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| ॐ Arhate Namah ||
|12. Dvaṭaṇam Prakāśa
The scripture begins by saying, "I will also speak from my own experience." To explain this in detail, we offer the following introduction:
1954. Śrutisiṁdhoḥ guru mukhato, yadadhigatam tadiha darśitam samyak. Anubhavasiiddhamidaani, prakāśyate tattvamidam amalām. ||1||
Meaning: - I have explained correctly what I have learned from the ocean of scriptural knowledge and from the mouth of the guru.
- Now I will reveal the pure truth of yoga, which is proven by my own experience. ||1|| Now, to ascend to the highest state, we will describe the four types of mind. 955. Iha vikṣiptam yaatayaatam śliṣṭam tatha suliinam ca. Cetasca tuḥprakaaram tajjña-camatkaarakari bhavet ||2||
Meaning: - There are four types of mind in the realm of yoga practice: 1. Vikṣipta mind, 2. Yaatayaata mind, 3. Śliṣṭa mind, and 4. Suliina mind. These four types of mind are wondrous for those who know this subject.
We will explain them in order. 956. Vikṣiptam calam iṣṭam, yaatayaatam ca kim api saananadam. Prathamaabhyaase dvayam api, vikalpa viṣayagraham tat syāt ||3|| Meaning: - The vikṣipta mind is restless, it wanders here and there. The yaatayaata mind is somewhat pleasurable;
it sometimes goes out and sometimes remains inside. These two states of mind are found in those who are practicing for the first time. That is, at first the mind is restless, then with practice, stability gradually begins to come along with the restlessness. Both types of these minds are also receptive to external objects with choice. ||3|| ||957. Śliṣṭam sthira saananadam, suliinam ati niścalam paraananadam. Tanmaatraka viṣayagraham ubhayam api budhaistadaamnatam ||4|| Meaning: - The third mind, called śliṣṭa, is stable and joyful, and when that same mind becomes extremely stable, it becomes supremely joyful; that is the fourth mind, called suliina. Both of these minds only receive their own appropriate objects. But they do not receive external objects. Therefore, the wise have considered their qualities according to their names. ||4|| ||958. Evam kramaśo'bhyaasaaveshaad dhyaanaṁ bhajet niraalamBam. Samarasabhaavam yaatah paramaanandam tato'nubhavet. ||5|| Meaning: - In this way, one should practice gradually, from the vikṣipta to the yaatayaata mind, from the yaatayaata to the śliṣṭa, and from the śliṣṭa to the suliina mind. By practicing repeatedly in this way, the meditator reaches niraalamBa dhyaan. This leads to samarasabhaava, and then the yogi experiences supreme bliss. ||5|| How is samarasabhaava attained? It is said: 959. Baahyaatmaanam apaasya, prasattibhaaja'antaraatmana yogi. Satatam paramaatmaanam vicintayet tanmayatvaaya. ||6|| Meaning: - The yogi who desires the bliss of the Self should abandon the external self, the state of being external to the Self, and constantly meditate on the Supreme Self in order to become one with it. Two verses describe the nature of the external self, etc.
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