Hatharatnavali

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भ्रूमध्ये दृष्टिमात्रेण परः संकेत उच्यते । शिरः पाश्चात्य भागस्य ध्याने मृत्युंजयः परः ॥१-११॥

sanskrit

By gazing on the space between the eye-brows and then moving the head towards backside, and concentrating on Mrityunjaya (is called Laya).

english translation

hindi translation

bhrUmadhye dRSTimAtreNa paraH saMketa ucyate | ziraH pAzcAtya bhAgasya dhyAne mRtyuMjayaH paraH ||1-11||

hk transliteration

एतदेव मत्सम्मतम् हठप्रदीपिकायामपि- श्री आदिनाथेन सपादकोटि लयप्रकाराः कथिता जयंतु नादानुसन्धानमे मेव मन्यामहे मान्यतमं लयानाम् । लयो लय इति प्राहुः कीदृशं लय लक्षणम् । अपुनर्भावसंस्थाने लयो विषयविस्मृतिः ॥१-१२॥

sanskrit

The same view is also supported by Hathapradipika. One crore and a quarter types of laya are mentioned by Sri Adinatha, but we consider Nadanusandhana alone to be the best acceptable among all the Layas.

english translation

hindi translation

etadeva matsammatam haThapradIpikAyAmapi- zrI AdinAthena sapAdakoTi layaprakArAH kathitA jayaMtu nAdAnusandhAname meva manyAmahe mAnyatamaM layAnAm | layo laya iti prAhuH kIdRzaM laya lakSaNam | apunarbhAvasaMsthAne layo viSayavismRtiH ||1-12||

hk transliteration

 यो लय इति प्राहुः कीदृशं लयलक्षणम् I अपुनर्भवसंस्थानं लयो विषयविस्मृतिः ॥१-१३॥

sanskrit

 Laya has been emphasized. But what are the characteristics of laya? laya is not to come back to the world of senses. laya is forgetting the objects of experience.

english translation

hindi translation

 yo laya iti prAhuH kIdRzaM layalakSaNam I apunarbhavasaMsthAnaM layo viSayavismRtiH ||1-13||

hk transliteration

 अथ राजयोग: - न दृष्ट लक्षाणि न चित्तभंगो' न देशकालौ न च वायुरोधः I न धारणाध्यानपरिश्रमो वा समेधमाने सति राजयोगे ॥१-१४॥

sanskrit

 On attainment of the state of rajayoga, there remains no object for the eyes (senses), citta does not undergo further modification, one transcends time and space, there is no need to control the breath or undergo the hardship of practicing dharaṇa and dhyana.

english translation

hindi translation

 atha rAjayoga: - na dRSTa lakSANi na cittabhaMgo' na dezakAlau na ca vAyurodhaH I na dhAraNAdhyAnaparizramo vA samedhamAne sati rAjayoge ||1-14||

hk transliteration

 न जागरो नास्ति सुषुप्तिभावो न जीवितं न मरणं न' चित्तम् I अहं ममत्वाद्यपहाय सर्वे " श्रीराजयोगस्थिरचेतनानाम् ॥१-१५॥

sanskrit

 Those who attain the absolute state of consciousness through rajayoga, their citta does not experience awakening or sleep, living or dying states. They transcend the sense of 'I' and 'mine'.

english translation

hindi translation

 na jAgaro nAsti suSuptibhAvo na jIvitaM na maraNaM na' cittam I ahaM mamatvAdyapahAya sarve " zrIrAjayogasthiracetanAnAm ||1-15||

hk transliteration