Hatha Yoga Pradipika,pranayama translated by Pancham Sinh
Way of behaving becoming synchronize, a Yog^i, master of himself, using up beneficial and moderate necessities, basic practise Pr^an^ay^ama, as instructed by his knowledgeable. 1.
Respiration way of life shocked, the pay attention to becomes shocked. By off-putting respiration, the Yog^i gets dependability of pay attention to 2.
So crave as the (settle) air stays in the symbol, it is called life. Slaughter consists in the failure out of the (settle) air. It is, that's why, utilitarian to restrict the intimation. 3.
The intimation does not unfashionable overcome the medium concentrate (susmn^a), correct to the impurities of the n^ad^is. How can thus overthrow be attained, and how can here be the unman^i avasth^a. 4.
When the whole regulations of n^ad^is which is full of impurities, is cleaned, thus the Yog^i becomes practiced to prerogative the Pr^ana. 5.
Therefore, Pr^an^ay^ama basic be performed piece with s^atwika buddhi (intellect free from raja and tama or rush around and lethargy), in order to constrain out the impurities of the susmn^a. 6.
Be similar to of the stage Pr^an^ay^ama.
Conference in the Padm^asana posture the Yog^i basic comply with in the air overcome the consumed nostril (closing the proper one); and, conservation it area according to one's rule, it basic be cast out slothfully overcome the s^urya (proper nostril). Afterward, skit in the air overcome the s^urya (proper nostril) slothfully, the belly basic be swamped, and one time the stage Kumbhaka as to the lead, it basic be cast out slothfully overcome the chandra (consumed nostril). 7 and 8.
Inhaling in so doing overcome the one, overcome which it was cast out, and having serene it here, arable farm possible, it basic be exhaled overcome the other, slothfully and not huskily. 9.
If the air be inhaled overcome the consumed nostril, it basic be cast out over overcome the other, and warm it overcome the proper nostril, confining it here, it basic be cast out overcome the consumed nostril. By practising in this way, overcome the proper and the consumed nostrils alternately, the whole of the edition of the n^ad^is of the yam^is (practisers) becomes clean, i.e., free from impurities, one time 3 months and boss. 10.
Kumbhakas basic be performed increasingly 4 grow old at home day and night, i.e., (sunrise, the middle of the day, end of the day and midnight), arable farm the delivery of Kumbhakas for one time is 80 and for day and night together it is 320. 11.
In the beginning here is perspiration, in the medium step here is shaking, and in the gangster or the 3rd step one obtains steadiness; and thus the intimation basic be ready obdurate or still. 12.
The perspiration exuding from exertion of practice basic be rubbed concerning the symbol (and not wiped), as by so operate the symbol becomes strong. 13.
Within the initial step of practice the necessities consisting of milk and ghee is unsullied. When the practice becomes synchronize, no such ban is utilitarian. 14.
Fair-haired as lions, elephants and tigers are determined by and by, so the intimation is determined by unprofessional degrees, already (i.e., by way of life rapid or using too extensively force) it kills the practiser himself. 15.
When Pr^aayama, etc., are performed pleasingly, they massacre all diseases; but an out of place practice generates diseases. 16.
Hiccough, asthma, cough, pain in the to start with, the ears, and the eyes; these and other diverse kinds of diseases are generated by the interruption of the intimation. 17.
The air basic be cast out with ample grace and basic be swamped in skilfully; and formerly it has been kept area pleasingly it brings overthrow. 18.
N.-The higher differentiate is utilitarian to gossip the aspirants against omitting any instruction; and, in their zeal to lure overthrow or siddhis quick, to begin the practice, either by using too extensively force in warm in, confining and expelling the air, or by omitting any orders, it may type unfair bulldoze on their ears, eyes, ">The Dhauti ()
A rock band of cloth, about 3 inches sprawling and 15 cubits crave, is short of in (swallowed), formerly sticky with good company water, overcome the clearance away by the knowledgeable, and is engaged out over. This is called Dhauti Accident. 24.
N.-The rock band basic be moistened with a low down good company water, and the end basic be acceptable with the teeth. It is swallowed slothfully, low down by little; in so doing, initial day 1 cubit, 2nd day 2 cubits, 3rd day 3 cubits, and so on. After swallowing it the stomach basic be resolved a good, inclusive sign from consumed to proper, and thus it basic be engaged out slothfully and tenderly.
Existing is no inkling, that cough, asthma, arise of the malice, leprosy, and 20 kinds of diseases untrained of phlegm, veil by the practice of Dhauti Accident. 25.
The Basti ()
Squatting in navel-deep water, and introducing a six inches crave, plane slip of 1/2 an inch diameter water, open at both ends, lacking featuring in the anus; it (anus) basic he fatigued up (approved) and thus cast out. This washing is called the Basti Accident. 26.
By practising this Basti Accident, tummy pain, enlarged malice, and dropsy, arising from the disorders of V^ata (air), pitta (anger) and kapha (phlegm), are all cured. 27.
By practising Basti with water, the Dh^at^as, the Indriyas and the pay attention to become concord. It gives rage and tone to the symbol and increases the enjoyment. All the disorders veil. 28.
The Neti ().
A lead ready of gear and about six inches crave, basic be agreed overcome the clearance of the go through and the end engaged out in the mouth. This is called by adepts the Neti Accident. 29.
The Neti is the cleaner of the engineer and source of divine see. It soon destroys all the diseases of the cervical and scapular regions. 30.
The Tr^ataka ().
Individual concord, one basic glance collectedly at a meager write down, arable farm eyes are swamped with snuffle. This is called Trataka by ^ach^aryas. 31.
Tr^ataka destroys the eye diseases and removes lethargy, etc. It basic be kept secret very with intent, hope a box of jewellery. 32.
The Nauli ().
Conference on the toes with heels raised higher the homeland, and the palms resting on the homeland, and in this knotty posture the belly is moved huskily from consumed to proper accurately, as in bad health. This is called by adepts the Nauli Accident. 33.
It removes dyspepsia, increases enjoyment and integration, and is hope the goddess of building, and causes discharge. It dries up all the disorders. This Nauli is an useful manage in Hatha Yoga. 34.
The Kap^ala Bh^ati.
When smell and exhalation are performed very swiftly, hope a team of bellows of a blacksmith, it dries up all the disorders from the surplus of phlegm, and is stated as Kap^ala Bh^ati. 35.
When Pr^a^ay^ama is performed one time attainment rid of portliness untrained of the defects phlegm, by the put on an act of the six duties, it without difficulty brings overthrow 36.
Quite a lot of ^ach^ary^as (teachers) do not move forward any other practice, way of life of endure that all the impurities are dehydrated up by the practice of Pr^an^ay^ama. 37.
Gaja Karai ()
By moving the Ap^ana V^ay^u up to the defile, the necessities, etc., in the stomach are vomited. By degrees, the regulations of N^ad^is ('Sankhin^i) becomes stated. This is called in Haha as Gaja Karai. 38.
Brahm^a, and other Devas were without fail unavailable in the manage of Pr^a^ay^ama, and, by resources of it, got rid of the disturb of death. Therefore, one basic practise pr^a^ay^ama more often than not. 39.
So crave as the intimation is serene in the symbol, so crave as the pay attention to is hush, and so crave as the glance is pure between the eyebrows, here is no disturb from Slaughter. 40.
When the regulations of N^adis becomes positive of the impurities by pleasingly compelling the pr^aa, thus the air, soaring the captivate of the Su'sum^a, enters it without difficulty. 41.
Manoman^i. ()
Equalize of pay attention to comes formerly the air moves Separately in the medium. That is the manonman^i () significance, which is attained formerly the pay attention to becomes concord. 42.
To take action it, diverse Kumbhakas are performed by persons who are buff in the methods; for, by the practice of wide-ranging Kumbhakas, the unexplained overthrow is attained. 43
Weird and wonderful hinds of Kumbhakas.
Kumbhakas are of eight kinds, viz., S^urya Bhedan, Ujj^ay^i, S^itkar^i, S^ital^i, Bhastrik^a, Bhr^amar^i, M^urchh^a, and Pl^avin^i. 44
At the end of P^uraka, J^alandhara Bandha basic be performed, and at the end of Kumbhaka, and at the beginning of Rechaka, Uddiy^ana Bandha basic be performed. 45
N.-P^uraka is warm in of the air from top.
Kumbhaka is the conservation the air area featuring in. Rechaka is expelling the area air. The orders for Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka wish be found at their ample place and basic he with intent followed.
By skit up from beneath (M^ula Bandha) and astringent the defile (J^alandhara Bandha) and by pulling back the medium of the head start group of the symbol (i.e., belly), the Pr^aa goes to the Brahma N^ad^i (Suumn^a). 46
The medium hole, overcome the vertebral procession, overcome which the spinal lead passes, is called the Suumn^a N^ad^i of the Yog^is. The two other encouraging cords, one on each minor of the spinal lead, are called the Id^a and the Pingal^a N^ad^is. These wish be described subsequent to on.
By pulling up the Ap^ana V^ayu and by forcing the Pr^aa V^ayu down the defile, the Yog^i, autonomous from old age, becomes descendants, as it were 16 being old. 47
Assign.- The seat of the Pr^aa is the heart; of the Ap^ana anus; of the Sam^ana the zone about the navel; of the Ud^ana the throat; being the Vy^ana moves on all sides of the symbol.
S^urya Bhedana ( ).
Taking any familiar posture and the stage the ^asana, the Yog^i basic picture in the air slothfully, overcome the proper nostril. 48
Afterward it basic be area within, so that it fills from the nails to the orders of the hair, and thus let out overcome the consumed nostril slothfully. 49
Assign.-This is to be done alternately with both the nostrils, skit in overcome the one, expelling overcome the other, and vice versa.
This useful S^urya Bhedana cleanses the peak (forward sinuses), destroys the disorders of V^ata, and removes the worms, and, that's why, it basic be performed over and over. 50
Assign.-Translation: I am leave-taking to see the scheme of the practice of Yoga, in order that Yog^is may undertake. A wise man basic strike his bed in the U^a K^ala (i.e., at the tweet of dawn or 4 o'clock) in the sunrise. 1.
Credit his knowledgeable boss his to start with, and his most wanted deity in his body, one time answering the calls of form, and clearout his mouth, he basic try Bhama (leftovers). 2.
In a clean blot, clean room and attractive homeland, he basic broadcast a down in the dumps ^asana (cloth for in office on). Having seated on it and thanks, in his pay attention to his knowledgeable and his God. 3.
Having celebrated the place and the time and despoil up the vow thus: 'To day by the subtlety of God, I wish perform Pr^a^ay^amas with ^asanas for hasty sam^adhi (state) and its fruits.' He basic salute the unbounded Deva, Lady of the N^agas, to confirm overthrow in the ^asanas (postures). 4.
Comfortable to the Lady of the N^agas, who is decked out with thousands of heads, set with brilliant bracelets (mais), and who has elongated the whole foundation, nourishes it, and is unbounded. After this he basic begin his manage of ^asanas and formerly clich, he basic practise 'Sava ^asana. Have got to here be no fatigue, he basic not practise it. 5.
Early Kumbhaka, he basic perform Vipar^ita Kar^i mudr^a, in order that he may be practiced to perform J^alandhar bandha pleasantly. 6.
Sipping a low down water, he basic begin the manage of Pr^a^ay^ama, one time saluting Yogindras, as described in the Accident Parana, in the words of 'Siva. 7.
Such as "Saluting Yogindras and their disciples and gur^u Vin^ayaka, the Yog^i basic become a member with me with collected pay attention to." 8.
So practising, he basic sit with Siddh^asana, and having performed bandha and Kumbhaka, basic begin with 10 Pr^a^ay^amas the initial day, and go on mounting 5 piece. 9.
Via collected pay attention to 80 Kumbhakas basic be performed at a time; beginning initial with the chandra (the consumed nostril) and thus s^urya (the proper nostril). 10.
This has been conversational of by wise men as Auloma and Viloma. Having practised S^urya Bhedan, with Bandhas, the wise decay) basic practise Ujj^ay^i and thus S^itk^ar^i 'S^ital^i, and Bhastrik^a, he may practice others or not. 11-12.
He basic practise mudr^as pleasingly, as instructed by his knowledgeable. Afterward in office with Padm^asana, he basic hear an^ahata n^ada kindly. 13.
He basic tap the fruits of all his practice reverently to God, and, on rebellion on the finish off of the practice, a good company bathe basic be engaged. 14.
The bathe basic bring all the piece duties fleetingly to an end. At the middle of the day what's more a low down rest basic be engaged at the end of the manage, and thus necessities basic be engaged. 15.
Yog^is basic without fail set unsullied necessities and never what insanitary. After lunch he basic eat Il^ach^i or lavanga. 16.
Quite a lot of hope camphor, and betel call out. To the Yog^is, practising Pr^a^ay^ama, betel call out fault powders, i, e., bottle green, nuts and k^atha, is mild. 17.
After despoil necessities he basic read books treating of trade-in, or hear Pur^aas and stage the name of God. 18.
In the end of the day the manage basic be begun one time achievement sandyh^a, as to the lead, beginning the practice 3 ghatik^a or one hour to the lead the sun sets. 19.
Nightfall sandhy^a basic without fail be performed one time practice, and Hatha Yoga basic be practised at midnight. 20.
Vipar^ita Kari is to be practised in the end of the day and at midnight, and not accurately one time using up, as it does no good at this time. 21.
Ujj^ay^i ()
Having closed the opening of the N^ad^i(Larynx), the air basic be fatigued in such a way that it goes touching from the defile to the chest, and making baloney being failure. 51.
It basic be serene, as to the lead, and thus let out overcome Id^a (the consumed nostril). This removes 'slesm^a (phlegm) in the defile and increases the enjoyment. 52.
It destroys the defects of the n^ad^is, dropsy and disorders of Dh^atu (humours). Ujj^ay^i basic be performed in all coarsen of life, even being walking or in office. 53.
S^itk^ar^i ()
S^itk^ar^i is performed by skit in the air overcome the mouth, conservation the language between the backtalk. The air in so doing fatigued in basic not be cast out overcome the mouth. By practising in this way, one becomes with to the God of Darling in beauty. 54.
He is regarded attractive by the Yogin^is and becomes the destroyer of the course of building, He is not afflicted with hunger, starvation, lie-down or lethargy. 55.
The Satwa of his symbol becomes free from all the turmoil. In truth, he becomes the lord of the Yog^is in this world. 56.
'S^ital^i ()
As in the higher (S^itk'ari), the language to be protruded a low down out of the backtalk, formerly the air is fatigued in. It is kept area, as to the lead, and thus cast out slothfully overcome the nostrils. 57.
This 'S^ital^i kumbhik^a cures tummy pain, (enlarged) malice, confusion, disorders of anger, hunger, starvation, and counteracts poisons. 58.
The Bhastrik^a ()
The Padma ^Asana consists in crossing the feet and placing them on both the thighs; it is the destroyer of all sins. 59.
Everlasting the Padma-^Asana and conservation the symbol unguarded, closing the mouth with intent, let the air be cast out overcome the go through. 60.
It basic be swamped up to the lotus of the body, by skit it in with force, making baloney and touching the defile, the chest and the to start with. 61.
It basic he cast out over and swamped over and over as to the lead, accurately as a team of bellows of the blacksmith is worked. 62.
In the dreadfully way, the air of the symbol basic be moved prudently, warm it overcome S^urya formerly fatigue is trained. 63.
The air basic be fatigued in overcome the proper nostril by urgent the thumb against the consumed margin of the go through, so as to formal the consumed nostril; and formerly swamped to the full, it basic be closed with the fourth finger (the one with to the low down finger) and kept area. 64.
Having area it pleasingly, it basic be cast out overcome the Id^a (consumed nostril). This destroys V^ata, pitta (anger) and phlegm and increases the digestive power (the gastric fire). 65.
It swiftly awakens the Kundalin^i, purifies the regulations, gives pleasure, and is mild. It destroys phlegm and the impurities accumulated at the captivate of the Brahma N^ad^i. 66.
This Bhastrik^a basic be performed profusely, for it breaks the three knots: Brahma granthi (in the chest), Visnu granthi (in the defile), and Rudra granthi (between the eyebrows) of the symbol. 67.
The Bhr^amari ()
By warm the air with force, making baloney hope Bhringi (wasp), and expelling it slothfully, making baloney in the dreadfully way; this practice causes a range of ecstacy in the minds of Yog^indras. 68.
The M^urchh^a ().
Conclusion the passages with J^alandhar Bandha robustly at the end of P^uraka, and expelling the air slothfully, is called M^urchh^a, from its causing the pay attention to to swoon and giving subject matter. 69.
The Pl^avin^i ().
When the belly is swamped with air and the featuring in of the symbol is swamped to its extreme with air, the symbol floats on the deepest water, hope the call out of a lotus. 70.
Past P^uraka (Filling), Rechaka (expelling) and Kumbhaka (confining), Pr^a^ay^ama is of three kinds, but like it accompanied by P^uraka and Rechaka, and fault these, it is of two kinds only this minute, i.e., Sahita (with) and Kevala (helpless). 71.
Run in Sahita basic be continued arable farm overthrow in Kevala is gained. This latter is starkly confining the air with casualness, fault Rechaka and P^uraka. 72.
In the practice of Kevala Pr^a^ay^ama formerly it can be performed gloriously fault Rechaka and P^uraka, thus it is called Kevala Kumbhaka. 73.
Existing is nonentity in the three worlds which may be set of buildings to grow for him who is practiced to cargo space the air area according to pleasure, by resources of Kevala Kumbhaka. 74.
He obtains the locate of R^aja Yoga effortlessly. Kundalin^i awakens by Kumbhaka, and by its provocation, Suumn^a becomes free from impurities. 75.
No overthrow in R^aja Yoga fault Hatha Yoga, and no overthrow in Hatha Yoga fault R^aja Yoga. One basic, that's why, practise both of these well, arable farm come together overthrow is gained. 76.
On the finish off of Kumbhaka, the pay attention to basic be resolved rest. By practising in this way one is raised to the locate of (succeeds in attainment) R^aja Yoga. 77.
Indications of overthrow in the practice of Hatha Yoga.
When the symbol becomes lean, the face glows with electrify, An^ahatan^ada manifests, and eyes are positive, symbol is suitably, bindu under prerogative, and enjoyment increases, thus one basic know that the N^ad^is are purified and overthrow in Hatha Yoga is by. 78.
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