Book Title: Ashtang yoga Ek Parichay Author(s): Arun Joshi Publisher: Z_Umravkunvarji_Diksha_Swarna_Jayanti_Smruti_Granth_012035.pdf Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/210132/1 JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLYPage #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aSTAMgayoga : eka paricaya [ prA0 aruNa jozI Aja se kucha sAla pahale yoga ko guptavidyA mAnakara usakI carcA guru-ziSya taka hI sImita rahatI thI kintu aba paristhiti badala cukI hai| yoga ke bAre meM bhArata meM aura bhArata ke bAhara carcA hotI hai / yoga ke bAre meM saccI jAnakArI dene ke lie yaha nibandha likhA gayA hai / Asana kA abhyAsa aura tadanusAra zArIrika prakriyA karake zarIra ko sudRDha banAnA yoga hai, aisA koI kahe to yaha bhrama hai / sammohana se kisI para vazIkaraNa karanA bhI yoga nahIM hai / yoga ke abhyAsa se prAraMbha meM isa taraha kA anubhava yadyapi hotA hai phira bhI yaha to prAraMbhika dazA kA saMketamAtra hai / yoga se UrdhvakaraNa hotA hai / ajJAna kA nAza hone ke bAda zAzvata tattva brahma se jo yukta kare vaha yoga hai / prataeva kahA gayA hai ki "yujyate asau yoga : " / aSTAMga yoga kA AcaraNa karane se jJAnayoga, karmayoga yA bhaktiyoga siddha karane meM saphalatA milatI hai / ataH aSTAMgayoga kA mahattva sarvamAnya rahA hai / yaha zrAcaraNa karane meM koI sampradAya yA deza yA kAla kI paristhiti isameM bAdhaka nahIM hotI hai / maharSi pataMjali ne aSTAMgayoga kA prati spaSTa citra pradarzita kiyA hai| unake yogasUtroM meM 30 sUtroM meM aSTAMgayoga ke viSaya meM likhA gayA hai| pataMjali ke bAre ke kahA gayA hai ki unhoMne yogazAstra kI racanA karake hamAre citta kI bhramaNA dUra kI hai, vyAkaraNa zAstra kI racanA karake hamArI vANI ko nirmalatA dI hai, vaidyakazAstra kI racanA karake hamAre zarIra ko nirmala kiyA hai / unakA samaya I. pU. cauthI sadI mAnA jAtA hai / yoga ke ATha aMga isa prakAra haiM-yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi, aba pratyeka ke viSaya meM vistRta jAnakArI dI jAtI hai / 1, yamaH--yaha prathama aMga hai aura isameM zrahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha ina pA~ca mahAvratoM kA samAveza hotA hai / ina vratoM kA pAlana pUrNarUpeNa karane kA Adeza hai / ina vratoM ko sArvabhauma arthAt sarvadezIya mahAvrata kahA gayA hai| inake pAlana se vyakti vairarahita satyavAdI, sarva sampattizAlI, vIryavAna aura janmajanmAMtarajJAtA bana sakatA hai| 2. niyama-niyama dvitIya aMga hai aura isameM zauca, saMtoSa, tapa, svAdhyAya aura Izvara praNidhAna kA samAveza hotA hai / zauca se ekAgratA prApta hone se buddhi nirmala hotI hai / saMtoSa dvitIya sukha prApta hotA hai / tapa se zarIra aura indriyoM kI siddhi prApta hotI hai / svAdhyAya se iSTadeva kA darzana sulabha hotA hai / IzvarapraNidhAna se samAdhi kI sthiti prApta karane meM suvidhA prApta hotI hai / Asanastha tama Atmastha mana taba ho sake Azvasta jama Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama baga/252 3. Asana-yaha tIsarA aMga hai| jisa sthiti meM deha sthira rahe aura mana prasannatA kA anubhava kare, vaha sthiti prAsana hai / prAsana-siddhi se tamas aura rajas kA nAza hotA hai bhora sattvaguNa kA udaya hotA hai / 4. prANAyAma-yaha caturtha aMga hai| pUraka, recaka, kubhaka Adi prANAyAma ke aneka prakAra haiM / isa aMga se indriyoM ke doSa naSTa hote haiN| 5. pratyAhAra-yaha pAMcavAM aMga hai / isase indriyA~ antarmukha hotI haiM aura citta ke svarUpa kA anusaraNa karatI haiN| isa aMga se yogI jitendriya banatA hai| 6. dhAraNA-yaha chaThA aMga hai / citta ko sthira karane meM dhAraNA sahAyaka hotI hai / citta ke bandhana ko hI dhAraNA mAnA gayA hai / (7) dhyAna-yaha saptama aMga hai / vRttiyoM kI ekAgratA ko dhyAna kahA gayA hai / (8) samAdhi-yaha aSTama aMga hai| anta:prakAza rUpa isa aMga se mAtra dhyeya kA sphuraNa anubhavagamya hotA hai| aSTAMgayoga kA yaha aMtima sopAna hai| aSTAMgayoga kA anuSThAna karane se mAnasika azuddhi kA nAza hotA hai| jJAna kA anubhava prApta hotA hai| hRdaya prakAzita hotA hai| samyagjJAna kI prApti hotI hai aura dina-pratidina usakI vRddhi hotI hai| isa aSTAMgayoga ke mArga ko rAjayoga bhI kahA jAtA hai / isa mArga para calane vAlA prAdhyAtmika jIvana meM gati karane meM saphala hotA hai| 00