Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 11
VaP 1 11.1
।। वायुरुवाच ।। एकं महान्तं दिवसमहोरात्रमथापि वा। अर्द्धमासं तथा मासमयनाब्दयुगानि च
|| vāyuruvāca || ekaṃ mahāntaṃ divasamahorātramathāpi vā| arddhamāsaṃ tathā māsamayanābdayugāni ca
Vāyu said: One great day, or else a day and night, a half-month, likewise a month, the half-years, the years, and the yugas —
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VaP 1 11.2
महायुगसहस्राणि ऋषयस्तपसि स्थिताः। उपासते महात्मानः प्राणं दिव्येन चक्षुषा
mahāyugasahasrāṇi ṛṣayastapasi sthitāḥ| upāsate mahātmānaḥ prāṇaṃ divyena cakṣuṣā
for thousands of great yugas the great-souled seers, abiding in austerity, worship the breath with the divine eye.
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VaP 1 11.3
अतऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्राणायामप्रयोजनम्। फलञ्चैव विशेषेण यथाह भगवान् प्रभुः
ataūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi prāṇāyāmaprayojanam| phalañcaiva viśeṣeṇa yathāha bhagavān prabhuḥ
Next I shall declare the purpose of prāṇāyāma, and its fruit in particular, as the blessed Lord has said it.
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VaP 1 11.4
प्रयोजनानि चत्वारि प्राणायामस्य विद्धिवै। शान्तिः प्रशान्तिर्दीप्तिश्च प्रसादश्च चतुष्टयम्
prayojanāni catvāri prāṇāyāmasya viddhivai| śāntiḥ praśāntirdīptiśca prasādaśca catuṣṭayam
Know indeed the four purposes of prāṇāyāma: calming, deep calming, kindling, and clarity — these four.
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VaP 1 11.5
घोराकारशिवानान्तु कर्मणां फलसम्भवम्। स्वयंकृतानि कालेन इहामुत्र च देहिनाम्
ghorākāraśivānāntu karmaṇāṃ phalasambhavam| svayaṃkṛtāni kālena ihāmutra ca dehinām
But for deeds of dreadful form and of auspicious form there is the arising of fruit; (deeds) done by oneself (bear fruit) in due time, here and in the next world, for embodied beings.
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VaP 1 11.6
पितृमातृ प्रदुष्टानां ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिसङ्करैः। क्षपणं हि कषायाणां पापानां शान्तिरुच्यते
pitṛmātṛ praduṣṭānāṃ jñātisambandhisaṅkaraiḥ| kṣapaṇaṃ hi kaṣāyāṇāṃ pāpānāṃ śāntirucyate
For those who have wronged father and mother, (and) by the confounding of kinsmen and relations — the wearing away of the taints (kaṣāya), of the sins, is called "appeasement" (śānti).
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VaP 1 11.7
लोभमानात्मकानां हि पापानामपि संयमः । इहामुत्र हितार्थाय प्रशान्तिस्तप उच्यते
lobhamānātmakānāṃ hi pāpānāmapi saṃyamaḥ | ihāmutra hitārthāya praśāntistapa ucyate
And the restraining of sins consisting of greed and pride, for the sake of what is beneficial here and in the world beyond — that thorough calming is called austerity (tapas).
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VaP 1 11.8
सूर्येन्दुग्रहताराणां तुल्यस्तु विषयो भवेत्। ऋषीणाञ्च प्रसिद्धानां ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पदाम्
sūryendugrahatārāṇāṃ tulyastu viṣayo bhavet| ṛṣīṇāñca prasiddhānāṃ jñānavijñānasampadām
The range (of vision) of the sun, moon, planets and stars would be equal (to that) of the renowned seers who are rich in knowledge and discernment.
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VaP 1 11.9
अतीतानागतानाञ्च दर्शनं साम्प्रतस्य च । बुद्धस्य समतां यान्ति दीप्तिः स्यात्तप उच्यते
atītānāgatānāñca darśanaṃ sāmpratasya ca | buddhasya samatāṃ yānti dīptiḥ syāttapa ucyate
And (their) seeing of things past and future and of the present attains equality with that of an awakened one; that would be "radiance" (dīpti) — it is called austerity.
