Gheranda Samhita · Chapter 5

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi prāṇāyāmasya yadvidhim
yasya sādhanamātreṇa devatulyo bhaven naraḥ //

ādau sthānaṃ tathā kālaṃ mitāhāraṃ tathāparam
nāḍīśuddhiṃ tataḥ paścāt prāṇāyāmaṃ ca sādhayet //

dūradeśe tathāraṇye rājadhānyāṃ janāntike
yogārambhaṃ na kurvīta kṛtaś cet siddhihā bhavet //

aviśvāsaṃ dūradeśe araṇye bhakṣavarjitam
lokāraṇye prakāśaś ca tasmāt trīṇi vivarjayet //

sudeśe dhārmike rājye subhikṣe nirupadrave
tatraikaṃ kuṭiraṃ kṛtvā prācīraiḥ pariveṣṭayet //

vāpīkūpataḍāgaṃ ca prācīramadhyavarti ca
nātyuccaṃ nātinīcaṃ vā kuṭiraṃ kīṭavarjitam //

samyaggomayaliptaṃ ca kuṭiraṃ randhravarjitam
evaṃ sthāne hi gupte ca prāṇāyāmaṃ samabhyaset //

hemante śiśire grīṣme varṣāyāṃ ca ṛtau tathā
yogārambhaṃ na kurvīta kṛte yogo hi rogadaḥ //

vasante śaradi proktaṃ yogārambhaṃ samācaret
tadā yogo bhavet siddho rogān mukto bhaved dhruvam //

caitrādiphālgunānte ca māghādiphālgunāntike
dvau dvau māsau ṛtubhāgau anubhāvaś catuś catuḥ //

vasantaś caitravaiśākhau jyeṣṭhāṣāḍhau ca grīṣmakau
varṣā śrāvaṇabhādrābhyāṃ śarad āśvinakārtikau
mārgapauṣau ca hemantaḥ śiśiro māghaphālgunau //

anubhāvaṃ pravakṣyāmi ṛtūnāṃ ca yathoditam
māghādimādhavānte hi vasantānubhavaś catuḥ //

caitrādi cāṣāḍhāntaṃ ca grīṣmaś cānubhavaś catuḥ
āṣāḍhādi cāśvināntaṃ varṣā cānubhavaś catuḥ //

bhādrādi mārgaśīrṣāntaṃ śarado 'nubhavaś catuḥ
kārtikādimāghamāsāntaṃ hemantānubhavaś catuḥ
mārgādīṃś caturo māsāñ śiśirānubhavaṃ viduḥ //

vasante vāpi śaradi yogārambhaṃ tu samācaret
tadā yogo bhavet siddho vināyāsena kathyate //

mitāhāraṃ vinā yas tu yogārambhaṃ tu kārayet
nānārogo bhavet tasya kiṃcid yogo na sidhyati //

śālyannaṃ yavapiṇḍaṃ vā godhūmapiṇḍakaṃ tathā
mudgaṃ māṣacaṇakādi śubhraṃ ca tuṣavarjitam //

paṭolaṃ panasaṃ mānaṃ kakkolaṃ ca śukāśakam
drāḍhikāṃ karkaṭīṃ rambhāṃ ḍumbarīṃ kaṇṭakaṇṭakam //

āmarambhāṃ bālarambhāṃ rambhādaṇḍaṃ ca mūlakam
vārtākīṃ mūlakam ṛddhiṃ yogī bhakṣaṇam ācaret //

bālaśākaṃ kāla śākaṃ tathā paṭolapatrakam
pañcaśākaṃ praśaṃsīyād vāstūkaṃ hilamocikāṃ //

śuddhaṃ sumadhuraṃ snigdham udarārdhavivarjitam
bhujyate surasaṃprītyā [surasaṃ prityā] mitāhāram imaṃ viduḥ //

annena pūrayed ardhaṃ toyena tu tṛtīyakam
udarasya turīyāṃśaṃ saṃrakṣed vāyucāraṇe //

kaṭv amlaṃ lavaṇaṃ tiktaṃ bhṛṣṭaṃ ca dadhi takrakam
śākotkaṭaṃ tathā madyaṃ tālaṃ ca panasaṃ tathā //

kulatthaṃ masūraṃ pāṇḍuṃ kūṣmāṇḍaṃ śākadaṇḍakam
tumbīkolakapitthaṃ ca kaṇṭabilvaṃ palāśakam //

kadambaṃ jambīraṃ bimbaṃ lakucaṃ laśunaṃ viṣam
kāmaraṅgaṃ piyālaṃ ca hiṅguśālmalikemukam //

yogārambhe varjayec ca pathastrīvahnisevanam //

navanītaṃ ghṛtaṃ kṣīraṃ guḍaṃ śarkarādi cekṣavaṃ
pakvarambhāṃ nārikelaṃ dāḍimbam aśivāsavam
drākṣāṃ tu lavalīṃ dhātrīṃ rasam amlavivarjitam //

elājātilavaṅgaṃ ca pauruṣaṃ jambujāmbalam
harītakīṃ kharjūraṃ ca yogī bhakṣaṇam ācaret //

laghupākaṃ priyaṃ snigdhaṃ tathā dhātuprapoṣaṇam
manoabhilaṣitaṃ yogyaṃ yogī bhojanam ācaret //

kāṭhinyaṃ duritaṃ pūtim uṣṇaṃ paryuṣitaṃ tathā
atiśītaṃ cāti coṣṇaṃ bhakṣyaṃ yogī vivarjayet //

prātaḥsnānopavāsādi kāyakleśavidhiṃ tathā
ekāhāraṃ nirāhāraṃ yāmānte ca na kārayet //

evaṃvidhividhānena prāṇāyāmaṃ samācaret
ārambhe prathame kuryāt kṣīrādyaṃ nityabhojanam
madhyāhne caiva sāyāhne bhojanadvayam ācaret //

kuśāsane mṛgājine vyāghrājine ca kambale
sthūlāsane samāsīnaḥ prāṅmukho vāpyudaṅmukhaḥ
nāḍīśuddhiṃ samāsādya prāṇāyāmaṃ samabhyaset //

nāḍīśuddhiṃ kathaṃ kuryān nāḍīśuddhis tu kīdṛśī
tat sarvaṃ śrotum icchāmi tad vadasva dayānidhe //

malākulāsu nāḍīṣu māruto naiva gacchati
prāṇāyāmaḥ kathaṃ sidhyet tattvajñānaṃ kathaṃ bhavet
tasmād ādau naḍīśuddhiṃ prāṇāyāmaṃ tato 'bhyaset //

nāḍīśuddhir dvidhā proktā samanur nirmanus tathā
bījena samanuṃ kuryān nirmanuṃ dhautikarmaṇi //

dhautikarma purā proktaṃ ṣaṭkarmasādhane yathā
śṛṇuṣva samanuṃ caṇḍa nāḍīśuddhir yathā bhavet //

upaviśyāsane yogī padmāsanaṃ samācaret
gurvādinyāsanaṃ kṛtvā yathaiva gurubhāṣitam
nāḍīśuddhiṃ prakurvīta prāṇāyāmaviśuddhaye //

vāyubījaṃ tato dhyātvā dhūmravarṇaṃ satejasam
candreṇa pūrayed vāyuṃ bījaṃ ṣoḍaśakaiḥ sudhīḥ //

catuḥṣaṣṭyā mātrayā ca kumbhakenaiva dhārayet
dvātriṃśanmātrayā vāyuṃ sūryanāḍyā ca recayet //

nābhimūlād vahnim utthāpya dhyāyet tejo vanīyutam
vahnibījaṃ ṣoḍaśena sūryanāḍyā ca pūrayet //

catuḥṣaṣṭyā mātrayā ca kumbhakenaiva dhārayet
dvātriṃśanmātrayā vāyuṃ śaśināḍyā ca recayet //

nāsāgre śaśadhṛg bimbaṃ dhyātvā jyotsnāsamanvitam
ṭhaṃ bījaṃ ṣoḍaśenaiva iḍayā pūrayen marut //

catuḥṣaṣṭyā mātrayā ca [kumbhakenaiva] dhārayet
amṛtaplāvitaṃ dhyātvā prāṇāyāmaṃ samabhyaset //

[vaṃ bījaṃ śoḍaśenaiva sūryanāḍyā ca pūrayet]
dvātriṃśena lakāreṇa dṛḍhaṃ bhāvyaṃ virecayet //

evaṃvidhāṃ nāḍīśuddhiṃ kṛtvā nāḍīṃ viśodhayet
dṛḍho bhūtvāsanaṃ kṛtvā prāṇāyāmaṃ samācaret //

sahitaḥ sūryabhedaś ca ujjāyī śītalī tathā
bhastrikā bhrāmarī mūrcchā kevalī cāṣṭa kumbhikāḥ //

sahitau dvividhau proktau prāṇāyāmaṃ samācaret
sagarbho bījam uccārya nirgarbho bījavarjitaḥ
prāṇāyāmaṃ sagarbhaṃ ca prathamaṃ kathayāmi te //

sukhāsane copaviśya prāṅmukho vāpy udaṅmukhaḥ
dhyāyed vidhiṃ rajoguṇaṃ raktavarṇam avarṇakam //

