Hatha Yoga Pradipika · Chapter 3

iti haṭha-pradīpikāyāṃ dvitīyopadeśaḥ /
tṛtīyopadeśaḥ
sa-śaila-vana-dhātrīṇāṃ yathādhāro'hi-nāyakaḥ /
sarveṣāṃ yoga-tantrāṇāṃ tathādhāro hi kuṇḍalī

suptā guru-prasādena yadā jāgarti kuṇḍalī /
tadā sarvāṇi padmāni bhidyante granthayo'pi ca

prāṇasya śūnya-padavī tadā rājapathāyate /
tadā cittaṃ nirālambaṃ tadā kālasya vañcanam

suṣumṇā śūnya-padavī brahma-randhraḥ mahāpathaḥ /
śmaśānaṃ śāmbhavī madhya-mārgaś cety eka-vācakāḥ

tasmāt sarva-prayatnena prabodhayitum īśvarīm /
brahma-dvāra-mukhe suptāṃ mudrābhyāsaṃ samācaret

mahāmudrā mahābandho mahāvedhaś ca khecarī /
uḍḍīyānaṃ mūlabandhaś ca bandho jālandharābhidhaḥ

karaṇī viparītākhyā vajrolī śakti-cālanam /
idaṃ hi mudrā-daśakaṃ jarā-maraṇa-nāśanam

ādināthoditaṃ divyam aṣṭaiśvarya-pradāyakam /
vallabhaṃ sarva-siddhānāṃ durlabhaṃ marutām api

gopanīyaṃ prayatnena yathā ratna-karaṇḍakam /
kasyacin naiva vaktavyaṃ kula-strī-surataṃ yathā

atha mahā-mudrā-
pāda-mūlena vāmena yoniṃ sampīḍya dakṣiṇām /
prasāritaṃ padaṃ kṛtvā karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham

kaṇṭhe bandhaṃ samāropya dhārayed vāyum ūrdhvataḥ /
yathā daṇḍa-hataḥ sarpo daṇḍākāraḥ prajāyate

ṛjvībhūtā tathā śaktiḥ kuṇḍalī sahasā bhavet /
tadā sā maraṇāvasthā jāyate dvipuṭāśrayā

tataḥ śanaiḥ śanair eva recayen naiva vegataḥ /
mahā-mudrāṃ ca tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamāḥ

iyaṃ khalu mahāmudrā mahā-siddhaiḥ pradarśitā /
mahā-kleśādayo doṣāḥ kṣīyante maraṇādayaḥ /
mahā-mudrāṃ ca tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamāḥ

candrāṅge tu samabhyasya sūryāṅge punar abhyaset /
yāvat-tulyā bhavet saṅkhyā tato mudrāṃ visarjayet

na hi pathyam apathyaṃ vā rasāḥ sarve'pi nīrasāḥ /
api bhuktaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ pīyūṣam api jīryati

kṣaya-kuṣṭha-gudāvarta-gulmājīrṇa-purogamāḥ /
tasya doṣāḥ kṣayaṃ yānti mahāmudrāṃ tu yo'bhyaset

kathiteyaṃ mahāmudrā mahā-siddhi-karā nṝṇām /
gopanīyā prayatnena na deyā yasya kasyacit

atha mahā-bandhaḥ-
pārṣṇiṃ vāmasya pādasya yoni-sthāne niyojayet /
vāmorūpari saṃsthāpya dakṣiṇaṃ caraṇaṃ tathā

pūrayitvā tato vāyuṃ hṛdaye cubukaṃ dṛḍham /
niṣpīḍyaṃ vāyum ākuñcya mano-madhye niyojayet

dhārayitvā yathā-śakti recayed anilaṃ śanaiḥ /
savyāṅge tu samabhyasya dakṣāṅge punar abhyaset

matam atra tu keṣāṃcit kaṇṭha-bandhaṃ vivarjayet /
rāja-danta-stha-jihvāyā bandhaḥ śasto bhaved iti

