Yogasūtra with Bhāṣya (with commentary) · Chapter 1

Pātañjalayogaśāstram
yas tyaktvā rūpam ādyaṃ prabhavati jagato 'nekadhānugrahāya prakṣīṇakleśarāśir viṣamaviṣadharo 'nekavaktraḥ subhogī /
sarvajñānaprasūtir bhujagaparikaraḥ prītaye yasya nityaṃ devo 'hīśaḥ sa vo 'vyāt sitavimalatanur yogado yogayuktaḥ //1//
atha yogānuśāsanam

athety ayam adhikārārthaḥ. yogānuśāsanaṃ śāstram adhikṛtaṃ veditavyam. yogaḥ samādhiḥ. sa ca sārvabhaumaś cittasya dharmaḥ. kṣiptaṃ mūḍhaṃ vikṣiptam ekāgraṃ niruddham iti cittabhūmayaḥ. tatra vikṣipte cetasi vikṣepopasarjanībhūtaḥ samādhir na yogapakṣe vartate. yas tv ekāgre cetasi sadbhūtam arthaṃ pradyotayati kṣiṇoti ca kleśān karmabandhanāni ślathayati nirodham abhimukhaṃ karoti sa saṃprajñāto yoga ity ākhyāyate. sa ca vitarkānugato vicārānugata ānandānugato 'smitānugata ity upariṣṭān nivedayiṣyāmaḥ. sarvavṛttinirodhe tv asaṃprajñātaḥ samādhiḥ. 1.1
tasya lakṣaṇābhidhitsayedaṃ sūtraṃ pravavṛte ---
yogaś cittavṛttinirodhaḥ

sarvaśabdāgrahaṇāt saṃprajñāto 'pi yoga ity ākhyāyate. cittaṃ hi prakhyāpravṛttisthitiśīlatvāt triguṇam.
prakhyārūpaṃ hi cittasattvaṃ rajastamobhyāṃ saṃsṛṣṭam aiśvaryaviṣayapriyaṃ bhavati. tad eva tamasānuviddham adharmājñānāvairāgyānaiśvaryopagaṃ bhavati. tad eva prakṣīṇamohāvaraṇaṃ sarvataḥ pradyotamānam anuviddhaṃ rajomātrayā dharmajñānavairāgyaiśvaryopagaṃ bhavati.
tad eva rajoleśamalāpetaṃ svarūpapratiṣṭhaṃ sattvapuruṣānyatākhyātimātraṃ dharmameghadhyānopagaṃ bhavati. tat paraṃ prasaṃkhyānam ity ācakṣate dhyāyinaḥ. citiśaktir apariṇāminy apratisaṃkramā darśitaviṣayā śuddhā cānantā ca sattvaguṇātmikā ceyam ato viparītā vivekakhyātir iti. atas tasyāṃ viraktaṃ cittaṃ tām api khyātiṃ niruṇaddhi. tadavasthaṃ saṃskāropagaṃ bhavati. sa nirbījaḥ samādhiḥ. na tatra kiṃcit saṃprajñāyata ity asaṃprajñātaḥ. dvividhaḥ sa yogaś cittavṛttinirodha iti. 1.2
tadavasthe cetasi viṣayābhāvād buddhibodhātmā puruṣaḥ kiṃsvabhāva iti ---
tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe 'vasthānam

svarūpapratiṣṭhā tadānīṃ citiśaktir yathā kaivalye. vyutthānacitte tu sati tathāpi bhavantī na tathā. 1.3
kathaṃ tarhi, darśitaviṣayatvāt ---
vṛttisārūpyam itaratra

vyutthāne yāś cittavṛttayas tadaviśiṣṭavṛttiḥ puruṣaḥ. tathā ca sūtram ekam eva darśanaṃ khyātir eva darśanam iti. cittam ayaskāntamaṇikalpaṃ saṃnidhimātropakāri dṛśyatvena svaṃ bhavati puruṣasya svāminaḥ. tasmāc cittavṛttibodhe puruṣasyānādiḥ saṃbandho hetuḥ. 1.4
tāḥ punar niroddhavyā bahutve sati cittasya ---
vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ

kleśahetukāḥ karmāśayapracaye kṣetrībhūtāḥ kliṣṭāḥ. khyātiviṣayā guṇādhikāravirodhinyo 'kliṣṭāḥ. kliṣṭapravāhapatitā apy akliṣṭāḥ. kliṣṭacchidreṣv apy akliṣṭā bhavanti. akliṣṭacchideṣu kliṣṭā iti. tathājātīyakāḥ saṃskārā vṛttibhir eva kriyante. saṃskāraiś ca vṛttaya iti. evaṃ vṛttisaṃskāracakram aniśam āvartate. tad evaṃbhūtaṃ cittam avasitādhikāram ātmakalpena vyavatiṣṭhate pralayaṃ vā gacchatīti. tāḥ kliṣṭāś cākliṣṭāś ca pañcadhā vṛttayaḥ. 1.5
pramāṇaviparyayavikalpanidrāsmṛtayaḥ

1.6
pratyakṣānumānāgamāḥ pramāṇāni

indriyapraṇālikayā cittasya bāhyavastūparāgāt tadviṣayā sāmānyaviśeṣātmano 'rthasya viśeṣāvadhāraṇapradhānā vṛttiḥ pratyakṣaṃ pramāṇam. phalam aviśiṣṭaḥ pauruṣeyaś cittavṛttibodhaḥ. pratisaṃvedī puruṣa ity upariṣṭād upapādayiṣyāmaḥ.
anumeyasya tulyajātīyeṣv anuvṛtto bhinnajātīyebhyo vyāvṛttaḥ saṃbandho yas tadviṣayā sāmānyāvadhāraṇapradhānā vṛttir anumānam. yathā deśāntaraprāpter gatimac candratārakaṃ caitravat, vindhyaś cāprāptir agatiḥ. āptena dṛṣṭo 'numito vārthaḥ paratra svabodhasaṃkrāntaye śabdenopadiśyate, śabdāt tadarthaviṣayā vṛttiḥ śrotur āgamaḥ. yasyāśraddheyārtho vaktā na dṛṣṭānumitārthaḥ sa āgamaḥ plavate. mūlavaktari tu dṛṣṭānumitārthe nirviplavaḥ syāt. 1.7
viparyayo mithyājñānam atadrūpapratiṣṭham

sa kasmān na pramāṇam. yataḥ pramāṇena bādhyate. bhūtārthaviṣayatvāt pramāṇasya. tatra pramāṇena bādhanam apramāṇasya dṛṣṭam. tadyathā dvicandradarśanaṃ sadviṣayeṇaikacandradarśanena bādhyata iti. seyaṃ pañcaparvā bhavaty avidyā. avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśāḥ kleśā iti. eta eva svasaṃjñābhis tamo moho mahāmohas tāmisro 'ndhatāmisra iti. ete cittamalaprasaṅgenābhidhāsyante. 1.8
śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ

sa na pramāṇopārohī. na viparyayopārohī ca. vastuśūnyatve 'pi śabdajñānamāhātmyanibandhano vyavahāro dṛśyate. tad yathā caitanyaṃ puruṣasya svarūpam iti. yadā citir eva puruṣas tadā kim atra kena vyapadiśyate.
bhavati ca vyapadeśe vṛttiḥ. yathā caitrasya gaur iti. tathā pratiṣiddhavastudharmo niṣkriyaḥ puruṣaḥ, tiṣṭhati bāṇaḥ sthāsyati sthita iti. gatinivṛttau dhātvarthamātraṃ gamyate. tathānutpattidharmā puruṣa iti, utpattidharmasyābhāvamātram avagamyate na puruṣānvayī dharmaḥ. tasmād vikalpitaḥ sa dharmas tena cāsti vyavahāra iti. 1.9
abhāvapratyayālambanā vṛttir nidrā

sā ca saṃprabodhe pratyavamarśāt pratyayaviśeṣaḥ. katham, sukham aham asvāpsam. prasannaṃ me manaḥ. prajñāṃ me viśāradīkaroti. duḥkham aham asvāpsam. styānaṃ me mano bhramaty anavasthitam gāḍhaṃ mūḍho 'ham asvāpsam. gurūṇi me gātrāṇi. klāntaṃ me cittam. alasaṃ muṣitam iva tiṣṭhatīti. sa khalv ayaṃ prabuddhasya pratyavamarśo na syād asati pratyayānubhave tadāśritāḥ smṛtayś ca tadviṣayā na syuḥ. tasmāt pratyayaviśeṣo nidrā. sā ca samādhāv itarapratyayavan niroddhavyeti. 1.10
anubhūtaviṣayāsaṃpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ

kiṃ pratyayasya cittaṃ smaraty āhosvid viṣayasyeti. grāhyoparaktaḥ pratyayo grāhyagrahaṇobhayākāranirbhāsas tajjātīyakaṃ saṃskāram ārabhate. sa saṃskāraḥ svavyañjakāñjanas tadākārām eva grāhyagrahaṇobhayātmikāṃ smṛtiṃ janayati.
tatra grahaṇākārapūrvā buddhiḥ. grāhyākārapūrvā smṛtiḥ. sā ca dvayī --- bhāvitasmartavyā cābhāvitasmartavyā ca. svapne bhāvitasmartavyā. jāgratsamaye tv abhāvitasmartavyeti. sarvāḥ smṛtayaḥ pramāṇaviparyayavikalpanidrāsmṛtīnām anubhavāt prabhavanti. sarvāś caitā vṛttayaḥ sukhaduḥkhamohātmikāḥ. sukhaduḥkhamohāś ca kleśeṣu vyākhyeyāḥ. sukhānuśayī rāgaḥ. duḥkhānuśayī dveṣaḥ. mohaḥ punar avidyeti. etāḥ sarvā vṛttayo niroddhavyāḥ. āsāṃ nirodhe saṃprajñāto vā samādhir bhavaty asaṃprajñāto veti. 1.11
athāsāṃ nirodhe ka upāya iti ---
abhyāsavairāgyābhyāṃ tannirodhaḥ

cittanadī nāmobhayatovāhinī vahati kalyāṇāya vahati pāpāya ca. yā tu kaivalyaprāgbhārā vivekaviṣayanimnā sā kalyāṇavahā. saṃsāraprāgbhārāvivekaviṣayaniṃnā pāpavahā. tatra vairāgyeṇa viṣayasrotaḥ khilīkriyate. vivekadarśanābhyāsena vivekasrota udghāṭyata ity ubhayādhīnaś cittavṛttinirodhaḥ. 1.12
tatra sthitau yatno 'bhyāsaḥ

cittasyāvṛttikasya praśāntavāhitā sthitiḥ. tadarthaḥ prayatno vīryam utsāhaḥ. tat saṃpipādayiṣayā tat sādhanānuṣṭhānam abhyāsaḥ. 1.13
sa tu dīrghakālanairantaryasatkārāsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ

dīrghakālāsevito nirantarāsevitaḥ satkārāsevitaḥ. tapasā brahmacaryeṇa vidyayā śraddhayā ca saṃpāditaḥ satkāravān dṛḍhabhūmir bhavati. vyutthānasaṃskāreṇa drāg ity evānabhibhūtaviṣaya ity arthaḥ. 1.14
dṛṣṭānuśravikaviṣayavitṛṣṇasya vaśīkārasaṃjñā vairāgyam

striyo 'nnapānam aiśvaryam iti dṛṣṭaviṣaye vitṛṣṇasya svargavaidehyaprakṛtilayatvaprāptāv ānuśravikaviṣaye vitṛṣṇasya divyādivyaviṣayasaṃprayoge 'pi cittasya viṣayadoṣadarśinaḥ prasaṃkhyānabalād anābhogātmikā heyopādeyaśūnyā vaśīkārasaṃjñā vairāgyam. 1.15
tat paraṃ puruṣakhyāter guṇavaitṛṣṇyam

dṛṣṭānuśravikaviṣayadoṣadarśī viraktaḥ puruṣadarśanābhyāsāt tacchuddhipravivekāpyāyitabuddhir guṇebhyo vyaktāvyaktadharmakebhyo virakta iti. tad dvayaṃ vairāgyam. tatra yad uttaraṃ taj jñānaprasādamātram. yasyodaye sati yogī pratyuditakhyātir evaṃ manyate --- prāptaṃ prāpaṇīyaṃ, kṣīṇāḥ kṣetavyāḥ kleśāḥ, chinnaḥ śliṣṭaparvā bhavasaṃkramaḥ, yasyāvicchedāj janitvā mriyate mṛtvā ca jāyata iti. jñānasyaiva parā kāṣṭhā vairāgyam. etasyaiva hi nāntarīyakaṃ kaivalyam iti. 1.16
athopāyadvayena niruddhacittavṛtteḥ katham ucyate saṃprajñātaḥ samādhir iti ---
vitarkavicārānandāsmitārūpānugamāt saṃprajñātaḥ

vitarkaś cittasyālambane sthūla ābhogaḥ. sūkṣmo vicāraḥ. ānando hlādaḥ. ekātmikā saṃvid asmitā. tatra prathamaś catuṣṭayānugataḥ samādhiḥ savitarkaḥ. dvitīyo vitarkavikalaḥ savicāraḥ. tṛtīyo vicāravikalaḥ sānandaḥ. caturthas tadvikalo 'smitāmātra iti. sarva ete sālambanāḥ samādhayaḥ. 1.17
athāsaṃprajñātaḥ samādhiḥ kimupāyaḥ kiṃsvabhāvo veti ---
virāmapratyayābhyāsapūrvaḥ saṃskāraśeṣo 'nyaḥ

sarvavṛttipratyastamaye saṃskāraśeṣo nirodhaś cittasya samādhir asaṃprajñātaḥ. tasya paraṃ vairāgyam upāyaḥ. sālambano hy abhyāsas tatsādhanāya na kalpata iti virāmapratyayo nirvastuka ālambanīkriyate. sa cārthaśūnyaḥ. tadabhyāsapūrvakaṃ hi cittaṃ nirālambanam abhāvaprāptam iva bhavatīty eṣa nirbījaḥ samādhir asaṃprajñātaḥ. 1.18
sa khalv ayaṃ dvividhaḥ --- upāyapratyayo bhavapratyayaś ca. tatropāyapratyayo yogināṃ bhavati ---
bhavapratyayo videhaprakṛtilayānām

videhānāṃ devānāṃ bhavapratyayaḥ. te hi svasaṃskāramātropayogena cittena kaivalyapadam ivānubhavantaḥ svasaṃskāravipākaṃ tathājātīyakam ativāhayanti. tathā prakṛtilayāḥ sādhikāre cetasi prakṛtilīne kaivalyapadam ivānubhavanti, yāvan na punar āvartate 'dhikāravaśāc cittam iti. 1.19
śraddhāvīryasmṛtisamādhiprajñāpūrvaka itareṣām

upāyapratyayo yogināṃ bhavati. śraddhā cetasaḥ saṃprasādaḥ. sā hi jananīva kalyāṇī yoginaṃ pāti. tasya hi śraddadhānasya vivekārthino vīryam upajāyate. samupajātavīryasya smṛtir upatiṣṭhate. smṛtyupasthāne ca cittam anākulaṃ samādhīyate. samāhitacittasya prajñāviveka upāvartate. yena yathārthaṃ vastu jānāti. tadabhyāsāt tattadviṣayāc ca vairāgyād asaṃprajñātaḥ samādhir bhavati. 1.20
te khalu nava yogino mṛdumadhyādhimātropāyā bhavanti. tadyathā --- mṛdūpāyo madhyopāyo 'dhimātropāya iti. tatra mṛdūpāyas trividhaḥ --- mṛdusaṃvego madhyasaṃvegas tīvrasaṃvega iti. tathā madhyopāyas tathādhimātropāya iti. tatrādhimātropāyānām ---
tīvrasaṃvegānām āsannaḥ

samādhilābhaḥ samādhiphalaṃ ca bhavatīti. 1.21
mṛdumadhyādhimātratvāt tato 'pi viśeṣaḥ

mṛdutīvro madhyatīvro 'dhimātratīvra iti. tato 'pi viśeṣaḥ. tadviśeṣād api mṛdutīvrasaṃvegasyāsannaḥ tato madhyatīvrasaṃvegasyāsannataraḥ, tasmād adhimātratīvrasaṃvegasyādhimātropāyasyāpy āsannatamaḥ samādhilābhaḥ samādhiphalaṃ ceti. 1.22
kim etasmād evāsannatamaḥ samādhir bhavati. athāsya lābhe bhavaty anyo 'pi kaścid upāyo na veti ---
īśvarapraṇidhānād vā

praṇidhānād bhaktiviśeṣād āvarjita īśvaras tam anugṛhṇāty abhidhyānamātreṇa. tadabhidhyānamātrād api yogina āsannatamaḥ samādhilābhaḥ samādhiphalaṃ ca bhavatīti. 1.23
atha pradhānapuruṣavyatiriktaḥ ko 'yam īśvaro nāmeti ---
kleśakarmavipākāśayair aparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣaviśeṣa īśvaraḥ

avidyādayaḥ kleśāḥ. kuśalākuśalāni karmāṇi. tatphalaṃ vipākaḥ. tadanuguṇā vāsanā āśayāḥ. te ca manasi vartamānāḥ puruṣe vyapadiśyante, sa hi tatphalasya bhokteti. yathā jayaḥ parājayo vā yoddhṛṣu vartamānaḥ svāmini vyapadiśyate. yo hy anena bhogenāparāmṛṣṭaḥ sa puruṣaviśeṣa īśvaraḥ.
kaivalyaṃ prāptās tarhi santi ca bahavaḥ kevalinaḥ. te hi trīṇi bandhanāni cchittvā kaivalyaṃ prāptā īśvarasya ca tatsaṃbandho na bhūto na bhāvī. yathā muktasya pūrvā bandhakoṭiḥ prajñāyate naivam īśvarasya. yathā vā prakṛtilīnasyottarā bandhakoṭiḥ saṃbhāvyate naivam īśvarasya. sa tu sadaiva muktaḥ sadaiveśvara iti.
yo 'sau prakṛṣṭasattvopādānād īśvarasya śāśvatika utkarṣaḥ sa kiṃ sanimitta āhosvin nirnimitta iti. tasya śāstraṃ nimittam.
śāstraṃ punaḥ kiṃnimittam, prakṛṣṭasattvanimittam.
etayoḥ śāstrotkarṣayor īśvarasattve vartamānayor anādiḥ saṃbandhaḥ. etasmād etad bhavati sadaiveśvaraḥ sadaiva mukta iti. tac ca tasyaiśvaryaṃ sāmyātiśayavinirmuktam. na tāvad aiśvaryāntareṇa tad atiśayyate. yad evātiśayi syāt tad eva tat syāt. tasmād yatra kāṣṭhāprāptir aiśvaryasya sa īśvara iti. na ca tatsamānam aiśvaryam asti. kasmāt, dvayos tulyayor ekasmin yugapatkāmite 'rthe navam idam astu purāṇam idam astv ity ekasya siddhāv itarasya prākāmyavighātād ūnatvaṃ prasaktam. dvayoś ca tulyayor yugapatkāmitārthaprāptir nāsti. arthasya viruddhatvāt. tasmād yasya sāmyātiśayair vinirmuktam aiśvaryaṃ sa eveśvaraḥ. sa ca puruṣaviśeṣa iti. 1.24
kiṃ ca ---
tatra niratiśayaṃ sarvajñabījam

yad idam atītānāgatapratyutpannapratyekasamuccayātīndriyagrahaṇam alpaṃ bahv iti sarvajñabījam etad vivardhamānaṃ yatra niratiśayaṃ sa sarvajñaḥ. asti kāṣṭhāprāptiḥ sarvajñabījasya sātiśayatvāt parimāṇavad iti. yatra kāṣṭhāprāptir jñānasya sa sarvajñaḥ. sa ca puruṣaviśeṣa iti.
sāmānyamātropasaṃhāre ca kṛtopakṣayam anumānaṃ na viśeṣapratipattau samartham iti. tasya saṃjñādiviśeṣapratipattir āgamataḥ paryanveṣyā. tasyātmānugrahābhāve 'pi bhūtānugrahaḥ prayojanam. jñānadharmopadeśena kalpapralayamahāpralayeṣu saṃsāriṇaḥ puruṣān uddhariṣyāmīti. tathā coktam --- ādividvān nirmāṇacittam adhiṣṭhāya kāruṇyād bhagavān paramarṣir āsuraye jijñāsamānāya tantraṃ provāceti. 1.25
sa eṣaḥ ---
pūrveṣām api guruḥ kālenānavacchedāt

pūrve hi guravaḥ kālenāvacchidyante. yatrāvacchedārthena kālo nopāvartate sa eṣa pūrveṣām api guruḥ. yathāsya sargasyādau prakarṣagatyā siddhas tathātikrāntasargādiṣv api pratyetavyaḥ. 1.26
tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ

vācya īśvaraḥ praṇavasya. kim asya saṃketakṛtaṃ vācyavācakatvam atha pradīpaprakāśavad avasthitam iti.
sthito 'sya vācyasya vācakena saha saṃbandhaḥ. saṃketas tv īśravasya sthitam evārtham abhinayati. yathāvasthitaḥ pitṛputrayoḥ saṃbandhaḥ saṃketenāvadyotyate, ayam asya pitā, ayam asya putra iti. sargāntareṣv api vācyavācakaśaktyapekṣas tathaiva saṃketaḥ kriyate. saṃpratipattinityatayā nityaḥ śabdārthasaṃbandha ity āgaminaḥ pratijānate. 1.27
vijñātavācyavācakatvasya yoginaḥ ---
tajjapas tadarthabhāvanam

praṇavasya japaḥ praṇavābhidheyasya ceśvarasya bhāvanam. tad asya yoginaḥ praṇavaṃ japataḥ praṇavārthaṃ ca bhāvayataś cittam ekāgraṃ saṃpadyate. tathā coktam ---
"svādhyāyād yogam āsīta yogāt svādhyāyam āmanet /
svādhyāyayogasaṃpattyā paramātmā prakāśate //" iti. 1.28
kiṃ cāsya bhavati ---
tataḥ pratyakcetanādhigamo 'py antarāyābhāvaś ca

ye tāvad antarāyā vyādhiprabhṛtayas te tāvad īśvarapraṇidhānān na bhavanti. svarūpadarśanam apy asya bhavati. yathaiveśvaraḥ puruṣaḥ śuddhaḥ prasannaḥ kevalo 'nupasargas tathāyam api buddheḥ pratisaṃvedī yaḥ puruṣas tam adhigacchati. 1.29
atha ke 'ntarāyā ye cittasya vikṣepāḥ. ke punas te kiyanto veti ---
vyādhistyānasaṃśayapramādālasyāviratibhrāntidarśanālabdhabhūmikatvānavasthitatvāni cittavikṣepās te 'ntarāyāḥ

navāntarāyāś cittasya vikṣepāḥ. sahaite cittavṛttibhir bhavanti. eteṣām abhāve na bhavanti pūrvoktāś cittavṛttayaḥ. vyādhir dhāturasakaraṇavaiṣamyam. styānam akarmaṇyatā cittasya. saṃśaya ubhayakoṭispṛg vijñānaṃ syād idam evaṃ naivaṃ syād iti. pramādaḥ samādhisādhanānām abhāvanam. ālasyaṃ kāyasya cittasya ca gurutvād apravṛttiḥ. aviratiś cittasya viṣayasaṃprayogātmā gardhaḥ. bhrāntidarśanaṃ viparyayajñānam. alabdhabhūmikatvaṃ samādhibhūmer alābhaḥ. anavasthitatvaṃ yal labdhāyāṃ bhūmau cittasyāpratiṣṭhā. samādhipratilambhe hi sati tadavasthitaṃ syād iti. ete cittavikṣepā nava yogamalā yogapratipakṣā yogāntarāyā ity abhidhīyante. 1.30
duḥkhadaurmanasyāṅgamejayatvaśvāsapraśvāsā vikṣepasahabhuvaḥ

duḥkham ādhyātmikam ādhibhautikam ādhidaivikaṃ ca. yenābhihatāḥ prāṇinas tadapaghātāya prayatante tad duḥkham. daurmanasyam icchāvighātāc cetasaḥ kṣobhaḥ. yad aṅgāny ejayati kampayati tad aṅgamejayatvam. prāṇo yad bāhyaṃ vāyum ācāmati sa śvāsaḥ. yat kauṣṭhyaṃ vāyuṃ niḥsārayati sa praśvāsaḥ. ete vikṣepasahabhuvo vikṣiptacittasyaite bhavanti. samāhitacittasyaite na bhavanti. 1.31
athaite vikṣepāḥ samādhipratipakṣās tābhyām evābhyāsavairāgyābhyāṃ niroddhavyāḥ. tatrābhyāsasya viṣayam upasaṃharann idam āha ---
tatpratiṣedhārtham ekatattvābhyāsaḥ

vikṣepapratiṣedhārtham ekatattvāvalambanaṃ cittam abhyaset. yasya tu pratyarthaniyataṃ pratyayamātraṃ kṣaṇikaṃ ca cittaṃ tasya sarvam eva cittam ekāgraṃ nāsty eva vikṣiptam. yadi punar idaṃ sarvataḥ pratyāhṛtyaikasminn arthe samādhīyate tadā bhavaty ekāgram ity ato na pratyarthaniyatam.
yo 'pi sadṛśapratyayapravāhena cittam ekāgraṃ manyate tasyaikāgratā yadi pravāhacittasya dharmas tadaikaṃ nāsti pravāhacittaṃ kṣaṇikatvāt. atha pravāhāṃśasyaiva pratyayasya dharmaḥ, sa sarvaḥ sadṛśapratyayapravāhī vā visadṛśapratyayapravāhī vā pratyarthaniyatatvād ekāgra eveti vikṣiptacittānupapattiḥ. tasmād ekam anekārtham avasthitaṃ cittam iti.
yadi ca cittenaikenānanvitāḥ svabhāvabhinnāḥ pratyayā jāyerann atha katham anyapratyayadṛṣṭasyānyaḥ smartā bhavet. anyapratyayopacitasya ca karmāśayasyānyaḥ pratyaya upabhoktā bhavet. kathaṃcit samādhīyamānam apy etad gomayapāyasīyanyāyam ākṣipati.
kiṃ ca svātmānubhavāpahnavaś cittasyānyatve prāpnoti. katham, yad aham adrākṣaṃ tat spṛśāmi yac cāsprākṣaṃ tat paśyāmīty aham iti pratyayaḥ sarvasya pratyayasya bhede sati pratyayiny abhedenopasthitaḥ. ekapratyayaviṣayo 'yam abhedātmāham iti pratyayaḥ katham atyantabhinneṣu citteṣu vartamānaḥ sāmānyam ekaṃ pratyayinam āśrayet. svānubhavagrāhyaś cāyam abhedātmāham iti pratyayaḥ. na ca pratyakṣasya māhātmyaṃ pramāṇāntareṇābhibhūyate. pramāṇāntaraṃ ca pratyakṣabalenaiva vyavahāraṃ labhate. tasmād ekam anekārtham avasthitaṃ ca cittam. 1.32
yasya cittasyāvasthitasyedaṃ śāstreṇa parikarma nirdiśyate tat katham ---
maitrīkaruṇāmuditopekṣāṇāṃ sukhaduḥkhapuṇyāpuṇyaviṣayāṇāṃ bhāvanātaś cittaprasādanam

