Yogabindu

Author(s): Haribhadrasuri, K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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VOGABINDU
स्वरूपं संभवं चैव वक्षाम्यूर्ध्वमनुक्रमात् । अमीषां योगभेदानां सम्यक्शास्त्रानुसारतः ॥३५॥ starūpan sambhavaṁ caida vaks jāmy urdhram anukramat /
amisan yogabhedanam samyakfastrānusāratah //35/1 The nature of these various types of joga and the manner in which they are generated will be subsequently described by me in due order in conformity to the authentic scriptural texts. (4) The Greatness of Yoga :
इदानीं तु समासेन योगमाहात्म्यमुच्यते । पूर्वसेवाक्रमश्चैव प्रवृत्त्यङ्गतया सताम् ॥३६॥ idäniň tu samasena yogamahātmyam ucyate /
Duravasevakramas caiva praurtlyangataya satām //3611 For the present I just briefly describe the greatness of yoga; besides, I describe the course of preliminary performances technically called pūrvasedã insofar as it leads the noble souls to undertake the practice of yoga.
योगः कल्पतरुः श्रेष्ठो योगश्चिन्तामणिः परः । योगः प्रधानं धर्माणां योगः सिद्धेः त्वयंग्रहः ॥३७॥ yogah kalpataruh śreştho yogaś cintamanih parah /
yogah pradhānañ dharmānāṁ yogah siddheh svayangrahah 11 37 11 Yoga is akin to the type of kal palaru tree, yoga is akin to the best type of cintāmani jewel, yoga is chief among the virtuous performances, yoga is the very attainment of supreme success (i.e. of moksa).
Note: The Kalpataru tree and the cintamani jewel are both mytho. logical entities supposed to fulfil all desires whatsoever of those who have access to them.
तथा च जन्मवीजाग्निर्जरसोऽपि जरा परा । दुःखानां राजयक्ष्माऽयं मृत्योमृत्युरुदाहृतः ॥३८॥ lalha ca janmabijāgnir jaraso'pi jarā parā /
duhkhanan rajayaksmayam mrtyor mrtyur udahrlam // 8811 Again, they say that it acts like fire in relation to the seed of Tebirth, like fatal old age in relation to old age, like phthisis in relation to miseries, like death in relation to death.
कुण्ठीभवन्ति तीक्ष्णानि मन्मथात्राणि सर्वथा । योगवर्मावृते चित्ते तपश्छिद्रकराण्यपि ॥३९॥ kunghibhavanti fiksnāni manmalkāstrāņi sarvatha ) . yogavarmāarle citte tapaschidrakarāny api 11:3911