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VaP 1 11.10
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थांश्च मनः पञ्च च मारुतान् । प्रसादयति येनासौ प्रसाद इति संज्ञितः
indriyāṇīndriyārthāṃśca manaḥ pañca ca mārutān | prasādayati yenāsau prasāda iti saṃjñitaḥ
That by which one makes clear (or serene) the senses, the objects of the senses, the mind, and the five winds — that is designated "clarification" (prasāda).
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VaP 1 11.11
इत्येष धर्मः प्रथमः प्राणायामश्चतुर्विधः। सन्निकृष्टफलो ज्ञेयः सद्यःकालप्रसादजः
ityeṣa dharmaḥ prathamaḥ prāṇāyāmaścaturvidhaḥ| sannikṛṣṭaphalo jñeyaḥ sadyaḥkālaprasādajaḥ
Thus this first duty, the fourfold breath-control, is to be known as having its fruit close at hand, arising from a clarification (that comes) at once.
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VaP 1 11.12
अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्राणायामस्य लक्षणम्। आसनं च यथातत्त्वं युञ्जतो योगमेव च
ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi prāṇāyāmasya lakṣaṇam| āsanaṃ ca yathātattvaṃ yuñjato yogameva ca
Beyond this I shall declare the definition of breath-control, and, as it truly is, the posture of one who is practising yoga.
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VaP 1 11.13
ओङ्कारं प्रथमं कृत्वा चन्द्रसूयौं प्रणम्य च। आसनं स्वस्तिकं कृत्वा पझमर्द्धासनन्तथा
oṅkāraṃ prathamaṃ kṛtvā candrasūyauṃ praṇamya ca| āsanaṃ svastikaṃ kṛtvā pajhamarddhāsanantathā
Having first made the syllable Om, and having bowed to the moon and the sun, having made the svastika posture, and likewise the lotus (and) the half-posture,
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VaP 1 11.14
समजानुरेकजानुरुत्तानः सुस्थितोऽपि च। समो दृढासनो भूत्वा संहृत्य चरणावुभौ
samajānurekajānuruttānaḥ susthito'pi ca| samo dṛḍhāsano bhūtvā saṃhṛtya caraṇāvubhau
with knees level, or with one knee (raised), stretched out, or else well settled — becoming even, of firm seat, having drawn both feet together,
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VaP 1 11.15
संवृतास्योऽवबद्धाक्ष उरो विष्टभ्य चाग्रतः। पार्ष्णिभ्यां वृषणे छाद्य तथा प्रजननं ततः
saṃvṛtāsyo'vabaddhākṣa uro viṣṭabhya cāgrataḥ| pārṣṇibhyāṃ vṛṣaṇe chādya tathā prajananaṃ tataḥ
with mouth closed and eyes fixed, and having braced the chest forward, covering the testicles with the heels and then likewise the generative organ,
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VaP 1 11.16
किञ्चिदुन्नामितशिराः शिरो ग्रीवां तथैव च। सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्
kiñcidunnāmitaśirāḥ śiro grīvāṃ tathaiva ca| samprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan
with the head raised a little, (holding) head and neck likewise (erect), gazing at the tip of his own nose and not looking about at the directions,
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VaP 1 11.17
तमः प्रच्छाद्य रजसा रजः सत्त्वेन च्छादयेत् । ततः सत्त्वस्थितो भूत्वा योगं युञ्जन् समाहितः
tamaḥ pracchādya rajasā rajaḥ sattvena cchādayet | tataḥ sattvasthito bhūtvā yogaṃ yuñjan samāhitaḥ
having covered over darkness (tamas) with rajas, he should cover rajas with sattva; then, established in sattva, becoming concentrated while practising yoga,
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VaP 1 11.18
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थांश्च मनः पञ्च स मारुतान्। विगृह्य समवायेव प्रत्याहारमुपक्रमेत्
indriyāṇīndriyārthāṃśca manaḥ pañca sa mārutān| vigṛhya samavāyeva pratyāhāramupakramet
having seized the senses, the objects of the senses, the mind and the five winds, he should undertake withdrawal (pratyāhāra) as if (drawing them) into union.
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VaP 1 11.19
यस्तु प्रत्याहरेत् कामान् कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वतः। तथात्मरतिरेकस्थः पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि
yastu pratyāharet kāmān kūrmo'ṅgānīva sarvataḥ| tathātmaratirekasthaḥ paśyatyātmānamātmani
He who withdraws his desires from every side, as a tortoise (withdraws) its limbs — thus, delighting in the self, abiding alone, he sees the self in the self.
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VaP 1 11.20
पूरयित्वा शरीरन्तु स बाह्याभ्यन्तरं शुचिः। आकण्ठनाभियोगेन प्रत्याहारमुपक्रमेत्
pūrayitvā śarīrantu sa bāhyābhyantaraṃ śuciḥ| ākaṇṭhanābhiyogena pratyāhāramupakramet
Having filled the body, pure outwardly and inwardly, by joining (the breath) from the navel up to the throat, he should undertake withdrawal.
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VaP 1 11.21
कलामात्रस्तु विज्ञेयो निमेषोन्मेष एव च। तथा द्वादशमात्रस्तु प्राणायामो विधीयते
kalāmātrastu vijñeyo nimeṣonmeṣa eva ca| tathā dvādaśamātrastu prāṇāyāmo vidhīyate
A single kalā is to be understood as just a blink and an opening of the eyes; and thus breath-control is prescribed as of twelve measures.
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VaP 1 11.22
धारणा द्वादशायामो योगो वै धारणाद्वयम्। तथा वै योगयुक्तश्च ऐश्वर्यं प्रतिपद्यते । वीक्षते परमात्मानं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा
dhāraṇā dvādaśāyāmo yogo vai dhāraṇādvayam| tathā vai yogayuktaśca aiśvaryaṃ pratipadyate | vīkṣate paramātmānaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā
Fixation (dhāraṇā) is twelve breath-controls; yoga indeed is two fixations. Thus, joined with yoga, one attains lordship; he beholds the supreme Self blazing with its own splendour.
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VaP 1 11.23
प्राणायामेन युक्तस्य विप्रस्य नियतात्मनः। सर्वे दोषाः प्रणश्यन्ति सत्त्वस्थश्चैव जायते
prāṇāyāmena yuktasya viprasya niyatātmanaḥ| sarve doṣāḥ praṇaśyanti sattvasthaścaiva jāyate
For a brahmin who is joined to breath-control and self-controlled, all faults perish, and he comes to be established in sattva.
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VaP 1 11.24
एवं वै नियताहारः प्राणायामपरायणः। जित्वा जित्वा सदा भूमिमारोहेत्तु सदा मुनिः
evaṃ vai niyatāhāraḥ prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaḥ| jitvā jitvā sadā bhūmimārohettu sadā muniḥ
Thus with regulated food, devoted to breath-control, the sage should always ascend (to the next) level, conquering (each) one after another.
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VaP 1 11.25
अजिता हि महाभूमिर्दोषानुत्पादयेद्बहून् । विवर्द्धयति सम्मोहं न रोहेदजितां ततः
ajitā hi mahābhūmirdoṣānutpādayedbahūn | vivarddhayati sammohaṃ na rohedajitāṃ tataḥ
For a great stage not conquered would produce many faults; it increases delusion. Therefore one should not climb to (a stage) not (yet) conquered.
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VaP 1 11.26
नालेन तु यथा तोयं यन्त्रेणैव बलान्वितः। आपिबेत प्रयत्नेन तथा वायुञ्जितश्रमः
nālena tu yathā toyaṃ yantreṇaiva balānvitaḥ| āpibeta prayatnena tathā vāyuñjitaśramaḥ
Just as one draws up water through a tube by force with a device, so, with effort, one who has conquered fatigue should drink in the breath.
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VaP 1 11.27
नाभ्यां च हृदये चैव कण्ठे उरसि चानने। नासाग्रे तु तथा नेत्रे भ्रुवोर्मध्येऽथ मूर्द्धनि
nābhyāṃ ca hṛdaye caiva kaṇṭhe urasi cānane| nāsāgre tu tathā netre bhruvormadhye'tha mūrddhani
At the navel, and at the heart, at the throat, on the chest and in the face, and at the tip of the nose, likewise at the eye, between the brows, and then at the crown—
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VaP 1 11.28
किञ्चिदूर्द्ध्वं परस्मिंश्च धारणा परमा स्मृता। प्राणापानसमारोधात् प्राणायामः स कथ्यते
kiñcidūrddhvaṃ parasmiṃśca dhāraṇā paramā smṛtā| prāṇāpānasamārodhāt prāṇāyāmaḥ sa kathyate
—and somewhat above (that), in the supreme (station): (such) is held to be the highest fixation. From the joint restraint of the out-breath and the in-breath, that is called prāṇāyāma.
