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patañjali yoga sūtrāṇi - 1 (samādhi pāda)

(Patanjali Yoga Sutras - 1 (Samadhi Pada) in English (IAST))

Patanjali

The Patanjali Yoga Sutras represent the foundational text of Classical Yoga philosophy, attributed to the sage Patanjali. The Samadhi Pada, the first of four chapters, systematically defines the nature of consciousness, the mechanics of mental fluctuations, and the path to achieving meditative absorption. By exploring the definition of Yoga as the cessation of the modifications of the mind, this text serves as a profound guide for spiritual seekers aiming to realize their true nature. Studying and contemplating these aphorisms promotes mental clarity, emotional regulation, and the ultimate transcendence of the ego toward divine liberation.

atha samādhipādaḥ |
atha yogānuśāsanam || 1 ||
yogaścittavṛtti nirodhaḥ || 2 ||
tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe'vasthānam || 3 ||
vṛtti sārūpyamitaratra || 4 ||
vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭā'kliṣṭāḥ || 5 ||
pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smṛtayaḥ || 6 ||
pratyakṣānumānāgamāḥ pramāṇāni || 7 ||
viparyayo mithyājñānamatadrūpa pratiṣṭham || 8 ||
śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ || 9 ||
abhāva pratyayālambanā vṛttirnidrā || 10 ||
anubhūta viṣayāsampramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ || 11 ||
abhyāsa vairāgyābhyāṃ tannirodhaḥ || 12 ||
tatra sthitau yatno'bhyāsaḥ || 13 ||
sa tu dīrghakāla nairantarya satkārāsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ || 14 ||
dṛṣṭānuśravika viṣaya vitṛṣṇasya vaśīkārasañjñā vairāgyam || 15 ||
tatparaṃ puruṣakhyāte-rguṇavaitṛṣṇyam || 16 ||
vitarka vicārānandāsmitārūpānugamāt samprajñātaḥ || 17 ||
virāmapratyayābhyāsapūrvaḥ saṃskāraśeṣo'nyaḥ || 18 ||
bhavapratyayo videhaprakṛtilayānām || 19 ||
śraddhā vīrya smṛti samādhiprajñā pūrvaka itareṣām || 20 ||
tīvrasaṃvegānāmāsannaḥ || 21 ||
mṛdumadhyādhimātratvāttato'pi viśeṣaḥ || 22 ||
īśvarapraṇidhānādvā || 23 ||
kleśa karma vipākāśayairaparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣaviśeṣa īśvaraḥ || 24 ||
tatra niratiśayaṃ sarvajñabījam || 25 ||
sa eṣaḥ pūrveṣāmapi guruḥ kālenānavacchedāt || 26 ||
tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ || 27 ||
tajjapastadarthabhāvanam || 28 ||
tataḥ pratyakcetanādhigamo'pyantarāyābhāvaśca || 29 ||
vyādhi styāna saṃśaya pramādālasyāvirati bhrānti
darśanālabdhabhūmikatvānavasthitatvāni cittavikṣepāste'ntarāyāḥ || 30 ||
duḥkha daurmanasyāṅgamejayatva śvāsapraśvāsā vikṣepasahabhuvaḥ || 31 ||
tatpratiṣedhārthamekatattvābhyāsaḥ || 32 ||
maitrī karuṇā muditopekṣāṇāṃ sukha duḥkha puṇyāpuṇya viṣayāṇāṃ bhāvanātaścittaprasādanam || 33 ||
pracchardana vidhāraṇābhyāṃ vā prāṇasya || 34 ||
viṣayavatī vā pravṛttirutpannā manasaḥ sthiti nibandhinī || 35 ||
viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī || 36 ||
vītarāga viṣayaṃ vā cittam || 37 ||
svapna nidrā jñānālambanaṃ vā || 38 ||
yathābhimatadhyānādvā || 39 ||
paramāṇu parama mahattvānto'sya vaśīkāraḥ || 40 ||
kṣīṇavṛtterabhijātasyeva maṇergrahītṛgrahaṇa grāhyeṣu tatstha tadañjanatā samāpattiḥ || 41 ||
tatra śabdārtha jñāna vikalpaiḥ saṅkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ || 42 ||
smṛti pariśuddhau svarūpa śūnyevārtha mātranirbhāsā nirvitarkā || 43 ||
etayaiva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣmaviṣayā vyākhyātā || 44 ||
sūkṣma viṣayatvaṃ cāliṅgaparyavasānam || 45 ||
tā eva sabījaḥ samādhiḥ || 46 ||
nirvicāra vaiśārādye'dhyātmaprasādaḥ || 47 ||
ṛtambharā tatra prajñā || 48 ||
śrutānumāna prajñābhyāmanyaviṣayā viśeṣārthatvāt || 49 ||
tajjaḥ saṃskāro'nyasaṃskāra pratibandhī || 50 ||
tasyāpi nirodhe sarvanirodhānnirbījassamādhiḥ || 51 ||
iti pātañjalayogadarśane samādhipādo nāma prathamaḥ pādaḥ |

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