Hatha-Yoga Pradipika - Kapitel 1: Ernährung und Asana

Rund um Ernährung und Körperübungen - also Asanas - dreht sich das erste Kapitel der Hatha-Yoga Pradipika von Svatmarama „Prathamo Padeshah“.

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

hatha (हठ, haṭha) = Name des beschriebenen Yoga-Weges, Sonne Mond
yoga (योग, yoga) = Yoga
pradipika (प्रदीपिका, pradīpikā) = Leuchte, helles Licht
hatha-yoga-pradipika (हठयोगप्रदीपिका, haṭha-yoga-pradīpikā) = Die Leuchte des Hatha-Yoga, Licht auf Hatha-Yoga

Prathamopadeshah

प्रथमोपदेशः

Prathamopadeśaḥ

Erstes Kapitel

shri-adi-nathaya namo.astu tasmai"
yen[a]{o}-[u]padishta hatha-yoga-vidya |"
vibhrajate pronnata-raja-yogam"
arodhum ichchhor adhirohini-iva ||1||

prananya shri-gurum natham svatmaramena yogina |"
kevalam raja-yogaya hatha-vidy[a]-{o}[u]padishyate ||2||

bhrantya bahu-mata-dhvante raja-yogam ajanatam |"
hatha-pradipikam dhatte svatmaramah kripa-akarah ||3||

hatha-vidyam hi matsyendra-goraksa-adya vijanate |"
svatmaram{o}[ah]-{'}[a]thava yogi janite tat-prasadatah ||4||

shri-adinatha-matsyendra-shavarananda-bhairavah |"
chaurangi-mina-goraksa-virupaksa-bileshayah ||5||

manthan[h]{o} bhairav[h]{o} yogi siddhi[h]{r} buddha[h]{sh} cha kanthadih |"
korantakah suranandah siddhapada[h]{sh} cha charpatih ||6||

kaneri pujyapada[h]{sh} cha nitya-natho niranjanah |"
kapali bindunatha[h]{sh} cha kakachandishvara-ahvayah ||7||

allamah prabhudevash cha ghoda choli cha tintinih |"
bhanuki naradevash cha khandah kapalikas tatha ||8||

ity adayo maha-siddha hatha-yoga-prabhavatah |"
khandayitva kala-dandam brahmande vicharanti te ||9||

ashesha-tapa-taptanam samashraya-matho hathah |"
ashesha-yoga-yuktanam adhara-kamatho hathah ||10||

hatha-vidya param gopya yogina siddhim ichchhata |"
bhaved viryavati gupta nirvirya tu prakashita ||11||

surajye dharmike deshe subhikse nirupadrave |"
dhanuh pramana-paryantam shilagni-jala-varjite |"
ekante mathika-madhye sthatavyam hatha-yogina ||12||

alpa-dvaram arandhra-garta-vivaram na-aty-uchcha-nichayatam"
sanyag-gomaya-sandra-liptam amalam nihshesa-jantujjitam |"
bahye mandapa-vedi-kupa-ruchiram prakara-samve-shtitam"
proktam yoga-mathasya laksanam idam siddhair hathabhyasibhih ||13||

evam vidhe mathe sthitva sarva-chinta-vivarjitah |"
guru-upadishta-margena yogam eva sam-abhyaset ||14||

atyaharah prayasash cha prajalpo niyama-grahah |"
jana-sangash cha laulyam cha shadbhir yogo vinashyati ||15||

utsahat sahasad dhairyat tattva-jnanash cha nischayat |"
jana-sanga-parityagat shadbhir yogah prasiddhyati ||16||

atha yama-niyamah"
ahinsa satyam-asteyam brahmacharyam ksama dhritih |"
daya-arjavam mitaharah shaucham cha-{i}[e]va yama dasha ||17||

tapah santosha astikyam danam ishvara-pujanam |"
siddhanta-vakya-shravanam hrimati cha tapo hutam |"
niyama dasha samprokta yoga-shastra-visharadaih ||18||

atha asanam"
hathasya prathama-angatvad asanam purvam uchyate |"
kuryat tad asanam sthairyam arogyam changa-laghavam ||19||

vashishtha-adyaish cha munibhir matsyendra-adyaish cha yogibhih |"
angikritany asanani kathyante kanichin maya ||20||

janu-urvor antare sanyak kritva pada-tale ubhe |"
riju-kayah samasinah svastikam tat prachaksate ||21||

savye daksina-gulpham tu prishtha-parshve niyojayet |"
daksine.api tatha savyam gomukham gomukhakritih ||22||

ekam padam tathaikasmin vinyased uruni sthiram |"
itarasmins tatha ch{o}[a]-[u]rum virasanam itiritam ||23||

gudam nirudhya gulphabhyam vyutkramena samahitah |"
kurma-asanam bhaved etad iti yoga-vido viduh ||24||

padmasanam tu sansthapya janurvor antare karau |"
niveshya bhumau sansthapya vyomastham kukkuta-asanam ||25||

kukkutasana-bandha-stho dorbhyam sambadya kandharam |"
bhaved kurmavad uttana etad uttana-kurmakam ||26||

padangushthau tu panibhyam grihitva shravanavadhi |"
dhanur akarshanam kuryad dhanur-asanam uchyate ||27||

vam[a]-{o}[u]ru-mula-arpita-daksa-padam"
janor bahir veshtita-vama-padam |"
pragrihya tishthet parivartita-angah "
shri-matysa-nath-{o}[u]ditam asanam syat ||28||

matsyendra-pitham jathara-pradiptim"
prachanda-rug mandala-khandana-astram |"
abhyasatah kundalini-prabodham"
chandra-sthiratvam cha dadati punsam ||29||

prasarya padau bhuvi danda-rupau"
dorbhyam pada-agra-dvitayam grihitva |"
janu-upari-nyasta-lalata-desho"
vased idam paschimatanam ahuh ||30||

iti paschimatanam asana-agryam "
pavanam paschima-vahinam karoti |"
udayam jatharanalasya kuryad"
udare karshyam arogatam cha punsam ||31||

dharam-avashtabhya kara-dvayena"
tat-kurpara-sthapita-nabhi-parshvah |"
uchchasano danda-vad utthitah khe"
mayuram etat pravadanti pitham ||32||

harati sakala-rogan ashu gulm[a]-[u]{o}dara-adin"
abhibhavati cha doshan asanam shri-mayuram |"
bahu kadashana-bhuktam bhasma kuryad ashesham"
janayati jatharagnim jarayet kala-kutam ||33||

uttanam shabavad bhumau shayanam tach-chhavasanam |"
shava-asanam shranti-haram chitta-vishranti-karakam ||34||

chaturashity asanani shivena kathitani cha |"
tebhyash chatushkam adaya sara-bhutam braviny aham ||35||

siddham padmam tatha sinham bhadram v[a]-[i]{e}ti chatush.-tayam |"
shreshtham tatrapi cha sukhe tishthet siddhasane sada ||36||

atha siddhasanam-"
yoni-sthanakam anghri-mula-ghatitam kritva dridham vinyaset"
mendhre padam atha-ikam eva hridaye kritva hanum susthiram |"
sthanuh sanyamitendriyo.achala-drisha pashyed bhruvor antaram"
hy etan moksa-kapata-bheda-janakam siddhasanam prochyate ||37||

mendhrad upari vinyasya savyam gulpham tath[a]-{o}upari |"
gulpha-antaram cha niksipya siddhasanam idam bhavet ||38||

etat siddhasanam prahur anye vajrasanam viduh |"
muktasanam vadanty eke prahur guptasanam pare ||39||

yameshv iva mitaharam ahinsa niyameshv iva |"
mukhyam sarva-asaneshv ekam siddhah siddhasanam viduh ||40||

chaturashiti-pitheshu siddham eva sadabhyaset |"
dvasaptati-sahasranam nadinam mala-shodhanam ||41||

atma-dhyayi mitahari yavad dvadasha-vatsaram |"
sada siddhasanabhyasad yogi nishpattim apnuyat ||42||

kim anyair bahubhih pithaih siddhe siddhasane sati |"
prana-anile savadhane baddhe kevala-kumbhake |"
utpadyate nirayasat svayam ev[a]-{o}[u]nmani kala ||43||

tatha-[e]{i}kasminn eva dridhe siddhe siddhasane sati |"
bandha-trayam anayasat svayam evopajayate ||44||

na-asanam siddha-sadrisham na kumbhah kevalopamah |"
na khechari-sama mudra na nada-sadrisho layah ||45||

atha padmasanam-"
vam[a]-[u]{o}ru-upari daksinam cha charanam sansthapya vamam tatha"
daks-[u]{o}ru-upari paschimena vidhina dhritva karabhyam dridham |"
angushthau hridaye nidhaya chibukam nasagram alokayet "
etad vyadhi-vinasha-kari yaminam padmasanam prochyate ||46||

uttanau charanau kritva uru-sansthau prayatnatah |"
uru-madhye tathottanau pani kritva tato drishau ||47||

nasagre vinyased rajad-anta-mule tu jihvaya |"
uttambhya chibukam vaksasy utthapy pavanam shanaih ||48||

idam padmasanam proktam sarva-vyadhi-vinashanam |"
durlabham yena kenapi dhimata labhyate bhuvi ||49||

kritva samputitau karau dridhataram baddhva tu padmasanam"
gadham vaksasi sannidhaya chibukam dhyayansh cha tach chetasi |"
varam varam apanam urdhvam anilam protsarayan puritam"
nyanchan pranam upaiti bodham atulam shakti-prabhavan narah ||50||

padmasane sthito yogi nadi-dvarena puritam |"
marutam dharayed yas tu sa mukto natra sanshayah ||51||

atha sinhasanam-"
gulphau cha vrishanasyadhah sivanyah parshvayoh ksipet |"
daksine savya-gulpham tu daksa-gulpham tu savyake ||52||

hastau tu janvoh sansthapya svangulih samprasarya cha |"
vyatta-vaktro nirikseta nasagram susamahitah ||53||

sinhasanam bhaved etat pujitam yogi-pungavaih |"
bandha-tritaya-sandhanam kurute chasanottamam ||54||

atha bhadrasanam-"
gulphau cha vrishanasyadhah sivanyah parshvayoh ksipte |"
savya-gulpham tatha savye daksa-gulpham tu daksine ||55||

parshva-padau cha panibhyam dridham baddhva sunischalam |"
bhadrasanam bhaved etat sarva-vyadhi-vinashanam |"
goraksasanam ity ahur idam vai siddha-yoginah ||56||

evam asana-bandheshu yogindro vigata-shramah |"
abhyasen nadika-shuddhim mudradi-pavani-kriyam ||57||

asanam kumbhakam chitram mudrakhyam karanam tatha |"
atha nada-anusandhanam abhyasa-anukramo hathe ||58||

brahmachari mitahari tyagi yoga-parayanah |"
abdad urdhvam bhavet siddho natra karya vicharana ||59||

susnigdha-madhura-aharash chaturtha-ansha-vivarjitah |"
bhujyate shiva-samprityai mitaharah sa uchyate ||60||

katvanla-tiksna-lavanoshna-harita-shaka-"
sauvira-taila-tila-sarshapa-madya-matsyan |"
ajadi-mansa-dadhi-takra-kulatthakola-"
pinyaka-hingu-lashunadyam apathyam ahuh ||61||

bhojanam ahitam vidyat punar asy[a]-{o}[u]shni-kritam ruksam |"
atilavanam anla-yuktam kadashana-shakotkam varjyam ||62||

vahni-stri-pathi-sevanam adau varjanam acharet ||63||

tatha hi goraksa-vachanam-"
varjayed durjana-prantam vahni-stri-pathi-sevanam |"
pratah-snanopavasadi kaya-klesha-vidhim tatha ||64||

godhuma-shali-yava-shashtika-shobhanannam"
ksirajya-khanda-navanita-siddha-madhuni |"
shunthi-patola-kaphaladika-pancha-shakam"
mudgadi-divyam udakam cha yamindra-pathyam ||65||

pushtam sumadhuram snigdham gavyam dhatu-praposhanam |"
manobhilashitam yogyam yogi bhojanam acharet ||66||

yuvo vriddho.ativriddho va vyadhito durbalo-{.}[a]pi va |"
abhyasat siddhim apnoti sarva-yogeshv atandritah ||67||

kriya-yuktasya siddhih syad akriyasya katham bhavet |"
na shastra-patha-matrena yoga-siddhih prajayate ||68||

na vesha-dharanam siddheh karanam na cha tat-katha |"
kriyaiva karanam siddheh satyam etan na sanshayah ||69||

pithani kumbhakash chitra divyani karanani cha |"
sarvany api hathabhyase raja-yoga-phalavadhi ||70||

iti hatha-pradipikayam prathamopadeshah |