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VaP 1 11.29
मनसो धारणा चैव धारणेति प्रकीर्तिता। निवृत्ति र्विषयाणान्तु प्रत्याहारस्तु संज्ञितः
manaso dhāraṇā caiva dhāraṇeti prakīrtitā| nivṛtti rviṣayāṇāntu pratyāhārastu saṃjñitaḥ
And the holding of the mind is what is proclaimed as 'fixation' (dhāraṇā); but the turning back from the sense-objects is termed 'withdrawal' (pratyāhāra).
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VaP 1 11.30
सर्वेषां समवाये तु सिद्धिः स्याद्योगलक्षणा। तयोत्पन्नस्य योगस्य ध्यानं वै सिद्धिलक्षणम्। ध्यानयुक्तः सदा पश्येदात्मानं सूर्यचन्द्रवत्
sarveṣāṃ samavāye tu siddhiḥ syādyogalakṣaṇā| tayotpannasya yogasya dhyānaṃ vai siddhilakṣaṇam| dhyānayuktaḥ sadā paśyedātmānaṃ sūryacandravat
When all of these come together, there arises the attainment characterized by yoga. For the yoga thus produced, meditation is the mark of attainment; joined to meditation, one sees the self always, like the sun or the moon.
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VaP 1 11.31
सत्त्वस्यानुपपत्तौ तु दर्शनन्तु नव विद्यते। अदेशकालयोगस्य दर्शनन्तु न विद्यते
sattvasyānupapattau tu darśanantu nava vidyate| adeśakālayogasya darśanantu na vidyate
But when sattva is not established, there is no vision at all; for one whose practice is not joined to (the proper) place and time, there is no vision.
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VaP 1 11.32
अग्न्यभ्याशे वने वापि शुष्कपर्णचये तथा। जन्तुव्याप्ते श्मशाने वा जीर्णगोष्ठे चतुष्पथे
agnyabhyāśe vane vāpi śuṣkaparṇacaye tathā| jantuvyāpte śmaśāne vā jīrṇagoṣṭhe catuṣpathe
Near a fire, or in a forest, likewise on a heap of dry leaves, in a place infested with creatures, or in a cremation ground, in a decayed cowshed, at a crossroads,
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VaP 1 11.33
सशब्दे सभये वापि चैत्यवल्मीकसंचये। उदपाने तथा नद्यान्न बाधातः कदाचन
saśabde sabhaye vāpi caityavalmīkasaṃcaye| udapāne tathā nadyānna bādhātaḥ kadācana
in a noisy or frightening place, or at a shrine or on an anthill mound, likewise at a well or on a river—(there) there is never (freedom from) obstruction.
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VaP 1 11.34
क्षुधाविष्स्तथाऽप्रितो न च व्याकुलचेतनः। युञ्जीत परमं ध्यानं योगी ध्यानपरः सदा
kṣudhāviṣstathā'prito na ca vyākulacetanaḥ| yuñjīta paramaṃ dhyānaṃ yogī dhyānaparaḥ sadā
So too when overcome by hunger, or unsatisfied, and not with a distracted mind: (thus) the yogin, ever devoted to meditation, should practise the highest meditation.
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VaP 1 11.35
एतान् दोषान् विनिश्चित्य प्रमादाद्यो युनक्ति वै। तस्य दोषाः प्रकुप्यन्ति शरीरे विघ्नकारकाः
etān doṣān viniścitya pramādādyo yunakti vai| tasya doṣāḥ prakupyanti śarīre vighnakārakāḥ
Whoever, having ascertained these faults, still practises out of carelessness—in him the humours become inflamed in the body and produce obstructions.
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VaP 1 11.36
जडत्वं बधिरत्वं च मूकत्वं चाधिगच्छति। अन्धत्वं स्मृतिलोपश्च जरा रोगस्तथैव च
jaḍatvaṃ badhiratvaṃ ca mūkatvaṃ cādhigacchati| andhatvaṃ smṛtilopaśca jarā rogastathaiva ca
He incurs dullness, deafness, and dumbness, blindness and loss of memory, and likewise old age and disease.
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VaP 1 11.37
तस्य दोषाः प्रकुप्यन्ति अज्ञानाद्यो युनक्ति वै। तस्माज्ज्ञानेन शुद्धेन योगी युञ्जेत्समाहितः
tasya doṣāḥ prakupyanti ajñānādyo yunakti vai| tasmājjñānena śuddhena yogī yuñjetsamāhitaḥ
The humours become inflamed in him who practises out of ignorance; therefore let the yogin, collected, practise with pure knowledge.
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VaP 1 11.38
अप्रमत्तः सदा चैव न दोषान् प्राप्रुयात् व्कचित् । तेषां चिकित्सां वक्ष्यामि दोषाणां च यथाक्रमम्। यथा गच्छन्ति ते दोषाः प्राणायामसमुत्थिताः
apramattaḥ sadā caiva na doṣān prāpruyāt vkacit | teṣāṃ cikitsāṃ vakṣyāmi doṣāṇāṃ ca yathākramam| yathā gacchanti te doṣāḥ prāṇāyāmasamutthitāḥ
And being ever attentive he would nowhere incur the faults. I shall declare the treatment of them, of the humours, in due order—how those humours, arisen from breath-control, are dispelled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.39
स्निग्धां यवागूमत्युष्णां भुक्त्वां तत्रावधारयेत् । एतेन क्रमयोगेन वातगुल्मं प्रशाम्यति
snigdhāṃ yavāgūmatyuṣṇāṃ bhuktvāṃ tatrāvadhārayet | etena kramayogena vātagulmaṃ praśāmyati
Having eaten a very hot, oily barley-gruel, he should there hold (the breath); by this sequence of practice the wind-tumour is quieted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.40
गुदावर्त्तप्रतीकारमिदं कुर्य्याच्चिकित्सितम्। भुक्त्वा दधि यवागूर्वा वायुरूर्द्ध्वं ततो व्रजेत
gudāvarttapratīkāramidaṃ kuryyāccikitsitam| bhuktvā dadhi yavāgūrvā vāyurūrddhvaṃ tato vrajeta
As a counter-measure for constriction of the rectum he should apply this treatment: having eaten curds or barley-gruel, the wind then moves upward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.41
वायुग्रंथिं ततो भित्त्वा वायुदेशे प्रयोजयेत् । तथापि न विशेषः स्याद्धारणां मूर्ध्नि धारयेत्
vāyugraṃthiṃ tato bhittvā vāyudeśe prayojayet | tathāpi na viśeṣaḥ syāddhāraṇāṃ mūrdhni dhārayet
Then, having broken the wind-knot, he should direct (the breath) to the region of the wind; if even so there is no difference, he should hold the fixation at the crown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.42
युञ्जानस्य तनुं तस्य सत्तवस्थस्यैव देहिनः। गुदावर्त्तप्रतीघाते एतत् कुर्य्याच्चिकित्सितम्
yuñjānasya tanuṃ tasya sattavasthasyaiva dehinaḥ| gudāvarttapratīghāte etat kuryyāccikitsitam
For that embodied one who is practising, whose body is (steady) and who abides in sattva, in warding off constriction of the rectum he should apply this treatment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.43
सर्वगात्रप्रकम्पेन समारब्धस्य योगिनः । इमां चिकित्सां कुर्व्वीत तया संपद्यते सुखी
sarvagātraprakampena samārabdhasya yoginaḥ | imāṃ cikitsāṃ kurvvīta tayā saṃpadyate sukhī
When the yogin has begun (his practice) with trembling of all his limbs, he should apply this treatment; by it he becomes well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.44
मनसा यद्व्रतं किञ्चिद्विष्टम्भीकृत्य धारयेत्। उरोद्धाते उरःस्थानं कण्ठदेशे च धारयेत्
manasā yadvrataṃ kiñcidviṣṭambhīkṛtya dhārayet| uroddhāte uraḥsthānaṃ kaṇṭhadeśe ca dhārayet
He should hold with the mind whatever observance (he has undertaken), making it firm; when there is injury to the chest, he should hold (the breath) at the chest-station and at the region of the throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.45
त्वचोऽवधाते तां वाचि बाधिर्ये श्रोत्रयोस्तथा। जिह्वास्थाने तृषार्त्तस्तु अग्रे स्नेहांश्च तन्तुभिः। फलं वै चिन्तयेद्योगी ततः संपद्यते सुखी
