Hatharatnavali

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एवमुक्तेषु पीठेषु' मुख्याः प्रोक्तास्तथा दश I स्वस्तिकं गोमुखं पदमं वीरं सिद्धासनं तथा ॥३-२१॥

sanskrit

Among these asanas, ten are considered important, which are: svastika, gomukha, padma, vira, siddhasana.

english translation

hindi translation

evamukteSu pITheSu' mukhyAH proktAstathA daza I svastikaM gomukhaM padamaM vIraM siddhAsanaM tathA ||3-21||

hk transliteration

मयूरं कुक्कुटं चैव भद्रं सिंहासनं तथा I मुक्तासनं तु विख्यातं तेषु मुख्यं चतुष्टयम् ॥३-२२॥

sanskrit

Mayura, kukkuṭa, bhadra, simhasana and muktasana. Out of these, four are more important.

english translation

hindi translation

mayUraM kukkuTaM caiva bhadraM siMhAsanaM tathA I muktAsanaM tu vikhyAtaM teSu mukhyaM catuSTayam ||3-22||

hk transliteration

चतुरशीत्यासनानि शिवेन कथितानि तु I तेभ्यश्चतुष्कमादाय' सारभूतं ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥३-२३॥

sanskrit

Siva has narrated eighty four āsanas, out of which, I describe four most excellent ones.

english translation

hindi translation

caturazItyAsanAni zivena kathitAni tu I tebhyazcatuSkamAdAya' sArabhUtaM bravImyaham ||3-23||

hk transliteration

सिद्धं पदमं तथा सिंहं भद्रं चेति चतुष्टयम् I श्रेष्ठं तत्रापि च तथा तिष्ठेत्सिद्धासने सदा ॥३-२४॥

sanskrit

The four asanas are: siddha, padma, simha and bhadra. siddhāsana is the best among these four, which one should always adopt.

english translation

hindi translation

siddhaM padamaM tathA siMhaM bhadraM ceti catuSTayam I zreSThaM tatrApi ca tathA tiSThetsiddhAsane sadA ||3-24||

hk transliteration

तत्र' सिद्धासनम् -योनिस्थानक मंत्रिमूलघटितं कृत्वा दृढं विन्यसेन् मेद्रे पादमथैकमेव नियतं कृत्वा समं विग्रहम् I स्थाणुः संयमितेन्द्रियोऽचलदृशा पश्यन् भ्रुवोरन्तरं चैतन्मोक्षकपाट भेदजनकं सिद्धासनं प्रोच्यते ॥३-२५॥

sanskrit

One should press the heel firmly against the perineum and place the other foot over the genital. He should remain straight and steady, control the senses, and keep the gaze fixed between the eyebrows. This is siddhasana, which opens the door to liberation (moksha).

english translation

hindi translation

tatra' siddhAsanam -yonisthAnaka maMtrimUlaghaTitaM kRtvA dRDhaM vinyasen medre pAdamathaikameva niyataM kRtvA samaM vigraham I sthANuH saMyamitendriyo'caladRzA pazyan bhruvorantaraM caitanmokSakapATa bhedajanakaM siddhAsanaM procyate ||3-25||

hk transliteration