥ dṛṣṭametanmayā yadvattadvanmokṣo bhavediti
Even when a single portion of yogic attainment is seen, there arises the conviction about liberation: "Just as this has been seen by me, so too will liberation come to be."
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SiP 7.2 38.18
कृशता स्थूलता बाल्यं वार्धक्यं चैव यौवनम् नानाचातिस्वरूपं च चतुर्णां देहधारणम्
kṛśatā sthūlatā bālyaṃ vārdhakyaṃ caiva yauvanam nānācātisvarūpaṃ ca caturṇāṃ dehadhāraṇam
Thinness, stoutness, childhood, old age, and youth; and having a form of various kinds; and the maintaining of a body of the four (elements) —
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SiP 7.2 38.19
पार्थिवांशं विना नित्यं सुरभिर्गन्धसंग्रहः एवमष्टगुणं प्राहुः पैशाचं पार्थिवं पदम्
pārthivāṃśaṃ vinā nityaṃ surabhirgandhasaṃgrahaḥ evamaṣṭaguṇaṃ prāhuḥ paiśācaṃ pārthivaṃ padam
and, without an earthy portion, being ever fragrant, and the capturing of scents: thus they call the earthy station, the goblin's (paiśāca), eightfold in its qualities.
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SiP 7.2 38.20
जले निवसनं चैव भूम्यामेवं विनिर्गमः इच्छेच्छक्तः स्वयं पातुं समुद्रमपि नातुरः
jale nivasanaṃ caiva bhūmyāmevaṃ vinirgamaḥ icchecchaktaḥ svayaṃ pātuṃ samudramapi nāturaḥ
And dwelling in water, and likewise emerging thus from the earth; if he wishes he is able to drink up even the ocean himself, without being distressed.
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SiP 7.2 38.21
यत्रेच्छति जगत्यस्मिंस्तत्रैव जलदर्शनम् विना कुम्भादिकं पाणौ जलसञ्चयधारणम्
yatrecchati jagatyasmiṃstatraiva jaladarśanam vinā kumbhādikaṃ pāṇau jalasañcayadhāraṇam
Wherever in this world he wishes, right there is the sight of water; and holding a mass of water in the hand without a pot or the like;
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SiP 7.2 38.22
यद्वस्तु विरसञ्चापि भोक्तुमिच्छति तत्क्षणात् रसादिकं भवेच्चान्यत्त्रयाणां देहधारणम्
yadvastu virasañcāpi bhoktumicchati tatkṣaṇāt rasādikaṃ bhaveccānyattrayāṇāṃ dehadhāraṇam
and whatever substance, even a flavourless one, he wishes to enjoy, that very instant it becomes possessed of flavour and the rest; and the maintaining of a body of the three (elements);
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SiP 7.2 38.23
निर्व्रणत्वं शरीरस्य पार्थिवैश्च समन्वितम् तदिदं षोडशगुणमाप्यमैश्वर्यमद्भुतम्
nirvraṇatvaṃ śarīrasya pārthivaiśca samanvitam tadidaṃ ṣoḍaśaguṇamāpyamaiśvaryamadbhutam
and the body's being free of wounds — (this,) together with the earthy (powers): this watery lordship, of sixteen qualities, is marvellous.
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SiP 7.2 38.24
शरीरादग्निनिर्माणं तत्तापभयवर्जनम् शक्तिर्जगदिदं दग्धुं यदीच्छेदप्रयत्नतः
śarīrādagninirmāṇaṃ tattāpabhayavarjanam śaktirjagadidaṃ dagdhuṃ yadīcchedaprayatnataḥ
The producing of fire from the body, the avoiding of the fear of its heat, the power to burn up this world if he should wish, without effort;
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SiP 7.2 38.25
स्थापनं वानलस्या ऽप्सु पाणौ पावकधारणम् दग्धे सर्गे यथापूर्वं मुखे चान्नादिपाचनम् द्वाभ्यां देहविनिर्माणमाप्यैश्वर्यसमन्वितम्
sthāpanaṃ vānalasyā 'psu pāṇau pāvakadhāraṇam dagdhe sarge yathāpūrvaṃ mukhe cānnādipācanam dvābhyāṃ dehavinirmāṇamāpyaiśvaryasamanvitam
The placing of fire in water, the holding of fire in the hand, (the restoring of) creation as before when it is burnt, and the cooking of food and the like in the mouth; and by the two (fire and water) the fashioning of a body endowed with watery lordship.