iḍayā pūrayed vāyuṃ mātrayā ṣoḍaśaiḥ sudhīḥ
pūrakānte kumbhakādye kartavyas tūḍḍiyānakaḥ //

sattvamayaṃ hariṃ dhyātvā ukāraiḥ śuklavarṇakaiḥ
catuḥṣaṣṭyā ca mātrayā anilaṃ kumbhakaṃ caret
kumbhakānte recakādye kartavyaṃ ca jālaṃdharam //

rudraṃ tamoguṇaṃ dhyātvā makāraiḥ kṛṣṇavarṇakaiḥ
dvātriṃśanmātrayā caiva recayed vidhinā punaḥ //

punaḥ piṅgalayāpūrya kumbhakenaiva dhārayet
iḍayā recayet paścāt tadbījena krameṇa tu //

anulomavilomena vāraṃ vāraṃ ca sādhayet
pūrakānte kumbhakādye dhṛtaṃ nāsāpuṭadvayam
kaniṣṭhānāmikāṅguṣṭhais tarjanīmadhyame vinā //

prāṇāyāmaṃ nigarbhaṃ tu vinā bījena jāyate
vāmajānūpari nyasta vāmapāṇitalaṃ bhramet
mātrādiśataparyantaṃ pūrakumbhakarecanam //

uttamā viṃśatir mātrā madhyamā ṣoḍaśī smṛtā
adhamā dvādaśī mātrā prāṇāyāmās tridhā smṛtāḥ //

adhamāj jāyate gharmo merukampaś ca madhyamāt
uttamāc ca bhūmityāgas trividhaṃ siddhilakṣaṇam //

prāṇāyāmāt khecaratvaṃ prāṇāyāmād roganāśanam
prāṇāyāmād bodhayec chaktiṃ prāṇāyāmān manonmanī
ānando jāyate citte prāṇāyāmī sukhī bhavet //

kathitaṃ sahitaṃ kumbhaṃ sūryabhedanakaṃ śṛṇu
pūrayet sūryanāḍyā ca yathāśakti bahirmarut //

dhārayed bahuyatnena kumbhakena jalaṃdharaiḥ
yāvat svedaṃ nakhakeśābhyāṃ tāvat kurvantu kumbhakam //

prāṇo 'pānaḥ samānaś ca udānavyānau ca vāyavaḥ
nāgaḥ kūrmaś ca kṛkaro devadatto dhanaṃjayaḥ //

hṛdi prāṇo vahen nityam apāno gudamaṇḍale
samāno nābhideśe tu udānaḥ kaṇṭhamadhyagaḥ
vyāno vyāpya śarīre tu pradhānāḥ pañca vāyavaḥ //

prāṇādyāḥ pañca vikhyātā nāgādyāḥ pañca vāyavaḥ
teṣām api ca pañcānāṃ sthānāni ca vadāmy aham //

udgāre nāga ākhyātaḥ kūrmas tūnmīlane smṛtaḥ
kṛkaraḥ kṣuttṛṣe jñeyo devadatto vijṛmbhaṇe
na jahāti mṛte kvāpi sarvavyāpī dhanaṃjayaḥ //

nāgo gṛhṇāti caitanyaṃ kūrmaś caiva nimeṣaṇam
kṣuttṛṣaṃ kṛkaraś caiva jṛmbhaṇaṃ caturthena tu
bhaved dhanaṃjayāc chabdaṃ kṣaṇamātraṃ na niḥsaret //

sarvaṃ ca sūryakaṃ bhitvā nābhimūlāt samuddharet //

iḍayā recayet paścād dhairyeṇākhaṇḍavegataḥ
punaḥ sūryeṇa cākṛṣya kumbhayitvā yathāvidhi //

recayitvā sādhayet tu krameṇa ca punaḥ punaḥ
kumbhakaḥ sūryabhedas tu jarāmṛtyuvināśakaḥ //

bodhayet kuṇḍalīṃ śaktiṃ dehānalavivardhanam
iti te kathitaṃ caṇḍa sūryabhedanam uttamam //

nāsābhyāṃ vāyum ākṛṣya mukhamadhye ca dhārayet
hṛdgalābhyāṃ samākṛṣya vāyuṃ vaktreṇa dhārayet //

mukhaṃ praphullaṃ saṃrakṣya kuryāj jālaṃdharaṃ tataḥ
āśakti kumbhakaṃ kṛtvā dhārayed avirodhataḥ //

ujjāyīkumbhakaṃ kṛtvā sarvakāryāṇi sādhayet
na bhavet kapharogaś ca krūravāyur ajīrṇakam //

āmavātaḥ kṣayaḥ kāso jvaraplīhā na jāyate
jarāmṛtyuvināśāya cojjāyīṃ sādhayen naraḥ //

jihvayā vāyum ākṛṣya udare pūrayec chanaiḥ
kṣaṇaṃ ca kumbhakaṃ kṛtvā nāsābhyāṃ recayet punaḥ //

sarvadā sādhayed yogī śītalīkumbhakaṃ śubham
ajīrṇaṃ kaphapittaṃ ca naiva tasya prajāyate //

bhastreva lohakārāṇāṃ yathākrameṇa saṃbhramet
tato vāyuṃ ca nāsābhyām ubhābhyāṃ cālayec chanaiḥ //

evaṃ viṃśativāraṃ ca kṛtvā kuryāc ca kumbhakam
tadante cālayed vāyuṃ pūrvoktaṃ ca yathāvidhi //

trivāraṃ sādhayed enaṃ bhastrikākumbhakaṃ sudhīḥ
na ca rogo na ca kleśa ārogyaṃ ca dine dine //

ardharātre gate yogī jantūnāṃ śabdavarjite
karṇau nidhāya hastābhyāṃ kuryāt pūrakam uttamam //

śṛṇuyād dakṣiṇe karṇe nādam antargataṃ sudhīḥ
prathamaṃ jhiṃjhīnādaṃ ca vaṃśīnādaṃ tataḥ param
meghaghargharabhrāmarī ca ghaṇṭākāṃsyaṃ tataḥ param //

turībherīmṛdaṅgādi vīṇānādakadundubhiḥ
evaṃ nānāvidho nādo jāyate nityam abhyasāt //

anāhatasya śabdasya tasya śabdasya yo dhvaniḥ
dhvaner antargataṃ jyotir jyotir antargataṃ manaḥ //

tasmiṃs tu vilayaṃ yāti tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
evaṃ bhrāmarīsaṃsiddhiḥ samādhisiddhim āpnuyāt //

mukhe ca kumbhakaṃ kṛtvā bhruvor antargataṃ manaḥ
saṃtyajya viṣayān sarvān manomūrcchā sukhapradā //

ātmani manasaṃyogād ānandaṃ jāyate dhruvam
evaṃ nānāvidhānando jāyate nityam abhyasāt
evam abhyāsayogena samādhisiddhim āpnuyāt //

bhujaṃginyāḥ śvāsavaśād ajapā jāyate nanu
haṃkāreṇa bahir yāti saḥkāreṇa viśet punaḥ //

ṣaṭ śatāni divārātrau sahasrāṇy ekaviṃśatiḥ
ajapāṃ nāma gāyatrīṃ jīvo japati sarvadā //

mūlādhāre yathā haṃsas tathā hi hṛdi paṅkaje
tathā nāsāpuṭadvandve triveṇīsaṃgamāgamam //

ṣaṇṇavatyaṅgulīmānaṃ śarīraṃ karmarūpakam
dehād bahirgato vāyuḥ svabhāvād dvādaśāṅguliḥ //

śayane ṣoḍaśāṅgulyo bhojane viṃśatis tathā
caturviṃśāṅguliḥ panthe nidrāyāṃ triṃśadaṅguliḥ
maithune ṣaṭtriṃśad uktaṃ vyāyāme ca tato 'dhikam //

svabhāve 'sya gater nyūne param āyuḥ pravardhate
āyuḥkṣayo 'dhike prokto mārute cāntarād gate //

tasmāt prāṇe sthite dehe maraṇaṃ naiva jāyate
vāyunā ghaṭasaṃbandhe bhavet kevalakumbhakaḥ //

yāvajjīvaṃ japen mantram ajapāsaṃkhyakevalam
adyāvadhi dhṛtaṃ saṃkhyā vibhramaṃ kevalīkṛte //

ata eva hi kartavyaḥ kevalīkumbhako naraiḥ
kevalī cājapāsaṃkhyā dviguṇā ca manonmanī //

nāsābhyāṃ vāyum ākṛṣya kevalaṃ kumbhakaṃ caret
ekādikacatuḥṣaṣṭiṃ dhārayet prathame dine //

kevalīm aṣṭadhā kuryād yāme yāme dine dine
atha vā pañcadhā kuryād yathā tat kathayāmi te //

prātar madhyāhnasāyāhne madhyarātre caturthake
trisaṃdhyam atha vā kuryāt samamāne dine dine //

pañcavāraṃ dine vṛddhir vāraikaṃ ca dine tathā
ajapāparimāṇe ca yāvat siddhiḥ prajāyate //

prāṇāyāmaṃ kevalīṃ nāma tadā vadati yogavit
kumbhake kevale siddhe kiṃ na sidhyati bhūtale //