Gherand Samhita

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प्राणायामाल्लाघवञ्चध्यानात् प्रत्यक्षमात्मनि । समाधिना च निर्लिप्तं मुक्तिरेवं न संशय: ॥१-११॥

sanskrit

Through pranayama, agility or lightness is achieved; through meditation, selfrealization, and through samadhi, noninvolvement or detachment and, undoubtedly, liberation, are achieved.

english translation

hindi translation

prANAyAmAllAghavaJcadhyAnAt pratyakSamAtmani | samAdhinA ca nirliptaM muktirevaM na saMzaya: ||1-11||

hk transliteration

धौतिर्वस्तिस्तथा नेतिर्लौलिकी त्राटकं तथा । कपालभातिश्चैतानि षट्कर्माणि समाचरेत् ॥१-१२॥

sanskrit

Yoga practitioner should practice these six types of purification activities named Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Lauliki (Nauli), Tratak and Kapalbhati.

english translation

hindi translation

dhautirvastistathA netirlaulikI trATakaM tathA | kapAlabhAtizcaitAni SaTkarmANi samAcaret ||1-12||

hk transliteration

अन्तर्धौतिर्दन्तधौतिर्हृद्धौतिर्मूलशोधनम् । धौतिं चतुर्विधां कृत्वा घटं कुर्वन्ति निर्मलम् ॥१-१३॥

sanskrit

In this verse, while describing the four types of Dhauti, it has been said that Antardhauti, Dantadhauti, Hridayadhauti and Moolshodhana are the four types of Dhauti. The seeker should practice these and purify his body.

english translation

hindi translation

antardhautirdantadhautirhRddhautirmUlazodhanam | dhautiM caturvidhAM kRtvA ghaTaM kurvanti nirmalam ||1-13||

hk transliteration

वातसारं वारिसारं वह्निसारं बहिष्कृतम् । घटस्य निर्मलार्थाय अन्तधौतिश्चतुर्विधा॥१-१४॥

sanskrit

To purify the body, the seeker should practice the following four types or methods of Antardhauti (Vatasar, Varisar, Vahnisar (Agnisar) and Bahishkrit).

english translation

hindi translation

vAtasAraM vArisAraM vahnisAraM bahiSkRtam | ghaTasya nirmalArthAya antadhautizcaturvidhA||1-14||

hk transliteration

काकचञ्चुवदास्येन पिबेद् वायुं शनै:शनै: । चालयेदुदरं पश्चाद्वर्त्मना रेचयेच्छनै:॥१-१५॥

sanskrit

The seeker should make his mouth like a crow's beak and slowly drink the vital air, that is, he should take the vital air inside the body. Then, while moving your stomach (moving it back and forth or from right to left), that air should be slowly expelled out from the back i.e. through the anus.

english translation

hindi translation

kAkacaJcuvadAsyena pibed vAyuM zanai:zanai: | cAlayedudaraM pazcAdvartmanA recayecchanai:||1-15||

hk transliteration