ayaṃ tu sarva-nāḍīnām ūrdhvaṃ gati-nirodhakaḥ /
ayaṃ khalu mahā-bandho mahā-siddhi-pradāyakaḥ

kāla-pāśa-mahā-bandha-vimocana-vicakṣaṇaḥ /
triveṇī-saṅgamaṃ dhatte kedāraṃ prāpayen manaḥ

rūpa-lāvaṇya-sampannā yathā strī puruṣaṃ vinā /
mahā-mudrā-mahā-bandhau niṣphalau vedha-varjitau

atha mahā-vedhaḥ-
mahā-bandha-sthito yogī kṛtvā pūrakam eka-dhīḥ /
vāyūnāṃ gatim āvṛtya nibhṛtaṃ kaṇṭha-mudrayā

sama-hasta-yugo bhūmau sphicau sanāḍayec chanaiḥ /
puṭa-dvayam atikramya vāyuḥ sphurati madhyagaḥ

soma-sūryāgni-sambandho jāyate cāmṛtāya vai /
mṛtāvasthā samutpannā tato vāyuṃ virecayet

mahā-vedho'yam abhyāsān mahā-siddhi-pradāyakaḥ /
valī-palita-vepa-ghnaḥ sevyate sādhakottamaiḥ

etat trayaṃ mahā-guhyaṃ jarā-mṛtyu-vināśanam /
vahni-vṛddhi-karaṃ caiva hy aṇimādi-guṇa-pradam

aṣṭadhā kriyate caiva yāme yāme dine dine /
puṇya-saṃbhāra-sandhāya pāpaugha-bhiduraṃ sadā /
samyak-śikṣāvatām evaṃ svalpaṃ prathama-sādhanam

atha khecarī-
kapāla-kuhare jihvā praviṣṭā viparītagā /
bhruvor antargatā dṛṣṭir mudrā bhavati khecarī

chedana-cālana-dohaiḥ kalāṃ krameṇātha vardhayet tāvat /
sā yāvad bhrū-madhyaṃ spṛśati tadā khecarī-siddhiḥ

snuhī-patra-nibhaṃ śastraṃ sutīkṣṇaṃ snigdha-nirmalam /
samādāya tatas tena roma-mātraṃ samucchinet

tataḥ saindhava-pathyābhyāṃ cūrṇitābhyāṃ pragharṣayet /
punaḥ sapta-dine prāpte roma-mātraṃ samucchinet

evaṃ krameṇa ṣaṇ-māsaṃ nityaṃ yuktaḥ samācaret /
ṣaṇmāsād rasanā-mūla-śirā-bandhaḥ praṇaśyati

kalāṃ parāṅmukhīṃ kṛtvā tripathe pariyojayet /
sā bhavet khecarī mudrā vyoma-cakraṃ tad ucyate

rasanām ūrdhvagāṃ kṛtvā kṣaṇārdham api tiṣṭhati /
viṣair vimucyate yogī vyādhi-mṛtyu-jarādibhiḥ

na rogo maraṇaṃ tandrā na nidrā na kṣudhā tṛṣā /
na ca mūrcchā bhavet tasya yo mudrāṃ vetti khecarīm

pīḍyate na sa rogeṇa lipyate na ca karmaṇā /
bādhyate na sa kālena yo mudrāṃ vetti khecarīm

cittaṃ carati khe yasmāj jihvā carati khe gatā /
tenaiṣā khecarī nāma mudrā siddhair nirūpitā

khecaryā mudritaṃ yena vivaraṃ lambikordhvataḥ /
na tasya kṣarate binduḥ kāminyāḥ śleṣitasya ca

calito'pi yadā binduḥ samprāpto yoni-maṇḍalam /
vrajaty ūrdhvaṃ hṛtaḥ śaktyā nibaddho yoni-mudrayā

ūrdhva-jihvaḥ sthiro bhūtvā somapānaṃ karoti yaḥ /
māsārdhena na sandeho mṛtyuṃ jayati yogavit

nityaṃ soma-kalā-pūrṇaṃ śarīraṃ yasya yoginaḥ /
takṣakeṇāpi daṣṭasya viṣaṃ tasya na sarpati

indhanāni yathā vahnis taila-varti ca dīpakaḥ /
tathā soma-kalā-pūrṇaṃ dehī dehaṃ na muñcati

gomāṃsaṃ bhakṣayen nityaṃ pibed amara-vāruṇīm /
kulīnaṃ tam ahaṃ manye cetare kula-ghātakāḥ

go-śabdenoditā jihvā tat praveśo hi tāluni /
go-māṃsa-bhakṣaṇaṃ tat tu mahā-pātaka-nāśanam

jihvā-praveśa-sambhūta-vahninotpāditaḥ khalu /
candrāt sravati yaḥ sāraḥ sā syād amara-vāruṇī

cumbantī yadi lambikāgram aniśaṃ jihvā-rasa-syandinī
sa-kṣārā kaṭukāmla-dugdha-sadṛśī madhvājya-tulyā tathā /
vyādhīnāṃ haraṇaṃ jarānta-karaṇaṃ śastrāgamodīraṇaṃ
tasya syād amaratvam aṣṭa-guṇitaṃ siddhāṅganākarṣaṇam

mūrdhnaḥ ṣoḍaśa-patra-padma-galitaṃ prāṇād avāptaṃ haṭhād
ūrdvhāsyo rasanāṃ niyamya vivare śaktiṃ parāṃ cintayan /
utkallola-kalā-jalaṃ ca vimalaṃ dhārāmayaṃ yaḥ piben
nirvyādhiḥ sa mṛṇāla-komala-vapur yogī ciraṃ jīvati

yat prāleyaṃ prahita-suṣiraṃ meru-mūrdhāntara-sthaṃ
tasmiṃs tattvaṃ pravadati sudhīs tan-mukhaṃ nimnagānām /
candrāt sāraḥ sravati vapuṣas tena mṛtyur narāṇāṃ
tad badhnīyāt sukaraṇam adho nānyathā kāya-siddhiḥ

suṣiraṃ jñāna-janakaṃ pañca-srotaḥ-samanvitam /
tiṣṭhate khecarī mudrā tasmin śūnye nirañjane

ekaṃ sṛṣṭimayaṃ bījam ekā mudrā ca khecarī /
eko devo nirālamba ekāvasthā manonmanī

atha uḍḍīyāna-bandhaḥ-
baddho yena suṣumṇāyāṃ prāṇas tūḍḍīyate yataḥ /
tasmād uḍḍīyanākhyo'yaṃ yogibhiḥ samudāhṛtaḥ

uḍḍīnaṃ kurute yasmād aviśrāntaṃ mahā-khagaḥ /
uḍḍīyānaṃ tad eva syāt tava bandho'bhidhīyate

udare paścimaṃ tānaṃ nābher ūrdhvaṃ ca kārayet /
uḍḍīyāno hy asau bandho mṛtyu-mātaṅga-kesarī

uḍḍīyānaṃ tu sahajaṃ guruṇā kathitaṃ sadā /
abhyaset satataṃ yas tu vṛddho'pi taruṇāyate

nābher ūrdhvam adhaś cāpi tānaṃ kuryāt prayatnataḥ /
ṣaṇmāsam abhyasen mṛtyuṃ jayaty eva na saṃśayaḥ

sarveṣām eva bandhānāṃ uttamo hy uḍḍīyānakaḥ /
uḍḍiyāne dṛḍhe bandhe muktiḥ svābhāvikī bhavet

atha mūla-bandhaḥ-
pārṣṇi-bhāgena sampīḍya yonim ākuñcayed gudam /
apānam ūrdhvam ākṛṣya mūla-bandho'bhidhīyate

adho-gatim apānaṃ vā ūrdhvagaṃ kurute balāt /
ākuñcanena taṃ prāhur mūla-bandhaṃ hi yoginaḥ