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SiP 7.2 38.26
एतच्चतुर्विंशतिधा तैजसं परिचक्षते मनोजवत्वं भूतानां क्षणादन्तःप्रवेशनम्
etaccaturviṃśatidhā taijasaṃ paricakṣate manojavatvaṃ bhūtānāṃ kṣaṇādantaḥpraveśanam
This they declare to be the fiery (lordship), of twenty-four kinds. (Next:) having the speed of mind, entering within beings in an instant,
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SiP 7.2 38.27
५९६अ पर्वतादिमहाभारधारणञ्चाप्रयत्नतः गुरुत्वञ्च लघुत्वञ्च पाणावनिलधारणम्
596a parvatādimahābhāradhāraṇañcāprayatnataḥ gurutvañca laghutvañca pāṇāvaniladhāraṇam
and the bearing of great weights such as mountains without effort, and heaviness and lightness, and the holding of wind in the hand,
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SiP 7.2 38.28
अंगुल्यग्रनिपाताद्यैर्भूमेरपि च कम्पनम् एकेन देहनिष्पत्तिर्युक्तं भोगैश्च तैजसैः
aṃgulyagranipātādyairbhūmerapi ca kampanam ekena dehaniṣpattiryuktaṃ bhogaiśca taijasaiḥ
and even the shaking of the earth by the fall of a fingertip and the like, and the accomplishing of a body by one (element) alone, joined with fiery enjoyments—
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SiP 7.2 38.29
द्वात्रिंशद्गुणमैश्वर्यं मारुतं कवयो विदुः छायाहीनविनिष्पत्तिरिन्द्रियाणामदर्शनम्
dvātriṃśadguṇamaiśvaryaṃ mārutaṃ kavayo viduḥ chāyāhīnaviniṣpattirindriyāṇāmadarśanam
the wise know this lordship of wind to have thirty-two qualities. (Next:) the production (of a body) without a shadow, the invisibility of the senses,
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SiP 7.2 38.30
खेचरत्वं यथाकाममिन्द्रियार्थसमन्वयः आकाशलंघनं चैव स्वदेहे तन्निवेशनम्
khecaratvaṃ yathākāmamindriyārthasamanvayaḥ ākāśalaṃghanaṃ caiva svadehe tanniveśanam
moving in the sky at will, the conjunction of the senses with their objects, and the traversing of space, and the placing of it (space) within one's own body,
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SiP 7.2 38.31
आकाशपिण्डीकरणमशरीरत्वमेव च अनिलैश्वर्यसंयुक्तं चत्वारिंशद्गुणं महत्
ākāśapiṇḍīkaraṇamaśarīratvameva ca anilaiśvaryasaṃyuktaṃ catvāriṃśadguṇaṃ mahat
the making of space into a lump, and bodilessness itself—(this,) together with the lordship of wind, is the great (lordship) of forty qualities.
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SiP 7.2 38.32
ऐन्द्रमैश्वर्यमाख्यातमाम्बरं तत्प्रचक्षते यथाकामोपलब्धिश्च यथाकामविनिर्गमः
aindramaiśvaryamākhyātamāmbaraṃ tatpracakṣate yathākāmopalabdhiśca yathākāmavinirgamaḥ
This is declared to be the lordship of space; they call it Indra's. (Next:) obtaining as one wishes and going forth as one wishes,
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SiP 7.2 38.33
सर्वस्याभिभवश्चैव सर्वगुह्यार्थदर्शनम् कर्मानुरूपनिर्माणं वशित्वं प्रियदर्शनम्
sarvasyābhibhavaścaiva sarvaguhyārthadarśanam karmānurūpanirmāṇaṃ vaśitvaṃ priyadarśanam
and the overpowering of everything, the seeing of all hidden things, creating in accordance with (one's) action, mastery, pleasing appearance,
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SiP 7.2 38.34
संसारदर्शनं चैव भोगैरैन्द्रैस्समन्वितम् एतच्चांद्रमसैश्वर्यं मानसं गुणतो ऽधिकम्
saṃsāradarśanaṃ caiva bhogairaindraissamanvitam etaccāṃdramasaiśvaryaṃ mānasaṃ guṇato 'dhikam
and the beholding of the round of existence—(this,) together with the enjoyments belonging to Indra. This is the lunar lordship, pertaining to mind, greater in qualities.
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SiP 7.2 38.35
छेदनं ताडनं चैव बंधनं मोचनं तथा ग्रहणं सर्वभूतानां संसारवशवर्तिनाम्
chedanaṃ tāḍanaṃ caiva baṃdhanaṃ mocanaṃ tathā grahaṇaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ saṃsāravaśavartinām
Cutting, striking, and binding, likewise releasing, and the seizing of all beings that are subject to the round of existence,
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SiP 7.2 38.36
प्रसादश्चापि सर्वेषां मृत्युकालजयस्तथा आभिमानिकमैश्वर्यं प्राजापत्यं प्रचक्षते
prasādaścāpi sarveṣāṃ mṛtyukālajayastathā ābhimānikamaiśvaryaṃ prājāpatyaṃ pracakṣate
and also the favouring of all, and likewise the conquest of the time of death: this lordship, belonging to the principle of ego, they call the lordship of Prajāpati.
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SiP 7.2 38.37
एतच्चान्द्रमसैर्भोगैः षट्पञ्चाशद्गुणं महत् सर्गः संकल्पमात्रेण त्राणं संहरणं तथा
etaccāndramasairbhogaiḥ ṣaṭpañcāśadguṇaṃ mahat sargaḥ saṃkalpamātreṇa trāṇaṃ saṃharaṇaṃ tathā
This, with the lunar enjoyments, is the great (lordship) of fifty-six qualities. (Next:) creation by mere intention, protection, and likewise withdrawal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.38
स्वाधिकारश्च सर्वेषां भूतचित्तप्रवर्तनम् असादृश्यं च सर्वस्य निर्माणं जगतः पृथक्
svādhikāraśca sarveṣāṃ bhūtacittapravartanam asādṛśyaṃ ca sarvasya nirmāṇaṃ jagataḥ pṛthak
and one's own authority (over all), the impelling of the minds of beings, and unlikeness to everything, the separate fashioning of a world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.39
शुभाशुभस्य करणं प्राजापत्यैश्च संयुतम् चतुष्षष्ठिगुणं ब्राह्ममैश्वर्यं च प्रचक्षते
śubhāśubhasya karaṇaṃ prājāpatyaiśca saṃyutam catuṣṣaṣṭhiguṇaṃ brāhmamaiśvaryaṃ ca pracakṣate
and the doing of good and evil—joined with the (powers) of Prajāpati, they call this the lordship of Brahmā, of sixty-four qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.40
बौद्धादस्मात्परं गौणमैश्वर्यं प्राकृतं विदुः वैष्णवं तत्समाख्यातं तस्यैव भुवनस्थितिः ब्रह्मणा तत्पदं सर्वं वक्तुमन्यैर्न शक्यते
bauddhādasmātparaṃ gauṇamaiśvaryaṃ prākṛtaṃ viduḥ vaiṣṇavaṃ tatsamākhyātaṃ tasyaiva bhuvanasthitiḥ brahmaṇā tatpadaṃ sarvaṃ vaktumanyairna śakyate
Beyond this lordship of the intellect they know the secondary lordship pertaining to primal matter; that is called the Vaiṣṇava (lordship), and the standing of the worlds belongs to him alone. That whole station cannot be told by others than Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.41
तत्पौरुषं च गौणं च गणेशं पदमैश्वरम् विष्णुना तत्पदं किंचिज्ज्ञातुमन्यैर्न शक्यते
tatpauruṣaṃ ca gauṇaṃ ca gaṇeśaṃ padamaiśvaram viṣṇunā tatpadaṃ kiṃcijjñātumanyairna śakyate
And that station of lordship which is of Puruṣa and secondary is the station of the lord of the hosts; that station cannot be known even a little by others than Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.42
विज्ञानसिद्धयश्चैव सर्वा एवौपसर्गिकाः निरोद्धव्या प्रयत्नेन वर्राग्येण परेण तु
vijñānasiddhayaścaiva sarvā evaupasargikāḥ niroddhavyā prayatnena varrāgyeṇa pareṇa tu
And all the attainments of knowledge are indeed incidental hindrances; they are to be checked with effort, and by supreme dispassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.43
प्रतिभासेष्वशुद्धेषु गुणेष्वासक्तचेतसः न सिध्येत्परमैश्वर्यमभयं सार्वकामिकम्
pratibhāseṣvaśuddheṣu guṇeṣvāsaktacetasaḥ na sidhyetparamaiśvaryamabhayaṃ sārvakāmikam
