Susnighdhamadhurāhāraśchaturthāmśavivarjitah

Bhujyate śivasamprītyai mitāhārah sa uchyate

Abstemious feeding is that in which ¾ of hunger is

satisfied with food, well cooked with ghee and sweets,

and eaten with the offering of it to Śiva.

Foods injurious to a Yogî

कट्वाम्लतीक्ष्णरवणोष्णहयीतशाक

सौवीयतरै श्चतरसषऩत भद्यभ􀎶ान ।्

आजाश्चदभाॊसदश्चधतिकुरिकोर

श्चऩण्माकश्चहङ्गरु शनु ाद्यभऩथ्यभाहु् ॥६१॥

Katvāmlatīkshnalavanoshnaharītaśāka

Sauvīratailatilasarshapamadyamatsyān

Ājādimāmsadadhitakrakulatthakola

Pinyākahingghulaśunādyamapathyamāhuh

Bitter, sour, saltish, hot, green vegetables, fermented,

oily, mixed with til seed, rape seed, intoxicating liquors,

fish, meat, curds, chhaasa pulses, plums, oilcake,

asafoetida (hînga), garlic, onion, etc., should not be

eaten.

बोजनभश्चहत ॊ श्चवद्यात्पनु यस्योष्णीकॄ त ॊरूऺभ ।

अश्चतरवणभम्लमक्तु ॊ कदशनशाकोत्कॊ वज्यभत ॥् ६२॥

Bhojanamahitam vidyātpunarasyoshnīkrtam rūksham

Atilavanamamlayuktam kadaśanaśākotkam varjyam

Food heated again, dry, having too much salt, sour,

minor grains, and vegetables that cause burning

sensation, should not be eaten, Fire, women, travelling,

etc., should be avoided.

वश्चिस्त्रीऩश्चथसवे ानाभादौ वजनत भाचयेत ॥् ६३॥

Vahnistrīpathisevānāmādau varjanamācharet

As said by Goraksa, one should keep aloof from the

society of the evilminded, fire, women, travelling, early

morning bath, fasting, and all kinds of bodily exertion.

तथा श्चह गोयऺवचनभ ्

वजमत द्दे जु नत ऩयान्त ॊ वश्चिस्त्रीऩश्चथसवे नभ ।्

प्रात्िानोऩवासाश्चद कामकरेशश्चवश्चध ॊ तथा ॥६४॥

Tathā hi ghorakshavachanam

Varjayeddurjanaprāntam vahnistrīpathisevanam

Prātahsnānopavāsādi kāyakleśavidhim tathā

Wheat, rice, barley, shâstik (a kind of rice), good corns,

milk, ghee, sugar, butter, sugarcandy, honey, dried

ginger, Parwal (a vegetable) the five vegetables, moong,

pure water; these are very beneficial to those who

practise Yoga.

गोधूभशाश्चरमवषाश्चष्टकशोबनान्नॊ

शण्ु िीऩटोरकपराश्चदकऩञ्चशाकॊ

भद्गु ाश्चदश्चदव्यभदु कॊ च मभीन्द्यऩथ्यभ ॥् ६५॥

Ghodhūmaśāliyavashāshtikaśobhanānnam

Kshīrājyakhandanavanītasi hāmadhūni

Śunthīpatolakaphalādikapañchaśākam

Mudghādidivyamudakam cha yamīndrapathyam

A Yogî should eat tonics (things giving strength), well

sweetened, greasy (made with ghee), milk, butter, etc.,

which may increase humors of the body, according to

his desire.

ऩष्टु ॊ सभु धयु ॊ श्चिग्ध ॊ गव्य ॊ धातप्रु ऩोषणभ ।्

भनोश्चबरश्चषत ॊ मोग्म ॊ मोगी बोजनभाचयेत ॥् ६६॥

Pushtam sumadhuram snighdham

Gavyam dhātupraposhanam

Manobhilashitam yoghyam yogī bhojanamācharet

Whether young, old or too old, sick or lean, one who

discards laziness gets success if he practises Yoga.

मवु ा वॄद्धोऽश्चतवॄद्धो वा व्याश्चधतो दुफरत ोऽश्चऩ वा ।

अभ्यासाश्चत्सश्चद्धभाप्नोश्चत सवमत ोगिे तश्चन्द्यत् ॥६७॥

Yuvo vrddhoativrddho vā vyādhito durbaloapi vā

Abhyāsātsiddhimāpnoti sarvayogheshvatandritah

Success comes to him who is engaged in the practice.

How can one get success without practice; for by merely

reading books on Yoga, one can never get success.

श्चिमामक्तु स्य श्चसश्चद्ध् स्यादश्चिमस्य कथ ॊ बवते ।्

न शास्त्रऩािभात्रणे मोगश्चसश्चद्ध् प्रजामत े॥६८॥

Kriyāyuktasya siddhih syādakriyasya katham bhavet

Na śāstrapāthamātrena yogasiddhih prajāyate

Salutation to Âdinâtha (Śiva)

Śrī ādi nāthāya namostu tasmai

yenopadishtā hathayogavidyā

vibhrājate pronnatarājayogam

ārodhumichchoradhirohinīva

Salutation to Âdinâtha (Śiva) who expounded the

knowledge of Hatha Yoga, which like a staircase leads

the aspirant to the high pinnacled Râja Yoga.

प्रणम्य श्रीगरुु ॊ नाथ ॊस्वात्मायाभणे मोश्चगना।

केवरॊ याजमोगाम हिश्चवद्योऩश्चदश्मत े॥२॥

Pranamya śrīghurum nātham svātmārāmena yoginā

kevalam rājayogāya hathavidyopadiśyate 2

Yogin Swâtmârâma, after saluting first his Gurû

Srinâtha explains Hatha Yoga for the attainment of Raja

Yoga.

भ्रान्त्या फहुभतध्वान्त े याजमोगभजानताभ।्

हिप्रदीश्चऩका ॊ धत्त ेस्वात्मायाभ् कॄ ऩाकय्॥३॥

Bhrāntyā bahumatadhvānte rājayogamajānatām

hathapradīpikām dhatte svātmārāmah krpākarah

Owing to the darkness arising from the multiplicity of

opinions people are unable to know the Râja Yoga.

Compassionate Swâtmârâma composes the Hatha Yoga

Pradipikâ like a torch to dispel it.

हिश्चवद्या ॊ श्चह भ􀎶न्द्ये गोयऺाद्या श्चवजानत।े

स्वात्मायाभोऽथवा मोगी जानीत े ततप्रसादत् ॥४॥

Hathavidyām hi matsyendraghorakshādyā vijānate

svātmārāmoathavā yogī jānīte tatprasādatah

Matsyendra, Goraksa, etc., knew Hatha Vidyâ, and by

their favour Yogî Swâtmârâma also learnt it from them.

The following Siddhas (masters) are said to have existed

in former times:—

श्रीआश्चदनाथभ􀎶न्द्ये शावयानन्दबयै वा्।

छौयङ्गीभीनगोयऺश्चवरूऩाऺश्चफरेशमा् ॥५॥

Śrīādināthamatsyendraśāvarānandabhairavāh

chaurangghīmīnaghorakshavirūpākshabileśayāh

Sri Âdinâtha (Śiva), matsyendra, Nâtha, Sâbar, Anand,

Bhairava, Chaurangi, mîna nâtha, Goraksanâtha,

Virupâksa, Bileśaya.

भन्थानो बयै वो मोगी श्चसश्चद्धफद्धतु ि कन्थश्चि्।

कोयॊटक् सयु ानन्द् श्चसद्धऩादश्छ छऩश्चतट् ॥६॥

Manthāno bhairavo yogī siddhirbuddhaścha kanthadih

koramtakah surānandah siddhapādaścha charpatih

Manthâna, Bhairava, Siddhi Buddha, Kanthadi,

Karantaka, Surânanda, Siddhipâda, Charapati.

फहूना ॊ जन्मनाभन्त े ऻानवान भ् ा ॊ प्रऩद्यत े 

। (At the end of many

biths, the man of knowledge reaches me. Gita 7.19) and

again भनष्यु ाणा ॊ सहस्रषे ुकश्चिद्यतश्चत श्चसद्धम े । (Among men, one

in many thousands, strives to win the saving knowledge.

Gita 7.3)

HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA

Yoga is of very little use, if studied theoretically. It was

never meant for such a study. In its practical form,

however, the path of the student is beset with

difficulties. The books on Yoga give instructions so far

as it is possible to express the methods in words, but all

persons, not being careful enough to follow these

instructions to the very letter, fail in their object. Such

persons require a teacher versed in the practice of Yoga.

It is easy to find a teacher who will explain the language

of the books, but this is far from being satisfactory. For

instance, a Pandit without any knowledge of the science

of materia medica will explain ‘Kantakari’ as

‘Kantakasyaarih Kantakaari’ or an enemy of thorns, i.e.,

shoes, while it is in reality the name of a medicinal

plant.The importance of a practical Yogî as a guide to a

student of Yoga cannot be overestimated; and without

such a teacher it is next to impossible for him to achieve

anything. The methods followed by the founders of the

system and followed ever afterwards by their followers,

have been wisely and advisedly kept secret; and this is

not without a deep meaning. Looking to the gravity of

the subject and the practices which have a very close

relation with the vital organs of the human body, it is of

paramount importance that the instructions should be

received by students of ordinary capacity, through a

practical teacher only, in order to avoid any possibility

of mistake in practice. Speaking broadly, all men are not

equally fitted to receive the instructions on equal terms.

man inherits on birth his mental and physical capitals,

according to his actions in past births, and has to

increase them by manipulation, but there are, even

among such, different grades. Hence, one cannot

become a Yogî in one incarnation, as says Sri Krishna

THE HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

There exists at present a good deal of misconception

with regard to the practices of the Hatha Yoga. People

easily believe in the stories told by those who

themselves heard them second hand, and no attempt is

made to find out the truth by a direct reference to any

good treatise. It is generally believed that the six

practices, (Shatkarma) in Hatha Yoga are compulsory

on the student and that besides being dirty, they are

fraught with danger to the practiser. This is not true, for

these practices are necessary only in the existence of

impurities in the Nâdis, and not otherwise.

There is the same amount of misunderstanding with

regard to the Prânâyâma. People put their faith

implicitly in the stories told them about the dangers

attending the practice, without ever taking the trouble of

ascertaining the fact themselves. We have been inspiring

and expiring air from our birth, and will continue to do

so till death; and this is done without the help of any

teacher. Prânâyâma is nothing but a properly regulated

form of the otherwise irregular and hurried flow of air,

without using much force or undue restraint; and if this

is accomplished by patiently keeping the flow slow and

steady, there can be no danger. It is the impatience for

the Siddhis which cause undue pressure on the organs

and thereby causes pains in the ears, the eyes, the chest,

etc. If the three bandhas (Bandha) be carefully

performed while practising the Prânâyâma, there is no

possibility of any danger.

There are two classes of students of Yoga: (1) those who

study it theoretically; (2) those who combine the theory

with practice.

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