gudaṃ pārṣṇyā tu sampīḍya vāyum ākuñcayed balāt /
vāraṃ vāraṃ yathā cordhvaṃ samāyāti samīraṇaḥ

prāṇāpānau nāda-bindū mūla-bandhena caikatām /
gatvā yogasya saṃsiddhiṃ yacchato nātra saṃśayaḥ

apāna-prāṇayor aikyaṃ kṣayo mūtra-purīṣayoḥ /
yuvā bhavati vṛddho'pi satataṃ mūla-bandhanāt

apāna ūrdhvage jāte prayāte vahni-maṇḍalam /
tadānala-śikhā dīrghā jāyate vāyunāhatā

tato yāto vahny-apānau prāṇam uṣṇa-svarūpakam /
tenātyanta-pradīptas tu jvalano dehajas tathā

tena kuṇḍalinī suptā santaptā samprabudhyate /
daṇḍāhatā bhujaṅgīva niśvasya ṛjutāṃ vrajet

bilaṃ praviṣṭeva tato brahma-nāḍyaṃ taraṃ vrajet /
tasmān nityaṃ mūla-bandhaḥ kartavyo yogibhiḥ sadā

atha jalandhara-bandhaḥ-
kaṇṭham ākuñcya hṛdaye sthāpayec cibukaṃ dṛḍham /
bandho jālandharākhyo'yaṃ jarā-mṛtyu-vināśakaḥ

badhnāti hi sirājālam adho-gāmi nabho-jalam /
tato jālandharo bandhaḥ kaṇṭha-duḥkhaugha-nāśanaḥ

jālandhare kṛte bandhe kaṇṭha-saṃkoca-lakṣaṇe /
na pīyūṣaṃ pataty agnau na ca vāyuḥ prakupyati

kaṇṭha-saṃkocanenaiva dve nāḍyau stambhayed dṛḍham /
madhya-cakram idaṃ jñeyaṃ ṣoḍaśādhāra-bandhanam

mūla-sthānaṃ samākuñcya uḍḍiyānaṃ tu kārayet /
iḍāṃ ca piṅgalāṃ baddhvā vāhayet paścime pathi

anenaiva vidhānena prayāti pavano layam /
tato na jāyate mṛtyur jarā-rogādikaṃ tathā

bandha-trayam idaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mahā-siddhaiś ca sevitam /
sarveṣāṃ haṭha-tantrāṇāṃ sādhanaṃ yogino viduḥ

yat kiṃcit sravate candrād amṛtaṃ divya-rūpiṇaḥ /
tat sarvaṃ grasate sūryas tena piṇḍo jarāyutaḥ

atha viparīta-karaṇī mudrā-
tatrāsti karaṇaṃ divyaṃ sūryasya mukha-vañcanam /
gurūpadeśato jñeyaṃ na tu śāstrārtha-koṭibhiḥ

ūrdhva-nābher adhas tālor ūrdhvaṃ bhānur adhaḥ śaśī /
karaṇī viparītākhā guru-vākyena labhyate

nityam abhyāsa-yuktasya jaṭharāgni-vivardhanī /
āhāro bahulas tasya sampādyaḥ sādhakasya ca

alpāhāro yadi bhaved agnir dahati tat-kṣaṇāt /
adhaḥ-śirāś cordhva-pādaḥ kṣaṇaṃ syāt prathame dine

kṣaṇāc ca kiṃcid adhikam abhyasec ca dine dine /
valitaṃ palitaṃ caiva ṣaṇmāsordhvaṃ na dṛśyate /
yāma-mātraṃ tu yo nityam abhyaset sa tu kālajit

atha vajrolī-
svecchayā vartamāno'pi yogoktair niyamair vinā /
vajrolīṃ yo vijānāti sa yogī siddhi-bhājanam

tatra vastu-dvayaṃ vakṣye durlabhaṃ yasya kasyacit /
kṣīraṃ caikaṃ dvitīyaṃ tu nārī ca vaśa-vartinī

mehanena śanaiḥ samyag ūrdhvākuñcanam abhyaset /
puruṣo'py athavā nārī vajrolī-siddhim āpnuyāt

yatnataḥ śasta-nālena phūtkāraṃ vajra-kandare /
śanaiḥ śanaiḥ prakurvīta vāyu-saṃcāra-kāraṇāt

nārī-bhage padad-bindum abhyāsenordhvam āharet /
calitaṃ ca nijaṃ bindum ūrdhvam ākṛṣya rakṣayet

evaṃ saṃrakṣayed binduṃ jayati yogavit /
maraṇaṃ bindu-pātena jīvanaṃ bindu-dhāraṇāt

sugandho yogino dehe jāyate bindu-dhāraṇāt /
yāvad binduḥ sthiro dehe tāvat kāla-bhayaṃ kutaḥ

cittāyattaṃ nṝṇāṃ śukraṃ śukrāyattaṃ ca jīvitam /
tasmāc chukraṃ manaś caiva rakṣaṇīyaṃ prayatnataḥ

ṛtumatyā rajo'py evaṃ nijaṃ binduṃ ca rakṣayet /
meḍhreṇākarṣayed ūrdhvaṃ samyag abhyāsa-yoga-vit

atha sahajoliḥ-
sahajoliś cāmarolir vajrolyā bheda ekataḥ /
jale subhasma nikṣipya dagdha-gomaya-sambhavam

vajrolī-maithunād ūrdhvaṃ strī-puṃsoḥ svāṅga-lepanam /
āsīnayoḥ sukhenaiva mukta-vyāpārayoḥ kṣaṇāt

sahajolir iyaṃ proktā śraddheyā yogibhiḥ sadā /
ayaṃ śubha-karo yogo bhoga-yukto'pi muktidaḥ

ayaṃ yogaḥ puṇyavatāṃ dhīrāṇāṃ tattva-darśinām /
nirmatsarāṇāṃ vai sidhyen na tu matsara-śālinām

atha amarolī-
pittolbaṇatvāt prathamāmbu-dhārāṃ
vihāya niḥsāratayānty adhārām /
niṣevyate śītala-madhya-dhārā
kāpālike khaṇḍamate'marolī

amarīṃ yaḥ piben nityaṃ nasyaṃ kurvan dine dine /
vajrolīm abhyaset samyak sāmarolīti kathyate

abhyāsān niḥsṛtāṃ cāndrīṃ vibhūtyā saha miśrayet /
dhārayed uttamāṅgeṣu divya-dṛṣṭiḥ prajāyate

puṃso binduṃ samākuñcya samyag abhyāsa-pāṭavāt /
yadi nārī rajo rakṣed vajrolyā sāpi yoginī

tasyāḥ kiṃcid rajo nāśaṃ na gacchati na saṃśayaḥ /
tasyāḥ śarīre nādaś ca bindutām eva gacchati

sa bindus tad rajaś caiva ekībhūya svadehagau /
vajroly-abhyāsa-yogena sarva-siddhiṃ prayacchataḥ

rakṣed ākuñcanād ūrdhvaṃ yā rajaḥ sā hi yoginī /
atītānāgataṃ vetti khecarī ca bhaved dhruvam

deha-siddhiṃ ca labhate vajroly-abhyāsa-yogataḥ /
ayaṃ puṇya-karo yogo bhoge bhukte'pi muktidaḥ

atha śakti-cālanam-
kuṭilāṅgī kuṇḍalinī bhujaṅgī śaktir īśvarī /
kuṇḍaly arundhatī caite śabdāḥ paryāya-vācakāḥ

udghāṭayet kapāṭaṃ tu yathā kuṃcikayā haṭhāt /
kuṇḍalinyā tathā yogī mokṣadvāraṃ vibhedayet

yena mārgeṇa gantavyaṃ brahma-sthānaṃ nirāmayam /
mukhenācchādya tad vāraṃ prasuptā parameśvarī

kandordhve kuṇḍalī śaktiḥ suptā mokṣāya yoginām /
bandhanāya ca mūḍhānāṃ yas tāṃ vetti sa yogavit