For one whose mind is attached to impure appearances and to the qualities, the supreme lordship, fearless and fulfilling all desires, is not attained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.44
तस्माद्गुणांश्च भोगांश्च देवासुरमहीभृताम् तृणवद्यस्त्यजेत्तस्य योगसिद्धिः परा भवेत्
tasmādguṇāṃśca bhogāṃśca devāsuramahībhṛtām tṛṇavadyastyajettasya yogasiddhiḥ parā bhavet
Therefore, he who abandons like straw the qualities and the enjoyments of gods, demons and kings—his attainment in yoga will be supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.45
अथवानुग्रहेच्छायां जगतो विचरेन्मुनिः यथाकामंगुणान्भोगान्भुक्त्वा मुक्तिं प्रयास्यति
athavānugrahecchāyāṃ jagato vicarenmuniḥ yathākāmaṃguṇānbhogānbhuktvā muktiṃ prayāsyati
Or else, if he wishes to show favour to the world, let the sage wander (about); having enjoyed the qualities and the pleasures as he pleases, he will (still) go to liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.46
अथ प्रयोगं योगस्य वक्ष्ये शृणु समाहितः शुभे काले शुभे देशे शिवक्षेत्रादिके पुनः विजने जंतुरहिते निःशब्दे बाधवर्जिते
atha prayogaṃ yogasya vakṣye śṛṇu samāhitaḥ śubhe kāle śubhe deśe śivakṣetrādike punaḥ vijane jaṃturahite niḥśabde bādhavarjite
Now I shall declare the practice of yoga; listen with collected mind. At an auspicious time, in an auspicious place, again, such as a holy field of Śiva, in a solitary spot free of creatures, silent, free of disturbance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.47
सुप्रलिप्ते स्थले सौम्ये गन्धधूपादिवासिते मुक्तपुष्पसमाकीर्णे वितानादि विचित्रिते
supralipte sthale saumye gandhadhūpādivāsite muktapuṣpasamākīrṇe vitānādi vicitrite
on ground well smeared (with plaster), pleasant, made fragrant with perfumes, incense and the like, strewn about with loose flowers, adorned with a canopy and such things,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.48
कुशपुष्पसमित्तोयफलमूलसमन्विते नाग्न्यभ्याशे जलाभ्याशे शुष्कपर्णचये ऽपि वा
kuśapuṣpasamittoyaphalamūlasamanvite nāgnyabhyāśe jalābhyāśe śuṣkaparṇacaye 'pi vā
provided with kuśa grass, flowers, firewood, water, fruits and roots; not near a fire, not near water, nor on a heap of dry leaves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.49
५९६ब् न दंशमशकाकीर्णे सर्पश्वापदसंकुले न च दुष्टमृगाकीर्णे न भये दुर्जनावृते
596b na daṃśamaśakākīrṇe sarpaśvāpadasaṃkule na ca duṣṭamṛgākīrṇe na bhaye durjanāvṛte
not (in a place) infested with gadflies and mosquitoes, crowded with snakes and beasts of prey, nor one filled with dangerous animals, nor in a fearful (place) beset by wicked men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.50
श्मशाने चैत्यवल्मीके जीर्णागारे चतुष्पथे नदीनदसमुद्राणां तीरे रथ्यांतरे ऽपि वा
śmaśāne caityavalmīke jīrṇāgāre catuṣpathe nadīnadasamudrāṇāṃ tīre rathyāṃtare 'pi vā
nor in a cremation ground, at a sacred tree or an anthill, in a ruined house, at a crossroads, on the bank of rivers, streams or seas, nor in the middle of a highway,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.51
न जीर्णोद्यानगोष्ठादौ नानिष्टे न च निंदिते नाजीर्णाम्लरसोद्गारे न च विण्मूत्रदूषिते
na jīrṇodyānagoṣṭhādau nāniṣṭe na ca niṃdite nājīrṇāmlarasodgāre na ca viṇmūtradūṣite
nor in a decayed garden, cattle-pen and the like, nor in an unpleasant place, nor in a censured one; not when there is indigestion with sour eructation, nor (in a place) defiled by faeces and urine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.52
नच्छर्द्यामातिसारे वा नातिभुक्तौ श्रमान्विते न चातिचिंताकुलितो न चातिक्षुत्पिपासितः
nacchardyāmātisāre vā nātibhuktau śramānvite na cāticiṃtākulito na cātikṣutpipāsitaḥ
nor in vomiting or in dysentery, nor when overfed or afflicted with fatigue; nor should he be distracted by excessive worry, nor excessively hungry and thirsty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.53
नापि स्वगुरुकर्मादौ प्रसक्तो योगमाचरेत् युक्ताहारविहारश्च युक्तचेष्टश्च कर्मसु
nāpi svagurukarmādau prasakto yogamācaret yuktāhāravihāraśca yuktaceṣṭaśca karmasu
nor should he practise yoga when engaged in the duties owed to his own guru and the like. With measured food and movement, and with measured activity in his tasks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.54
युक्तनिद्राप्रबोधश्च सर्वायासविवर्जितः आसनं मृदुलं रम्यं विपुलं सुसमं शुचि
yuktanidrāprabodhaśca sarvāyāsavivarjitaḥ āsanaṃ mṛdulaṃ ramyaṃ vipulaṃ susamaṃ śuci
with measured sleeping and waking, free of all strain, (he should have) a seat that is soft, pleasant, ample, quite level and clean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.55
पद्मकस्वस्तिकादीनामभ्यसेदासनेषु च अभिवंद्य स्वगुर्वंतानभिवाद्याननुक्रमात्
padmakasvastikādīnāmabhyasedāsaneṣu ca abhivaṃdya svagurvaṃtānabhivādyānanukramāt
And he should practise among the postures such as the lotus, the svastika and the rest, having saluted, in due order, those to be saluted, ending with his own guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.56
ऋजुग्रीवशिरोवक्षा नातिष्ठेच्छिष्टलोचनः किंचिदुन्नामितशिरा दंतैर्दंतान्न संस्पृशेत्
ṛjugrīvaśirovakṣā nātiṣṭhecchiṣṭalocanaḥ kiṃcidunnāmitaśirā daṃtairdaṃtānna saṃspṛśet
With neck, head and chest erect, he should not remain (thus) with his eyes trained (elsewhere); with the head lifted a little, he should not let teeth touch teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.57
दंताग्रसंस्थिता जिह्वामचलां सन्निवेश्य च पार्ष्णिभ्यां वृषणौ रक्षंस्तथा प्रजननं पुनः
daṃtāgrasaṃsthitā jihvāmacalāṃ sanniveśya ca pārṣṇibhyāṃ vṛṣaṇau rakṣaṃstathā prajananaṃ punaḥ
And having set the tongue motionless, placed at the tips of the teeth, guarding the testicles with the two heels and likewise the generative organ,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.58
ऊर्वोरुपरि संस्थाप्य बाहू तिर्यगयत्नतः दक्षिणं करपृष्ठं तु न्यस्य वामतलोपरि
ūrvorupari saṃsthāpya bāhū tiryagayatnataḥ dakṣiṇaṃ karapṛṣṭhaṃ tu nyasya vāmatalopari
having placed the arms crosswise upon the thighs without effort, and having laid the back of the right hand upon the palm of the left,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.59
उन्नाम्य शनकैः पृष्ठमुरो विष्टभ्य चाग्रतः संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्
unnāmya śanakaiḥ pṛṣṭhamuro viṣṭabhya cāgrataḥ saṃprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan
raising the back gently and bracing the chest forward, gazing at the tip of his own nose and not looking about at the directions,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.60
संभृतप्राणसंचारः पाषाण इव निश्चलः स्वदेहायतनस्यांतर्विचिंत्य शिवमंबया
saṃbhṛtaprāṇasaṃcāraḥ pāṣāṇa iva niścalaḥ svadehāyatanasyāṃtarviciṃtya śivamaṃbayā
with the movement of the breath held in, motionless as a stone, having meditated within the temple of his own body upon Śiva together with the Mother,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.61
हृत्पद्मपीठिकामध्ये ध्यानयज्ञेन पूजयेत् मूले नासाग्रतो नाभौ कंठे वा तालुरंध्रयोः