tatra sarvaprāṇiṣu sukhasaṃbhogāpanneṣu maitrīṃ bhāvayet. duḥkhiteṣu karuṇām. puṇyātmakeṣu muditām. apuṇyaśīleṣūpekṣām. evam asya bhāvayataḥ śuklo dharma upajāyate. tataś ca cittaṃ prasīdati. prasannam ekāgraṃ sthitipadaṃ labhate. 1.33
pracchardanavidhāraṇābhyāṃ vā prāṇasya

kauṣṭhyasya vāyor nāsikāpuṭābhyāṃ prayatnaviśeṣād vamanaṃ pracchardanam, vidhāraṇaṃ prāṇāyāmas tābhyāṃ vā manasaḥ sthitiṃ saṃpādayet. 1.34
viṣayavatī vā pravṛttir utpannā manasaḥ sthitinibandhanī

nāsikāgre dhārayato 'sya yā divyagandhasaṃvit sā gandhapravṛttiḥ. jihvāgre rasasaṃvit. tāluni rūpasaṃvit. jihvāmadhye sparśasaṃvit. jihvāmūle śabdasaṃvid ity etā vṛttaya utpannāś cittaṃ sthitau nibadhnanti, saṃśayaṃ vidhamanti, samādhiprajñāyāṃ ca dvārībhavantīti. etena candrādityagrahamaṇipradīparaśmyādiṣu pravṛttir utpannā viṣayavaty eva veditavyā yady api hi tattacchāstrānumānācāryopadeśair avagatam arthatattvaṃ sadbhūtam eva bhavati. eteṣāṃ yathābhūtārthapratipādanasāmarthyāt, tathāpi yāvad ekadeśo 'pi kaścin na svakaraṇasaṃvedyo bhavati tāvat sarvaṃ parokṣam ivāpavargādiṣu sūkṣmeṣv artheṣu na dṛḍhāṃ buddhim utpādayati. tasmāc chāstrānumānācāryopadeśopodbalanārtham evāvaśyaṃ kaścid arthaviśeṣaḥ pratyakṣīkartavyaḥ. tatra tadupadiṣṭārthaikadeśapratyakṣatve sati sarvaṃ sūkṣmaviṣayam api āpavargāc chraddhīyate. etadartham evedaṃ cittaparikarma nirdiśyate. aniyatāsu vṛttiṣu tadviṣayāyāṃ vaśīkārasaṃjñāyām upajātāyāṃ samarthaṃ syāt tasya tasyārthasya pratyakṣīkaraṇāyeti. tathā ca sati śraddhāvīryasmṛtisamādhayo 'syāpratibandhena bhaviṣyantīti. 1.35
viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī

pravṛttir utpannā manasaḥ sthitinibandhanīty anuvartate. hṛdayapuṇḍarīke dhārayato yā buddhisaṃvit, buddhisattvaṃ hi bhāsvaram ākāśakalpaṃ, tatra sthitivaiśāradyāt pravṛttiḥ sūryendugrahamaṇiprabhārūpākāreṇa vikalpate. tathāsmitāyāṃ samāpannaṃ cittaṃ nistaraṅgamahodadhikalpaṃ śāntam anantam asmitāmātraṃ bhavati. yatredam uktam --- "tam aṇumātram ātmānam anuvidyāsmīty evaṃ tāvat saṃprajānīte" iti. eṣā dvayī viśokā viṣayavatī, asmitāmātrā ca pravṛttir jyotiṣmatīty ucyate. yayā yoginaś cittaṃ sthitipadaṃ labhata iti. 1.36
vītarāgaviṣayaṃ vā cittam

vītarāgacittālambanoparaktaṃ vā yoginaś cittaṃ sthitipadaṃ labhata iti. 1.37
svapnanidrājñānālambanaṃ vā

svapnajñānālambanaṃ vā nidrājñānālambanaṃ vā tadākāraṃ yoginaś cittaṃ sthitipadaṃ labhata iti. 1.38
yathābhimatadhyānād vā

yad evābhimataṃ tad eva dhyāyet. tatra labdhasthitikam anyatrāpi sthitipadaṃ labhata iti. 1.39
paramāṇuparamamahattvānto 'sya vaśīkāraḥ

sūkṣme niviśamānasya paramāṇvantaṃ sthitipadaṃ labhata iti. sthūle niviśamānasya paramamahattvāntaṃ sthitipadaṃ cittasya. evaṃ tām ubhayīṃ koṭim anudhāvato yo 'syāpratīghātaḥ sa paro vaśīkāraḥ. tadvaśīkārāt paripūrṇaṃ yoginaś cittaṃ na punar abhyāsakṛtaṃ parikarmāpekṣata iti. 1.40
atha labdhasthitikasya cetasaḥ kiṃsvarūpā kiṃviṣayā vā samāpattir iti, tad ucyate ---
kṣīṇavṛtter abhijātasyeva maṇer grahītṛgrahaṇagrāhyeṣu tatsthatadañjanatā samāpattiḥ

kṣīṇavṛtter iti pratyastamitapratyayasyety arthaḥ. abhijātasyeva maṇer iti dṛṣṭāntopādānam. yathā sphaṭika upāśrayabhedāt tattadrūpoparakta upāśrayarūpākāreṇa nirbhāsate tathā grāhyālambanoparaktaṃ cittaṃ grāhyasamāpannaṃ grāhyasvarūpākāreṇa nirbhāsate. bhūtasūkṣmoparaktaṃ bhūtasūkṣmasamāpannaṃ bhūtasūkṣmasvarūpābhāsaṃ bhavati. tathā sthūlālambanoparaktaṃ sthūlarūpasamāpannaṃ sthūlarūpābhāsaṃ bhavati. tathā viśvabhedoparaktaṃ viśvabhedasamāpannaṃ viśvarūpābhāsaṃ bhavati.
tathā grahaṇeṣv apīndriyeṣv api draṣṭavyam. grahaṇālambanoparaktaṃ grahaṇasamāpannaṃ grahaṇasvarūpākāreṇa nirbhāsate. tathā grahītṛpuruṣālambanoparaktaṃ grahītṛpuruṣasamāpannaṃ grahītṛpuruṣasvarūpākāreṇa nirbhāsate. tathā muktapuruṣālambanoparaktaṃ muktapuruṣasamāpannaṃ muktapuruṣasvarūpākāreṇa nirbhāsata iti. tad evam abhijātamaṇikalpasya cetaso grahītṛgrahaṇagrāhyeṣu puruṣendriyabhūteṣu yā tatsthatadañjanatā teṣu sthitasya tadākārāpattiḥ sā samāpattir ity ucyate. 1.41
tatra śabdārthajñānavikalpaiḥ saṃkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ

tadyathā gaur iti śabdo gaur ity artho gaur iti jñānam ity avibhāgena vibhaktānām api grahaṇaṃ dṛṣṭam. vibhajyamānāś cānye śabdadharmā anye 'rthadharmā anye vijñānadharmā ity eteṣāṃ vibhaktaḥ panthāḥ. tatra samāpannasya yogino yo gavādyarthaḥ samādhiprajñāyāṃ samārūḍhaḥ sa cec chabdārthajñānavikalpānuviddha upāvartate sā saṃkīrṇā samāpattiḥ savitarkety ucyate. 1.42
yadā punaḥ śabdasaṃketasmṛtipariśuddhau śrutānumānajñānavikalpaśūnyāyāṃ samādhiprajñāyāṃ svarūpamātreṇāvasthito 'rthas tatsvarūpākāramātratayaivāvacchidyate. sā ca nirvitarkā samāpattiḥ. tat paraṃ pratyakṣam. tac ca śrutānumānayor bījam. tataḥ śrutānumāne prabhavataḥ. na ca śrutānumānajñānasahabhūtaṃ tad darśanam. tasmād asaṃkīrṇaṃ praṃmāṇāntareṇa yogino nirvitarkasamādhijaṃ darśanam iti. nirvitarkāyāḥ samāpatter asyāḥ sūtreṇa lakṣaṇaṃ dyotyate ---
smṛtipariśuddhau svarūpaśūnyevārthamātranirbhāsā nirvitarkā

yā śabdasaṃketaśrutānumānajñānavikalpasmṛtipariśuddhau grāhyasvarūpa.uparaktā prajñā svam iva prajñāsvarūpaṃ grahaṇātmakaṃ tyaktvā padārthamātrasvarūpā grāhyasvarūpāpanneva bhavati sā tadā nirvitarkā samāpattiḥ.
tathā ca vyākyātaṃ tasyā ekabuddhyupakramo hy arthātmāṇupracayaviśeṣātmā gavādir ghaṭādir vā lokaḥ.
sa ca saṃsthānaviśeṣo bhūtasūkṣmāṇāṃ sādhāraṇo dharma ātmabhūtaḥ phalena vyaktenānumitaḥ svavyañjakāñjanaḥ prādurbhavati. dharmāntarasya kapālāder udaye ca tirobhavati. sa eṣa dharmo 'vayavīty ucyate. yo 'sāv ekaś ca mahāṃś cāṇīṃyaś ca sparśavāṃś ca kriyādharmakaś cānityaś ca tenāvayavinā vyavahārāḥ kriyante.
yasya punar avastukaḥ sa pracayaviśeṣaḥ. sūkṣmaṃ ca kāraṇam anupalabhyam avikalpasya tasyāvayavyabhāvād atadrūpapratiṣṭhaṃ mithyājñānam iti prāyeṇa sarvam eva prāptaṃ mithyājñānam iti. tadā ca samyagjñānam api kiṃ syād viṣayābhāvāt. yad yad upalabhyate tat tad avayavitvenāmnātam. tasmād asty avayavī yo mahattvādivyavahārāpannaḥ samāpatter nirvitarkāyā viṣayī bhavati. 1.43
etayaiva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣmaviṣayā vyākhyātā

tatra bhūtasūkṣmakeṣv abhivyaktadharmakeṣu deśakālanimittānubhavāvacchinneṣu yā samāpattiḥ sā savicārety ucyate. tatrāpy ekabuddhinirgrāhyam evoditadharmaviśiṣṭaṃ bhūtasūkṣmam ālambanībhūtaṃ samādhiprajñāyām upatiṣṭhate.
yā punaḥ sarvathā sarvataḥ śāntoditāvyapadeśyadharmānavacchinneṣu sarvadharmānupātiṣu sarvadharmātmakeṣu samāpattiḥ sā nirvicārety ucyate. evaṃsvarūpaṃ hi tadbhūtasūkṣmam etenaiva svarūpeṇālambanībhūtam eva samādhiprajñāsvarūpam uparañjayati.
prajñā ca svarūpaśūnyevārthamātrā yadā bhavati tadā nirvicārety ucyate. tatra mahadvastuviṣayā savitarkā nirvitarkā ca, sūkṣmavastuviṣayā savicārā nirvicārā ca. evam ubhayor etayaiva nirvitarkayā vikalpahānir vyākhyāteti. 1.44
sūkṣmaviṣayatvaṃ cāliṅgaparyavasānam

pārthivasyāṇor gandhatanmātraṃ sūkṣmo viṣayaḥ. āpyasya rasatanmātram. taijasasya rūpatanmātram. vāyavīyasya sparśatanmātram. ākāśasya śabdatanmātram iti. teṣām ahaṃkāraḥ. asyāpi liṅgamātraṃ sūkṣmo viṣayaḥ. liṅgamātrasyāpy aliṅgaṃ sūkṣmo viṣayaḥ. na cāliṅgāt paraṃ sūkṣmam asti. nanv asti puruṣaḥ sūkṣma iti satyam. yathā liṅgāt param aliṅgasya saukṣmyaṃ na caivaṃ puruṣasya. kiṃtu, liṅgasyānvayikāraṇaṃ puruṣo na bhavati, hetus tu bhavatīti. ataḥ pradhāne saukṣmyaṃ niratiśayaṃ vyākhyātam. 1.45
tā eva sabījaḥ samādhiḥ

tāś catasraḥ samāpattayo bahirvastubījā iti samādhir api sabījaḥ. tatra sthūle 'rthe savitarko nirvitarkaḥ, sūkṣme 'rthe savicāro nirvicāra iti caturdhopasaṃkhyātaḥ samādhir iti. 1.46
nirvicāravaiśāradye 'dhyātmaprasādaḥ

aśuddhyāvaraṇamalāpetasya prakāśātmano buddhisattvasya rajastamobhyām anabhibhūtaḥ svacchaḥ sthitipravāho vaiśāradyam. yadā nirvicārasya samādher vaiśāradyam idaṃ jāyate tadā yogino bhavaty adhyātmaprasādo bhūtārthaviṣayaḥ kramānanurodhī sphuṭaḥ prajñālokaḥ. tathā coktam --- "prajñāprasādam āruhya aśocyaḥ śocato janān / bhūmiṣṭhān iva śailasthaḥ sarvān prājño 'nupaśyati". 1.47
ṛtaṃbharā tatra prajñā

tasmin samāhitacittasya yā prajñā jāyate tasyā ṛtaṃbhareti saṃjñā bhavati. anvarthā ca sā, satyam eva bibharti na ca tatra viparyāsajñānagandho 'py astīti. tathā coktam ---
"āgamenānumānena dhyānābhyāsarasena ca /
tridhā prakalpayan prajñāṃ labhate yogam uttamam" iti. 1.48
sā punaḥ ---
śrutānumānaprajñābhyām anyaviṣayā viśeṣārthatvāt

śrutam āgamavijñānaṃ tat sāmānyaviṣayam. na hy āgamena śakyo viśeṣo 'bhidhātum, kasmāt, na hi viśeṣeṇa kṛtasaṃketaḥ śabda iti. tathānumānaṃ sāmānyaviṣayam eva. yatra prāptis tatra gatir yatrāprāptis tatra na bhavati gatir ity uktam. anumānena ca sāmānyenopasaṃhāraḥ. tasmāc chrutānumānaviṣayo na viśeṣaḥ kaścid astīti.
na cāsya sūkṣmavyavahitaviprakṛṣṭasya vastuno lokapratyakṣeṇa grahaṇam asti. na cāsya viśeṣasyāpramāṇakasyābhāvo 'stīti samādhiprajñānirgrāhya eva sa viśeṣo bhavati bhūtasūkṣmagato vā puruṣagato vā. tasmāc chrutānumānaprajñābhyām anyaviṣayā sā prajñā viśeṣārthatvād iti. 1.49
samādhiprajñāpratilambhe yoginaḥ prajñākṛtaḥ saṃskāro navo navo jāyate ---
tajjaḥ saṃskāro 'nyasaṃskārapratibandhī

samādhiprajñāprabhavaḥ saṃskāro vyutthānasaṃskārāśayaṃ bādhate. vyutthānasaṃskārābhibhavāt tatprabhavāḥ pratyayā na bhavanti. pratyayanirodhe samādhir upatiṣṭhate. tataḥ samādhijā prajñā, tataḥ prajñākṛtāḥ saṃskārā iti navo navaḥ saṃskārāśayo jāyate. tataś ca prajñā, tataś ca saṃskārā iti. katham asau saṃskārātiśayaś cittaṃ sādhikāraṃ na kariṣyatīti. na te prajñākṛtāḥ saṃskārāḥ kleśakṣayahetutvāc cittam adhikāraviśiṣṭaṃ kurvanti. cittaṃ hi te svakāryād avasādayanti. khyātiparyavasānaṃ hi cittaceṣṭitam iti. 1.50
kiṃ cāsya bhavati ---
tasyāpi nirodhe sarvanirodhān nirbījaḥ samādhiḥ