kuṇḍalī kuṭilākārā sarpavat parikīrtitā /
sā śaktiś cālitā yena sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ

gaṅgā-yamunayor madhye bāla-raṇḍāṃ tapasvinīm /
balātkāreṇa gṛhṇīyāt tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

iḍā bhagavatī gaṅgā piṅgalā yamunā nadī /
iḍā-piṅgalayor madhye bālaraṇḍā ca kuṇḍalī

pucche pragṛhya bhujaṅgīṃ suptām udbodhayec ca tām /
nidrāṃ vihāya sā śaktir ūrdhvam uttiṣṭhate haṭhāt

avasthitā caiva phaṇāvatī sā
prātaś ca sāyaṃ praharārdha-mātram /
prapūrya sūryāt paridhāna-yuktyā
pragṛhya nityaṃ paricālanīyā

ūrdhvaṃ vitasti-mātraṃ tu vistāraṃ caturaṅgulam /
mṛdulaṃ dhavalaṃ proktaṃ veṣṭitāmbara-lakṣaṇam

sati vajrāsane pādau karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham /
gulpha-deśa-samīpe ca kandaṃ tatra prapīḍayet

vajrāsane sthito yogī cālayitvā ca kuṇḍalīm /
kuryād anantaraṃ bhastrāṃ kuṇḍalīm āśu bodhayet

bhānor ākuñcanaṃ kuryāt kuṇḍalīṃ cālayet tataḥ /
mṛtyu-vaktra-gatasyāpi tasya mṛtyu-bhayaṃ kutaḥ

muhūrta-dvaya-paryantaṃ nirbhayaṃ cālanād asau /
ūrdhvam ākṛṣyate kiṃcit suṣumṇāyāṃ samudgatā

tena kuṇḍalinī tasyāḥ suṣumṇāyā mukhaṃ dhruvam /
jahāti tasmāt prāṇo'yaṃ suṣumṇāṃ vrajati svataḥ

tasmāt saṃcālayen nityaṃ sukha-suptām arundhatīm /
tasyāḥ saṃcālanenaiva yogī rogaiḥ pramucyate

yena saṃcālitā śaktiḥ sa yogī siddhi-bhājanam /
kim atra bahunoktena kālaṃ jayati līlayā

brahmacarya-ratasyaiva nityaṃ hita-mitāśinaḥ /
maṇḍalād dṛśyate siddhiḥ kuṇḍaly-abhyāsa-yoginaḥ

kuṇḍalīṃ cālayitvā tu bhastrāṃ kuryād viśeṣataḥ /
evam abhyasyato nityaṃ yamino yama-bhīḥ kutaḥ

dvā-saptati-sahasrāṇāṃ nāḍīnāṃ mala-śodhane /
kutaḥ prakṣālanopāyaḥ kuṇḍaly-abhyasanād ṛte

iyaṃ tu madhyamā nāḍī dṛḍhābhyāsena yoginām /
āsana-prāṇa-saṃyāma-mudrābhiḥ saralā bhavet

abhyāse tu vinidrāṇāṃ mano dhṛtvā samādhinā /
rudrāṇī vā parā mudrā bhadrāṃ siddhiṃ prayacchati

rāja-yogaṃ vinā pṛthvī rāja-yogaṃ vinā niśā /
rāja-yogaṃ vinā mudrā vicitrāpi na śobhate

mārutasya vidhiṃ sarvaṃ mano-yuktaṃ samabhyaset /
itaratra na kartavyā mano-vṛttir manīṣiṇā

iti mudrā daśa proktā ādināthena śambhunā /
ekaikā tāsu yamināṃ mahā-siddhi-pradāyinī

upadeśaṃ hi mudrāṇāṃ yo datte sāmpradāyikam /
sa eva śrī-guruḥ svāmī sākṣād īśvara eva saḥ

tasya vākya-paro bhūtvā mudrābhyāse samāhitaḥ /
aṇimādi-guṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ labhate kāla-vañcanam