Shiva Purana

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निरुद्धवृत्त्यंतरस्यं शिवे चित्तस्य निश्चला ॥ या वृत्तिः स समासेन योगः स खलु पञ्चधा ॥ ६ ॥

The mind is fixed on Lord Śiva, whose activities are restrained. That which is called yoga in summary is indeed fivefold.

english translation

niruddhavRttyaMtarasyaM zive cittasya nizcalA ॥ yA vRttiH sa samAsena yogaH sa khalu paJcadhA ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मंत्रयोगःस्पर्शयोगो भावयोगस्तथापरः ॥ अभावयोगस्सर्वेभ्यो महायोगः परो मतः ॥ ७ ॥

The yoga of mantras, the yoga of touch and the yoga of emotions are also others. The yoga of absence is considered to be the greatest of all yogas.

english translation

maMtrayogaHsparzayogo bhAvayogastathAparaH ॥ abhAvayogassarvebhyo mahAyogaH paro mataH ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मंत्राभ्यासवशेनैव मंत्रवाच्यार्थगोचरः ॥ अव्याक्षेपा मनोवृत्तिर्मंत्रयोग उदाहृतः ॥ ८ ॥

The concentration of the mind without disturbances, on the expressed meaning of the mantra along with the practice of the mantra is mantrayoga.

english translation

maMtrAbhyAsavazenaiva maMtravAcyArthagocaraH ॥ avyAkSepA manovRttirmaMtrayoga udAhRtaH ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्राणायाममुखा सैव स्पर्शे योगोभिधीयते ॥ स मंत्रस्पर्शनिर्मुक्तो भावयोगः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ९ ॥

Coupled with Prāṇāyāma the same is called sparśayoga. Without the contact of Mantra, it is Bhāvayoga.

english translation

prANAyAmamukhA saiva sparze yogobhidhIyate ॥ sa maMtrasparzanirmukto bhAvayogaH prakIrtitaH ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विलीनावयवं विश्वं रूपं संभाव्यते यतः ॥ अभावयोगः संप्रोक्तो ऽनाभासाद्वस्तुनः सतः ॥ १० ॥

Wherein the universe with all its parts is meditated upon it is called Abhāvayoga since in that the existent object is not seen.

english translation

vilInAvayavaM vizvaM rUpaM saMbhAvyate yataH ॥ abhAvayogaH saMprokto 'nAbhAsAdvastunaH sataH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript