Gherand Samhita

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शलभं मकरं चोष्ट्रं भुजङ्गञ्चयोगासनम् । द्वात्रिंशदासनानि तु मर्त्यलोके हि सिद्धिदम् ॥२-६॥

sanskrit

28. Shalabhasana, 29. Makarasana, 30. Ustrasana, Bhujangasana and 32. Yogasana, these thirty-two asanas can be accomplished by a person in this mortal world.

english translation

hindi translation

zalabhaM makaraM coSTraM bhujaGgaJcayogAsanam | dvAtriMzadAsanAni tu martyaloke hi siddhidam ||2-6||

hk transliteration

योनिस्थानकमङ्घ्रिमूलघटितं संपीड्य गुल्फेतरम् मेढ्रे सम्प्रणिधाय तं तु चिबुकं कृत्वा हृदि स्थापितम् । स्थाणु: संयमितेन्द्रियोऽचलदृशा पश्यन् भ्रुवोरन्तरमेवंमोक्षविधायतेफलकरं सिद्धासनं प्रोच्यते॥२-७॥

sanskrit

Press the vagina or below the testicles with the heel of one foot (preferably the left foot). Place the heel of the other foot on the Lingamula (the place below the Swadhisthana Chakra from where the penis begins). After this, placing one's chin on the heart region and sitting completely still, that is, without making any kind of movement, with the eyes fixed between the eyebrows (Agya Chakra) is called Siddhasana. By practicing Siddhasana in this way, the seeker attains salvation.

english translation

hindi translation

yonisthAnakamaGghrimUlaghaTitaM saMpIDya gulphetaram meDhre sampraNidhAya taM tu cibukaM kRtvA hRdi sthApitam | sthANu: saMyamitendriyo'caladRzA pazyan bhruvorantaramevaMmokSavidhAyatephalakaraM siddhAsanaM procyate||2-7||

hk transliteration

वामोरूपरि दक्षिणं च चरणं संस्थाप्य वामं तथा दक्षोरूपरि पश्चिमेन विधिना धृत्वा कराभ्यां दृढम् । अङ्गुष्ठौ हृदये निधाय चिबुकं नासाग्रमालोकयेद् एतद्व्याधिविनाशकारणपरं पद्मासनं प्रोच्यते ॥२-८॥

sanskrit

Just as if water is poured into a raw pot, it starts melting continuously. Like that raw pot, man's body keeps getting weaker every moment. By heating that pot of body in the fire of yoga, it becomes completely purified. Just as a pot does not melt with water after it is heated in fire. Similarly, in this verse, yoga has been considered as the form of fire and body has been considered as the form of a pitcher.

english translation

hindi translation

vAmorUpari dakSiNaM ca caraNaM saMsthApya vAmaM tathA dakSorUpari pazcimena vidhinA dhRtvA karAbhyAM dRDham | aGguSThau hRdaye nidhAya cibukaM nAsAgramAlokayed etadvyAdhivinAzakAraNaparaM padmAsanaM procyate ||2-8||

hk transliteration

शोधनं दृढता चैव स्थैर्यं धैर्यञ्च लाघवम् । प्रत्यक्षञ्च निर्लिप्तञ्च घटस्य सप्तसाधनम्॥२-९॥

sanskrit

Seven limbs of yoga have been discussed to mature the body. Which are as follows – refinement, determination, stability, patience, smallness, perception and detachment. In the next verses, compound actions related to all these organs have been described.

english translation

hindi translation

zodhanaM dRDhatA caiva sthairyaM dhairyaJca lAghavam | pratyakSaJca nirliptaJca ghaTasya saptasAdhanam||2-9||

hk transliteration

षट्कर्मणा शोधनञ्च आसनेन भवेद्दृढम् । मुद्रया स्थिरता चैव ॥२-१०॥धीरता

sanskrit

Shatkarma means purification by practicing six purification activities, one can attain strength by practicing asanas, stability by postures and patience by pratyahara.

english translation

hindi translation

SaTkarmaNA zodhanaJca Asanena bhaveddRDham | mudrayA sthiratA caiva ||2-10||dhIratA

hk transliteration