hṛtpadmapīṭhikāmadhye dhyānayajñena pūjayet mūle nāsāgrato nābhau kaṃṭhe vā tāluraṃdhrayoḥ
he should worship (them) in the middle of the pedestal of the heart-lotus with the sacrifice of meditation; (or) at the root (of the nose), at the nose-tip, at the navel, at the throat, or at the cavity of the palate,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.62
भ्रूमध्ये द्वारदेशे वा ललाटे मूर्ध्नि वा स्मरेत् परिकल्प्य यथान्यायं शिवयोः परमासनम्
bhrūmadhye dvāradeśe vā lalāṭe mūrdhni vā smaret parikalpya yathānyāyaṃ śivayoḥ paramāsanam
or between the brows, or at the region of the door, or on the forehead, or on the crown, he should call (them) to mind, having duly fashioned the supreme seat of Śiva and (Śivā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.63
तत्र सावरणं वापि निरावरणमेव वा द्विदलेषोडशारे वा द्वादशारे यथाविधि
tatra sāvaraṇaṃ vāpi nirāvaraṇameva vā dvidaleṣoḍaśāre vā dvādaśāre yathāvidhi
There (he may conceive it) either with an enclosure or without any enclosure at all — in a two-petalled, a sixteen-spoked, or a twelve-spoked (lotus), as prescribed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.64
दशारे वा षडस्रे वा चतुरस्रे शिवं स्मरेत् भ्रुवोरंतरतः पद्मं द्विदलं तडिदुज्ज्वलम्
daśāre vā ṣaḍasre vā caturasre śivaṃ smaret bhruvoraṃtarataḥ padmaṃ dvidalaṃ taḍidujjvalam
or in a ten-spoked, or a six-cornered, or a four-cornered (figure) he should call Śiva to mind. Within the space between the brows (is) a two-petalled lotus, bright as lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.65
भ्रूमध्यस्थारविन्दस्य क्रमाद्वै दक्षिणोत्तरे विद्युत्समानवर्णे च पर्णे वर्णावसानके
bhrūmadhyasthāravindasya kramādvai dakṣiṇottare vidyutsamānavarṇe ca parṇe varṇāvasānake
Of the lotus situated in the middle of the brows, (the petals) in order to the right and to the left, the two petals of a colour like lightning, (bear) the last of the letters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.66
षोडशारस्य पत्राणि स्वराः षोडश तानि वै पूर्वादीनि क्रमादेतत्पद्मं कन्दस्य मूलतः
ṣoḍaśārasya patrāṇi svarāḥ ṣoḍaśa tāni vai pūrvādīni kramādetatpadmaṃ kandasya mūlataḥ
The petals of the sixteen-spoked (lotus) are indeed those sixteen vowels, beginning with the first, in order; this lotus (is) at the root of the bulb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.67
ककारादिटकारांता वर्णाः पर्णान्यनुक्रमात् भानुवर्णस्य पद्मस्य ध्येयं तद् १धृदयान्तरे
kakārādiṭakārāṃtā varṇāḥ parṇānyanukramāt bhānuvarṇasya padmasya dhyeyaṃ tad 1dhṛdayāntare
The letters from ka up to ṭha are its petals in sequence; that lotus, of the colour of the sun, is to be meditated on within the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.68
गोक्षीरधवलस्योक्ता डादिफान्ता यथाक्रमम् अधो दलस्याम्बुजस्य एतस्य २ च दलानि षट्
gokṣīradhavalasyoktā ḍādiphāntā yathākramam adho dalasyāmbujasya etasya 2 ca dalāni ṣaṭ
For (the lotus) white as cow's milk, (the letters) from ḍa to pha are declared in due order; and below (that), of this lotus the petals are six.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.69
विधूमांगारवर्णस्य वर्णा वाद्याश्च लान्तिमाः मूलाधारारविंदस्य हेमाभस्य यथाक्रमम् वकारादिसकारान्ता वर्णाः पर्णमयाः स्थिताः
vidhūmāṃgāravarṇasya varṇā vādyāśca lāntimāḥ mūlādhārāraviṃdasya hemābhasya yathākramam vakārādisakārāntā varṇāḥ parṇamayāḥ sthitāḥ
Of the (lotus) coloured like smokeless charcoal, the letters are those beginning with va and ending with la; of the root-support (mūlādhāra) lotus, golden in appearance, the letters from va to sa stand as its petals, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.70
एतेष्वथारविंदेषु यत्रैवाभिरतं मनः तत्रैव देवं देवीं च चिंतयेद्धीरया धिया
eteṣvathāraviṃdeṣu yatraivābhirataṃ manaḥ tatraiva devaṃ devīṃ ca ciṃtayeddhīrayā dhiyā
Now, among these lotuses, on whichever the mind is fixed with delight, there itself let (him) contemplate the god and the goddess with steady thought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.71
अंगुष्ठमात्रममलं दीप्यमानं समंततः शुद्धदीपशिखाकारं स्वशक्त्या पूर्णमण्डितम्
aṃguṣṭhamātramamalaṃ dīpyamānaṃ samaṃtataḥ śuddhadīpaśikhākāraṃ svaśaktyā pūrṇamaṇḍitam
(One should contemplate it as) of the measure of a thumb, spotless, blazing on all sides, having the shape of a pure lamp-flame, wholly adorned by its own power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.72
इन्दुरेखासमाकारं तारारूपमथापि वा नीवारशूकस्सदृशं बिससुत्राभमेव वा
indurekhāsamākāraṃ tārārūpamathāpi vā nīvāraśūkassadṛśaṃ bisasutrābhameva vā
Of a form like the crescent line of the moon, or else star-shaped, or like the awn of wild rice, or like the fibre-thread of a lotus stalk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.73
कदम्बगोलकाकारं तुषारकणिकोपमम् क्षित्यादितत्त्वविजयं ध्याता यद्यपि वाञ्छति
kadambagolakākāraṃ tuṣārakaṇikopamam kṣityāditattvavijayaṃ dhyātā yadyapi vāñchati
Of the shape of a kadamba ball, comparable to a drop of frost. If the meditator wishes for mastery over the elements beginning with earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.74
तत्तत्तत्त्वाधिपामेव मूर्तिं स्थूलां विचिंतयेत् सदाशिवांता ब्रह्माद्यभवाद्याश्चाष्टमूर्तयः
tattattattvādhipāmeva mūrtiṃ sthūlāṃ viciṃtayet sadāśivāṃtā brahmādyabhavādyāścāṣṭamūrtayaḥ
he should contemplate the gross form of the very lord of each respective element; (there are) the eight forms, from Brahmā up to Sadāśiva, from Bhava onward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.75
शिवस्य मूर्तयः स्थूलाः शिवशास्त्रे विनिश्चिताः घोरा मिश्रा प्रशान्ताश्च मूर्तयस्ता मुनीश्वरैः
śivasya mūrtayaḥ sthūlāḥ śivaśāstre viniścitāḥ ghorā miśrā praśāntāśca mūrtayastā munīśvaraiḥ
The gross forms of Śiva are determined in the Śaiva scripture; those forms (are) terrible, mixed, and wholly calm, (and are to be contemplated) by the lords of sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.76
फलाभिलाषरहितैश्चिन्त्याश्चिन्ताविशारदैः घोराश्चेच्चिंतिताः कुर्युः पापरोगपरिक्षयम्
phalābhilāṣarahitaiścintyāścintāviśāradaiḥ ghorāścecciṃtitāḥ kuryuḥ pāparogaparikṣayam
— to be contemplated by those free of longing for fruits, by those skilled in contemplation. If the terrible ones are contemplated, they bring about the destruction of sin and disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 38.77
चिरेण मिश्रे सौम्ये तु न सद्यो न चिरादपि सौम्ये मुक्तिर्विशेषेण शांतिः प्रज्ञा प्रसिध्यति
cireṇa miśre saumye tu na sadyo na cirādapi saumye muktirviśeṣeṇa śāṃtiḥ prajñā prasidhyati
In the mixed (form the result comes) after a long time; but in the mild neither at once nor after long; in the mild, especially, liberation, peace, and wisdom are accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 38.78
सिध्यंति सिद्धयश्चात्र क्रमशो नात्र संशयः
sidhyaṃti siddhayaścātra kramaśo nātra saṃśayaḥ
And here the (yogic) powers are accomplished, step by step; there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition