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अष्टमो ऽध्यायः अथ योग-ज्ञान-कथनम् श्री-महादेव उवाच— योग-ज्ञानꣳ च दुर्बोधम् असताꣳ विषमꣳ परम् । श्रूयताम् इदम् एवेति वक्ष्यामि च यथागमम् ॥१॥ अणिमा लघिमा व्याप्तिः प्राकाम्यꣳ महिमा तथा । ईशित्वꣳ च वशित्वꣳ च तथा कामावसायिता ॥२॥ दूर-श्रवणम् इष्टार्थ-साधनꣳ सृष्टि-पत्तनम् । मनोयायित्वम् एवेदꣳ पर-काय-प्रवेशनम् ॥३॥ प्राणिनाꣳ प्राण-दानꣳ च तेषाꣳ प्राणापहारकम् । काय-व्यूहꣳ च वाक्-सिद्धꣳ सिद्धꣳ सप्त-दश स्मृतम् ॥४॥ कृष्ण-भक्ति-व्यवहितꣳ भक्तानाꣳ नाभिवाञ्छितम् । कृष्ण-वेतन-भुग् भोक्तुꣳ करोति दासनाꣳ मुने ॥५॥ मूलाधारꣳ स्वाधिष्ठानꣳ मणि-पूरम् अनाहतम् । विशुद्धम् अपि चाज्ञाख्यꣳ षट्-चक्रꣳ परिकीर्तितम् ॥६॥ शक्ति-कुण्डलिनी-युक्तꣳ स्वे स्वे स्थाने स्थितꣳ मुने । योगोपयुक्तꣳ नियतꣳ योगविद्भिः प्रकीर्तितम् ॥७॥ मेध्या सा मनसा युक्ता सुनिद्रा-जननी नृणाम् । इडा सा मनसा युक्ता प्राणिनाꣳ क्षुद्-विवर्धिनी ॥८॥ पिङ्गला मनसा युक्ता तृष्णा माता च प्राणिनाम् । सुषुम्ना मनसा युक्ता निद्रा-भङ्गाय कल्पते ॥९॥ चञ्चला मनसा युक्ता सम्भोगेच्छा-विवर्धिनी । सुस्थिरा मनसा युक्ता नृणाम् एव विचेतनी ॥१०॥ मनश् च नाडी-षट्केषु क्रमेणैव भ्रमेद् अहो । अत्र नास्ति यथासꣳख्यꣳ स्वेच्छाधीनꣳ च चञ्चलम् ॥११॥ योनि-शिशनोपरिस्थानꣳ मूलाधारस्य नारद । स्वाधिष्ठानꣳ नाभि-देशे मणिपूरꣳ च वक्षसि ॥१२॥ अनाहतꣳ तद्-ऊर्ध्वꣳ च विशुद्धꣳ कण्ठ-देशतः । आज्ञाख्यꣳ चक्षुषोर् मध्ये चक्र-स्थानꣳ प्रकीर्तितम् ॥१३॥ मूलाधारौकसीडा सा स्वाधिष्ठाने च पिङ्गला । सुषुम्ना मणिपूरे सा सुस्थिरा साप्य् अनाहते ॥१४॥ चञ्चला सा विशुद्धे च मेध्याख्या परिकीर्तिता । नाडी-स्थानꣳ स कथितꣳ योगविद्भिः प्रकीर्तितम् ॥१५॥ नाडी-युक्तेषु चक्रेषु शश्वद् वायुश् चरेद् अहो । बद्धो भवति स्वाज्ञाख्ये ततो मृत्युश् च प्राणिनाम् ॥१६॥ योगी च बद्ध-निश्वासो वायु-धारणया मुने । तस्य मृत्युश् च न भवेत् साध्य-वायुर् महान् वशी ॥१७॥ वह्नि-स्तम्भꣳ जल-स्तम्भꣳ मृदाꣳ च मनसस् तथा । वायु-तम्भꣳ बहु-विधꣳ योगी जानाति नारद ॥१८॥ सहस्र-दल-पद्मꣳ च सर्वेषाꣳ मस्तके मुने । तत्रैव तिष्ठति गुरुः सूक्ष्म-रूपेण सꣳततम् ॥१९॥ तद्-गुरोः प्रतिबिम्बश् च सर्वत्र नर-रूपकः । गुरु-रूपो स्वयꣳ कृष्णः शिष्याणाꣳ हित-काम्यया ॥२०॥ गुरौ तुष्टे हरिस् तुष्टो हरौ तुष्टे जगत्-त्रयम् । गुरुर् ब्रह्मा गुरुर् विष्णुर् गुरुर् देवो महेश्वरः ॥२१॥ गुरुदेवः परꣳ ब्रह्म गुरुः पूज्यः परात् परः । हरौ रुष्टे गुरौ तुष्टे गुरु रक्षितुम् ईश्वरः ॥२२॥ सर्वे तुष्टा गुरौ रुष्टे न को ऽपि रक्षितुम् क्षमः । गुरुश् च ज्ञानाद्गिरणाज् ज्ञानꣳ तन्-मन्त्र-तन्त्रयोः ॥२३॥ तत्-तन्त्रः स च मन्त्रः स्यात् कृष्ण-भक्तिर् यतो भवेत् । स एव बन्धुः स पिता सा मैत्री जननी च सा ॥२४॥ स च भ्राता पतिः पुत्रो यः कृष्ण-वर्त्म दर्शयेत् । जल-बुद्बुदवत् सर्वꣳ विश्वꣳ च चराचरम् ॥२५॥ भज राधेश्वरꣳ विप्र श्री-कृष्णꣳ प्रकृतेः परम् । स गुरुः परमो वैरी भ्रष्टꣳ वर्त्म प्रदर्शयेत् ॥२६॥ तज्-जन्म-नाशꣳ कुरुते शिष्य-हत्याꣳ भवेद् ध्रुवम् । सहस्र-दल-पद्मे च हृदय-स्थो हरिः स्वयम् ॥२७॥ सर्वेषाꣳ प्राणिनाꣳ विप्र परमात्मा निरञ्जनः । इति ते कथितꣳ सर्वꣳ योग-ज्ञानꣳ चतुर्थकम् । यथागमꣳ च सꣳक्षेपꣳ किꣳ भूयः श्रोतुम् इच्छसि ॥२८॥ नारद उवाच— भक्ति-ज्ञानꣳ च भक्तानाꣳ योग-ज्ञानꣳ च योगिनाम् । केषाꣳ वर्त्म प्रशस्तꣳ च तन् माꣳ कथितुम् अर्हसि ॥२९॥ श्री-महादेव उवाच— ध्यायन्ते योगिनः सर्वे ज्योति-रूपꣳ सनातनम् । निर्गुणस्य शरीरꣳ च न मन्यन्ते च योगिनः ॥३०॥ शरीरꣳ प्रकृतꣳ सर्वꣳ निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः । गुणेन सज्जते देहो निर्गुणस्य कुतो भवेत् ॥३१॥ इति सर्वꣳ योग-शास्त्रꣳ योगविद्भिः प्रकीर्तितम् । वैष्णवास् तꣳ न मन्यन्ते कुमाराद्या वयꣳ द्विज ॥३२॥ वदन्ति वैष्णवाः सर्वे तेजस् तेजस्विनाꣳ वरम् । क्व सम्भवेद् वा क्व भवेद् इति दुर्नयम् एव च ॥३३॥ कृष्णो नित्यः शरीरी च तस्य तेजो हि वर्तते । तेजो ऽभ्यन्तर एवाह कृष्ण-मूर्तिः सनातनः ॥३४॥ ध्यायन्ते योगिनः सर्वे तत्-तेजो भक्ति-पूर्वकम् । सुपक्व-भक्त्या कालेन योगी च वैष्णवो भवेत् ॥३५॥ तेजो ऽभ्यन्तर-रूपꣳ च ध्यायन्ते वैष्णवाः सदा । दासानाꣳ च कुतो दास्यꣳ विना देहेन नारद ॥३६॥ वैष्णवानाꣳ मतꣳ शस्तꣳ सर्वेभ्यो ऽपि च नारद । न वैष्णवात् परो ज्ञानी ब्रह्माण्डेषु च ब्रह्मणः ॥३७॥ इति ते कथितꣳ वत्स सꣳक्षेपेण यथागमम् । को वा जानाति कार्त्स्न्येन कृष्ण-माहात्म्यम् ईप्सितम् ॥३८॥ इति श्री-नारद-पञ्च-रात्रे ज्ञानामृत-सारे द्वितीय-रात्रे शिव-नारद-सꣳवादे योग-ज्ञान-कथने अष्टमो ऽध्यायः ॥८॥ इति द्वितीय-रात्रꣳ सम्पूर्णम् … तृतीय-रात्रम्

aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha yoga-jñāna-kathanam śrī-mahādeva uvāca— yoga-jñānaṁ ca durbodham asatāṁ viṣamaṁ param | śrūyatām idam eveti vakṣyāmi ca yathāgamam ||1|| aṇimā laghimā vyāptiḥ prākāmyaṁ mahimā tathā | īśitvaṁ ca vaśitvaṁ ca tathā kāmāvasāyitā ||2|| dūra-śravaṇam iṣṭārtha-sādhanaṁ sṛṣṭi-pattanam | manoyāyitvam evedaṁ para-kāya-praveśanam ||3|| prāṇināṁ prāṇa-dānaṁ ca teṣāṁ prāṇāpahārakam | kāya-vyūhaṁ ca vāk-siddhaṁ siddhaṁ sapta-daśa smṛtam ||4|| kṛṣṇa-bhakti-vyavahitaṁ bhaktānāṁ nābhivāñchitam | kṛṣṇa-vetana-bhug bhoktuṁ karoti dāsanāṁ mune ||5|| mūlādhāraṁ svādhiṣṭhānaṁ maṇi-pūram anāhatam | viśuddham api cājñākhyaṁ ṣaṭ-cakraṁ parikīrtitam ||6|| śakti-kuṇḍalinī-yuktaṁ sve sve sthāne sthitaṁ mune | yogopayuktaṁ niyataṁ yogavidbhiḥ prakīrtitam ||7|| medhyā sā manasā yuktā sunidrā-jananī nṛṇām | iḍā sā manasā yuktā prāṇināṁ kṣud-vivardhinī ||8|| piṅgalā manasā yuktā tṛṣṇā mātā ca prāṇinām | suṣumnā manasā yuktā nidrā-bhaṅgāya kalpate ||9|| cañcalā manasā yuktā sambhogecchā-vivardhinī | susthirā manasā yuktā nṛṇām eva vicetanī ||10|| manaś ca nāḍī-ṣaṭkeṣu krameṇaiva bhramed aho | atra nāsti yathāsaṁkhyaṁ svecchādhīnaṁ ca cañcalam ||11|| yoni-śiśanoparisthānaṁ mūlādhārasya nārada | svādhiṣṭhānaṁ nābhi-deśe maṇipūraṁ ca vakṣasi ||12|| anāhataṁ tad-ūrdhvaṁ ca viśuddhaṁ kaṇṭha-deśataḥ | ājñākhyaṁ cakṣuṣor madhye cakra-sthānaṁ prakīrtitam ||13|| mūlādhāraukasīḍā sā svādhiṣṭhāne ca piṅgalā | suṣumnā maṇipūre sā susthirā sāpy anāhate ||14|| cañcalā sā viśuddhe ca medhyākhyā parikīrtitā | nāḍī-sthānaṁ sa kathitaṁ yogavidbhiḥ prakīrtitam ||15|| nāḍī-yukteṣu cakreṣu śaśvad vāyuś cared aho | baddho bhavati svājñākhye tato mṛtyuś ca prāṇinām ||16|| yogī ca baddha-niśvāso vāyu-dhāraṇayā mune | tasya mṛtyuś ca na bhavet sādhya-vāyur mahān vaśī ||17|| vahni-stambhaṁ jala-stambhaṁ mṛdāṁ ca manasas tathā | vāyu-tambhaṁ bahu-vidhaṁ yogī jānāti nārada ||18|| sahasra-dala-padmaṁ ca sarveṣāṁ mastake mune | tatraiva tiṣṭhati guruḥ sūkṣma-rūpeṇa saṁtatam ||19|| tad-guroḥ pratibimbaś ca sarvatra nara-rūpakaḥ | guru-rūpo svayaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ śiṣyāṇāṁ hita-kāmyayā ||20|| gurau tuṣṭe haris tuṣṭo harau tuṣṭe jagat-trayam | gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ ||21|| gurudevaḥ paraṁ brahma guruḥ pūjyaḥ parāt paraḥ | harau ruṣṭe gurau tuṣṭe guru rakṣitum īśvaraḥ ||22|| sarve tuṣṭā gurau ruṣṭe na ko 'pi rakṣitum kṣamaḥ | guruś ca jñānādgiraṇāj jñānaṁ tan-mantra-tantrayoḥ ||23|| tat-tantraḥ sa ca mantraḥ syāt kṛṣṇa-bhaktir yato bhavet | sa eva bandhuḥ sa pitā sā maitrī jananī ca sā ||24|| sa ca bhrātā patiḥ putro yaḥ kṛṣṇa-vartma darśayet | jala-budbudavat sarvaṁ viśvaṁ ca carācaram ||25|| bhaja rādheśvaraṁ vipra śrī-kṛṣṇaṁ prakṛteḥ param | sa guruḥ paramo vairī bhraṣṭaṁ vartma pradarśayet ||26|| taj-janma-nāśaṁ kurute śiṣya-hatyāṁ bhaved dhruvam | sahasra-dala-padme ca hṛdaya-stho hariḥ svayam ||27|| sarveṣāṁ prāṇināṁ vipra paramātmā nirañjanaḥ | iti te kathitaṁ sarvaṁ yoga-jñānaṁ caturthakam | yathāgamaṁ ca saṁkṣepaṁ kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||28|| nārada uvāca— bhakti-jñānaṁ ca bhaktānāṁ yoga-jñānaṁ ca yoginām | keṣāṁ vartma praśastaṁ ca tan māṁ kathitum arhasi ||29|| śrī-mahādeva uvāca— dhyāyante yoginaḥ sarve jyoti-rūpaṁ sanātanam | nirguṇasya śarīraṁ ca na manyante ca yoginaḥ ||30|| śarīraṁ prakṛtaṁ sarvaṁ nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ | guṇena sajjate deho nirguṇasya kuto bhavet ||31|| iti sarvaṁ yoga-śāstraṁ yogavidbhiḥ prakīrtitam | vaiṣṇavās taṁ na manyante kumārādyā vayaṁ dvija ||32|| vadanti vaiṣṇavāḥ sarve tejas tejasvināṁ varam | kva sambhaved vā kva bhaved iti durnayam eva ca ||33|| kṛṣṇo nityaḥ śarīrī ca tasya tejo hi vartate | tejo 'bhyantara evāha kṛṣṇa-mūrtiḥ sanātanaḥ ||34|| dhyāyante yoginaḥ sarve tat-tejo bhakti-pūrvakam | supakva-bhaktyā kālena yogī ca vaiṣṇavo bhavet ||35|| tejo 'bhyantara-rūpaṁ ca dhyāyante vaiṣṇavāḥ sadā | dāsānāṁ ca kuto dāsyaṁ vinā dehena nārada ||36|| vaiṣṇavānāṁ mataṁ śastaṁ sarvebhyo 'pi ca nārada | na vaiṣṇavāt paro jñānī brahmāṇḍeṣu ca brahmaṇaḥ ||37|| iti te kathitaṁ vatsa saṁkṣepeṇa yathāgamam | ko vā jānāti kārtsnyena kṛṣṇa-māhātmyam īpsitam ||38|| iti śrī-nārada-pañca-rātre jñānāmṛta-sāre dvitīya-rātre śiva-nārada-saṁvāde yoga-jñāna-kathane aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||8|| iti dvitīya-rātraṁ sampūrṇam … tṛtīya-rātram

English translation

CHAPTER VIII ON YOGA

Sri Mahadeva said: Now hear about the Yoga Jaana as mentioned in the Agamas ; it is incomprehensible by those who are not Sadhus or saints. qd)

The following are the seventeen siddhis (powers).

Anima, 2. Laghima. 3. vyapti, 4. Prakamya, 5. Mahima, 6. isgitva, 7. Vasitva, 8. Kamavasayita, 9. Diarasravanam, 10. Istarthasadhanam, 11. Srstipattan, 12. Manoyamitva. 13, Paradehapravesa, 14. Giving life to beings, 15. Taking away the lives of beings, 16. Kayavytha, 17. Vaksiddhi. ;

Notes :—

Anima—becoming as minute as an atom.

Laghima -- becoming as light as wool.

Vyapti—pervasion.

Prakamya — getting one’s desired object.

Mahima—Glory.

Jsitva— Lordship.

Vasitva—Subduing others.

Kamavasayiti—Acting at one’s will.

Dirasravanam — Clairaudience.

Igtartha Sadhanam —Doing for one’s beloved Deity.

Srstipattanam—Creation. J

Manoyamittva—Going like one’s mind.

Paradeha pravesa—Entering into other’s bodies.

Kayavytha—Keeping body as long as one likes. . Vaksiddhi—Words coming out to be true.

The bhaktas do not like any thing that keeps them ata

distance from Sri Krsna. They like very much to have Dasyabhava, service devotion, to Hari. (5) ge! The following are the six cakras (plexuse) in the body:

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(1) Maladharam, (2)Svadhigthinam, (3)Manipiram, (4)Andhatam, (5) Viguddham, (6) Ajaa. (6)

These six cakras, presided by their respective Kundalini Saktis, are said, by the knowers of the Yoga, as the best centres wherein to practise Yoga. (7)

When united with mind, the Medhya nadi begets sound sleep to men; hence the nadi is named Medhyd. When united with mind, the ida nadi (tabular vessel) increases hunger in all the beings ; hence it is termed Ida. (8)

When united with mind, the Pingala nerve produces thirst; hence it is named Pingala ; when united with mind, the Susumna nerve awakens one from one’s sleep ; hence it is named Susumna. (9)

It is mind that, becoming restless, increases the desire for enjoyment of all beings; it is mind that assuming the name of Susthira; makes men unconscious. (10)

Mind travels in order in these six cakras of the nadis ; but there is no order how many times tke mind rests there 3 it is independent and is restless. (11)

O Narada ! the plexus above the generative organs is termed the Muladhara cakra ; the Svadhisthana cakra is situated in the navel ; and Manipura is situated in the breast. (12)

(N. B—The Muladhara Cakra is the plexus or ganclion in Siva Sathhitaé. The Svadhisthana is the prostatic plexus).

The Anahata is situated above that ; the Viguddha cakra is on the throat and the Ajfia-cakra is situated between the eyes. (13)

(Note.—Manipura cakra is the solar plexus in the navel, or

the epigastric plexus in Siva Sathhita ? The Andhata is the cardiae plexus).

The Ida nadi resides in the Muladhara ; the Pingala resides in

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Svadhisthan ; the Susumna resides in Manipura; the susthira resides in Anahata. (15)

(Note :—-Visuddha cakra is either the laryngeal or pharyngeal plexus in Sivasarbhita. Ajfia is the cavernous plexus). 4

The Cancala and Medhya reside in Visuddha. Thus have been located the Nadis, as ascertained by the knowers of the yoga. (15) :

Oh! What wonderful Vayu is always circling round the nadicakras ; when the Vayu goes to the Ajiia cakra, it is shut up ; and instantaneously death overtakes the beings. (16)

O Muni! Holding this Vayu, the Yogis stop their breathing ; so death cannot overtake the great Yogi who has brought this

Vayu under control which ought to be controlled. (17) O Narada! The Yogi knows Vahni stambha, Jalastambha, Manahstambha, and various other Vayustambha. (38)

© Muni! The thousand petalled lotus (sahasradalapadma) exists on the head of all persons. There the Guru exists always 11 the subtle form. (19)

And the image of that human Guru is cast everywhere. Krsna Himself has assumed the form of Guru for the welfare of the disciples. (20)

When the Guru becomes pleased, Narayana becomes pleased. Narayana being pleased, the three worlds become pleased. The Guru is Brabma ; Guru is Vignu and Guru is Mahadeva. (21)

The Guru is of the nature of Brahma ; Guru is adorable and

higher than the highest. Jf Hari becomes displeased, Guru, if pleased, can save His disciple. (22)

But Who is there that can save him if the Guru becomes displeased and all others be pleased ? When the Guru instructs on knowledge, the disciple gets knowledge in Mantra and Tantra. (23)

That is called Mantra and Tantra, which begets devotion to

Hari. He who shews the way to Krsna is the friend; he is the father, he is the relative ; he is mother, he is brotuer, husband and son

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who does. show the path that leads to Krsna vision. All this

universe, moving and non-moving, is transcient- like bubbles of water. (24-25)

Go, O Brahmana! Worship Sri Krsna, the Lord of Radha, who is beyond Prakrti. He who shews a wrong road is not a Guru ; rather he is an enemy. (26)

That destroys his man-birth ; and the Guru incurs the sin of

killing disciple. Within the thousand petalled lotus, Hari Himself is residing. (27)

Nirafjana Krsna is reigning as the Supreme Spirit in ali beings. O Brahmana! ‘Ihus I have described to you in brief, the fourth Yoga jfiadna, What more do you want to hear. (28)

Sri Narada said :—Kindly say vhich path is better, the bhakti of the Bhaktas, or the yoga of the Yogis ? (29)

Sri Mahadeva said :--All the.yogis meditate on the Eternal

Light. They do not acknowledge the body of the Nirguna (one who is beyond the gunas). (30)

All the bodies are formed by Prakrti; Brahma is Nirguna. beyond Prakrti. The bodies are attached to the Gunas ; so how can body be possible to the Nirguna one ? (31)

The Yogis thus explain their Yogaéastras. But, O Dvija! Kumira and other Vaignavas and we do not admit that. (32)

All the Vaigsnavas acknowledge that the tejas (fire, persons possessing the tejas is the chief thing. difficult to. say where that teja will born? (33)

It is very appear or where will it be

Krsna is etérnal and He has a body and He has tejas (light) Within that light the eternal form of Krsna is existing, This is the Opinion of the Vaisnavas. (34)

All the Yogis meditate with devotion on that Light only. If they persist with steadier devotion, they can become, in time, Vaignavas. (35)

The Vaignavas meditate the form within that Light.

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O Narada! Ifthe body does not exist, how the service devotion of a servant becomes possible. (36)

O Narada ! The opinion of the Vaignavasis by far the best. In this universe of Brahma, there is no one more jnani than the Vaisnavas. (37)

O Child ! Thus I have described, in brief, the glories of Sri Krgna, so much desired by all, according to the Agamas. No one knows it in full. (38)

Here ends the eighth chapter of the Second Night on

Yoga, it course of dialogue between Siva and Narada in Sri Narada Pafica Ratram.

END OF THE SECOND NIGHT

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