tvaco'vadhāte tāṃ vāci bādhirye śrotrayostathā| jihvāsthāne tṛṣārttastu agre snehāṃśca tantubhiḥ| phalaṃ vai cintayedyogī tataḥ saṃpadyate sukhī
When the skin is afflicted, (he should hold) it in speech; in deafness, at the two ears; when tormented by thirst, at the station of the tongue, and at the tip (of it) the oily fluids by means of the threads (channels). The yogin should reflect on the result; thereby he becomes well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.46
क्षये कुष्ठे सकीलासे धारयेत्सर्वसात्विकीम्। यस्मिन् यस्मिन् रजोदेशे तस्मिन् युक्तो विनिर्द्दिशेत्
kṣaye kuṣṭhe sakīlāse dhārayetsarvasātvikīm| yasmin yasmin rajodeśe tasmin yukto vinirddiśet
In consumption, in leprosy, and in kilāsa (white patches), one should hold the wholly sāttvika (fixation); in whatever region of dust (rajas) (the trouble lies), there the concentrated (yogin) should direct (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.47
योगोत्पन्नस्य विप्रस्य इदं कुर्याच्चिकित्सितम्। वंशकीलेन मूर्द्धानं धारयाणस्य ताडयेत्। मूर्ध्नि कीलं प्रतिष्ठाप्य काष्ठं काष्ठेन ताडयेत्
yogotpannasya viprasya idaṃ kuryāccikitsitam| vaṃśakīlena mūrddhānaṃ dhārayāṇasya tāḍayet| mūrdhni kīlaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya kāṣṭhaṃ kāṣṭhena tāḍayet
For a brahmin in whom yoga has arisen, one should perform this treatment: with a bamboo peg one should strike the head of him who is holding (the fixation); having set the peg on the head, one should strike wood with wood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.48
भयभीतस्य सा संज्ञा ततः प्रत्यागमिष्यति। अथ वा लुप्तसंज्ञस्य हस्ताभ्यां तत्र धारयेत्
bhayabhītasya sā saṃjñā tataḥ pratyāgamiṣyati| atha vā luptasaṃjñasya hastābhyāṃ tatra dhārayet
When he is frightened by fear, that consciousness of his will thereupon come back; or else, if his consciousness is lost, one should hold (his head) there with both hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.49
प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां धारणां मूर्ध्नि धारयेत्। स्रिग्धमल्पं च भुञ्जीत ततः संपद्यते सुखी
pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ dhāraṇāṃ mūrdhni dhārayet| srigdhamalpaṃ ca bhuñjīta tataḥ saṃpadyate sukhī
Having thereupon regained consciousness, he should hold the fixation on the head; and he should eat a little unctuous food; thereby he becomes well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.50
अमानुषेण सत्त्वेन यदा बुध्यति योगवित् । दिवं च पृथिवीञ्चैव वायुमग्निं च धारयेत्
amānuṣeṇa sattvena yadā budhyati yogavit | divaṃ ca pṛthivīñcaiva vāyumagniṃ ca dhārayet
When the knower of yoga becomes aware of a non-human being, he should hold (in fixation) the sky and the earth, the wind and fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.51
प्राणायामेन तत्सर्वं दह्यमानं वशीभवेत्। अथापि प्रविशेद्देहं ततस्तं प्रतिषेधयेत्
prāṇāyāmena tatsarvaṃ dahyamānaṃ vaśībhavet| athāpi praviśeddehaṃ tatastaṃ pratiṣedhayet
By breath-control all that, being burned, comes under (his) control; and if it should enter the body, then he should ward it off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.52
ततः संस्तभ्य योगेन धारयानस्य मूर्द्धानि। प्राणायामाग्निना दग्धं तत्सर्वं विलयं व्रजेत्
tataḥ saṃstabhya yogena dhārayānasya mūrddhāni| prāṇāyāmāgninā dagdhaṃ tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ vrajet
Then, having checked (it) by yoga upon the head of the one who is holding (the fixation), all that, burned by the fire of breath-control, goes to dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.53
कृष्णसर्पापराधं तु धारयेद्धृदयोदरे । महर्जनस्तपः सत्यं हृदि कृत्वा तु धारयेत्
kṛṣṇasarpāparādhaṃ tu dhārayeddhṛdayodare | maharjanastapaḥ satyaṃ hṛdi kṛtvā tu dhārayet
But the injury of a black serpent he should hold in the cavity of the heart; and having placed Mahar, Janas, Tapas and Satya in the heart, he should hold (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.54
विषस्य तु फलं पीत्वा विशल्यां धारयेत्ततः । सर्वतः सनगां पृथ्वीं कृत्वा मनसि धारयेत्
viṣasya tu phalaṃ pītvā viśalyāṃ dhārayettataḥ | sarvataḥ sanagāṃ pṛthvīṃ kṛtvā manasi dhārayet
But having drunk the fruit of poison, he should then hold the viśalyā (the dart-removing one); having made the earth with its mountains on every side present in the mind, he should hold (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.55
हृदि कृत्वा समुद्रांश्च तथा सर्वाश्च देवताः । सहस्रेण घटानाञ्च युक्तः स्नायीत योगवित्
hṛdi kṛtvā samudrāṃśca tathā sarvāśca devatāḥ | sahasreṇa ghaṭānāñca yuktaḥ snāyīta yogavit
Having placed the oceans in the heart, and likewise all the deities, the knower of yoga, concentrated, should bathe with a thousand jars (of water).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.56
उदके कण्ठमात्रे तु धारणां मूध्नि धारयेत्। प्रतिस्रोतोविषाविष्टो धारयेत् सर्वगात्रिकीम्
udake kaṇṭhamātre tu dhāraṇāṃ mūdhni dhārayet| pratisrotoviṣāviṣṭo dhārayet sarvagātrikīm
Standing in water up to the neck, he should hold the fixation on the head; when invaded by poison (moving) against the current, he should hold the one pertaining to all the limbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.57
शीर्णोऽर्कपत्रपुटकैः पिबेद्वल्मीकमृत्तिकाम् । चिकित्सितविधिर्ह्येष विश्रुतो योगनिर्मितः
śīrṇo'rkapatrapuṭakaiḥ pibedvalmīkamṛttikām | cikitsitavidhirhyeṣa viśruto yoganirmitaḥ
Shrivelled (with disease), he should drink anthill earth in cups of arka leaves. This indeed is the celebrated rule of treatment, framed out of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.58
व्याख्यातस्तु समासेन योगदृष्टेन हेतुना। ब्रुवतो लक्षणं विद्धि विप्रस्य कथयेत् व्कचित्
vyākhyātastu samāsena yogadṛṣṭena hetunā| bruvato lakṣaṇaṃ viddhi viprasya kathayet vkacit
It has been expounded in brief, on grounds seen by yoga; know the mark of one who speaks of it: he may tell (only) a brahmin, somewhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 11.59
अथापि कथयेन्मोहात्तद्विज्ञानं प्रलीयते। तस्मात् प्रवृत्तिर्य्योगस्य न वक्तव्या कथञ्चन
athāpi kathayenmohāttadvijñānaṃ pralīyate| tasmāt pravṛttiryyogasya na vaktavyā kathañcana
And if he should tell of it out of delusion, that knowledge is dissolved; therefore the working of yoga is not to be spoken of in any way at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.60
सत्त्वं तथारोग्यमलोलुपत्वं वर्णप्रभा सुस्वरसौम्यता च। गन्धः शुभो मूत्रपुरीष मल्पं योगप्रवृत्तिः प्रथमा शरीरे
sattvaṃ tathārogyamalolupatvaṃ varṇaprabhā susvarasaumyatā ca| gandhaḥ śubho mūtrapurīṣa malpaṃ yogapravṛttiḥ prathamā śarīre
Goodness, likewise health and freedom from craving, brightness of complexion, a good voice and gentleness, a pleasant smell, little urine and faeces — this is the first manifestation of yoga in the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 11.61
आत्मानं पृथिवीञ्चैव ज्वलन्तीं यदि पश्यति। कृत्वान्यं विशते चैव विद्यात् सिद्धिमुपस्थिताम्
ātmānaṃ pṛthivīñcaiva jvalantīṃ yadi paśyati| kṛtvānyaṃ viśate caiva vidyāt siddhimupasthitām
If he sees himself and the earth blazing, and, having made another (body), enters it, he should know that accomplishment has arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain