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Amritanada Upanishad

(Chapter 22)

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Verse 1

śāstrāṇyadhītya medhāvī abhyasya ca punaḥ punaḥ। paramaṃ brahma vijñāya ulkāvattānyathotsṛjet।।

Verse 2

oṃkārarathamārūhya viṣṇuṃ kṛtvātha sārathim। brahmalokapadānveṣī rūdrārādhanatatparaḥ।।

Verse 3

tāvadrathe gantavya yāvadrathapathi sthatiḥ। sthātvā rathapatisthānaṃ rathamutsṛjya gacchati।।

Verse 4

mātrāliṅgapadaṃ tyāktvā śabdavyañjanavarjitam। asvareṇa makāreṇa padaṃ sūkṣmaṃ hi gacachati।।

Verse 5

śabdādi viṣayānpañca manaścaivāticañcalam। cintayedātmano raśmīnpratyāhāraḥ sa ucyate।।

Verse 6

pratyāhārastathā dhyānaṃ prāṇāyāmo'tha dhāraṇā। tarkaścaiva samādhiśca ṣaḍaṅgo yoga ucyate ।।

Verse 7

yathā parvatadhātūnāṃ dahyante dhamanānmalāḥ। tathendriyakṛtā doṣā dahyante prāṇadhāraṇāt।।

Verse 8

prāṇāyāmairdaheddoṣāndhāraṇābhiśca kilbiṣam । pratyāhāreṇa saṃsargān dhyānenānīśvarānguṇān ।।

Verse 9

kilbiṣaṃ hi kṣayaṃ nītvā rūciraṃ caiva cintayet ।।

Verse 10

rūciraṃ recakaṃ caiva vāyorākarṣaṇaṃ tathā । prāṇāyāmāstrayaḥ proktā recapūrakakumbhakāḥ।।

Verse 11

savyāhṛtiṃ sapraṇavāṃ gāyatrīṃ śirasā saha । triḥ paṭhedāyataprāṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ sa ucyate ।।

Verse 12

utkṣipya vāyumākāśe śūnyaṃ kṛtvā nirātmakam । śūnyabhāve niyuñjīyādrecakasyeti lakṣaṇam ।।

Verse 13

vaktreṇotpalanālena toyamākarṣayennaraḥ। evaṃ vāyurgahītavyaḥ pūrakasyeti lakṣaṇam।।

Verse 14

nocchvasenna ca niśvasennaiva gātrāṇi cālayet । evaṃ bhāvaṃ niyuñjīyātkumbhakasyeti lakṣaṇam।।

Verse 15

andhavatpaśya rūpāṇi śabdaṃ badhiravacchṛṇu। kāṣṭhavatpaśya vai dehaṃ praśāntasyeti lakṣaṇam।।

Verse 16

mana:saṃkalpakaṃ dhyātvā saṃkṣipyātmani buddhimān। dhārayitvā tathātmānaṃ dhāraṇā parikīrtitā ॥

Verse 17

āgamasyāvirodhena ūhanaṃ tarka ucyate। samaṃ manyeta yallabdhvā sa samādhiḥ prakīrtitaḥ ॥

Verse 18

bhūmau darbhāsane ramye sarvadoṣavivarjite। kṛtvā manomayīṃ rakṣāṃ japtvā vai rathamaṇḍale॥

Verse 19

padmakaṃ svastikaṃ vāpi bhadrāsanamathāpi vā। baddhavā yogāsanaṃ samyaguttarābhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ ॥

Verse 20

nāsikāpuṭamaṅgulyā pidhāyaikena mārutam। ākṛṣya dhārayedagniṃ śabdameva vicintayet ॥

Verse 21

omityekākṣaraṃ brahma omityetanna recayet। divyamantreṇa bahudhā kuryādāmalamuktaye॥

Verse 22

paścāddhayāyīta pūrvoktakramaśo mantravidbudhaḥ। sthūlādisthūlasūkṣmaṃ ca nābherūrdhvamupakramaḥ॥

Verse 23

tiryagūrdhvamadhodṛṣṭiṃ vihāya ca mahāmatiḥ। sthirasthāyī viniṣkampaḥ sadā yogaṃ samabhyaset ॥

Verse 24

tālamātrāviniṣkampo dhāraṇāyojanaṃ tathā। dvādaśamātro yogastu kālato niyamaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥

Verse 25

aghoṣamavyañjanamasvaraṃ ca atālukaṇṭhoṣṭhamanāsikaṃ ca yat। arephajātamubhayoṣmavarjitaṃ yadakṣaraṃ na kṣarate kathaṃcit॥

Verse 26

yenāsau gacchate mārgaṃ prāṇastenābhigacchati। atastamabhyasennityaṃ yanmārgagamanāya vai॥

Verse 27

hṛddvāraṃ vāyudvāraṃ ca mūrdhadvāramathāparam। mokṣadvāraṃ bilaṃ caiva suṣiraṃ maṇḍalaṃ viduḥ ॥

Verse 28

bhayaṃ krodhamathālasyamatisvapnātijāgaram। atyāhāramanāhāraṃ nityaṃ yogī vivarjayet ॥

Verse 29

anena vidhinā samyaṅ nityamabhyasyate kramāt। svayamutpadyate jñānaṃ tribhirmāsairna saṃśayaḥ ॥

Verse 30

caturbhiḥ paśyate devānpañcabhirvitataḥkramaḥ। icchayāpnoti kaivalyaṃ ṣaṣṭhe māsi na saṃśayaḥ॥

Verse 31

pārthivaḥ pañcamātrastu caturmātrastu vāruṇaḥ। āgneyastu trimātro'sau vāyavyastu dvimātrakaḥ॥

Verse 32

ekamātrastathākośo hyardhamātraṃ tu cintayet। saṃdhiṃ kṛtvā tu manasā cintayedātmanātmani॥

Verse 33

triṃśatsārdhāṅgulaḥ prāṇo yatra prāṇaiḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ। eṣa prāṇa iti khyāto bāhyaprāṇasya gocaraḥ ॥

Verse 34

aśītiśca śataṃ caiva sahastrāṇi trayodaśa। lakṣaścaiko viniśvāsa ahorātrapramāṇataḥ॥

Verse 35

prāṇa ādyo hṛdi sthāne apānastu punargude। samāno nābhideśe tu udānaḥ kaṇṭhamāśritaḥ॥

Verse 36

vyānaḥ sarveṣu cāṅgeṣu vyāpya tiṣṭhati sarvadā। atha varṇāstu pañcānāṃ prāṇādīnāmanukramāt॥

Verse 37

raktavarṇo maṇiprakhyaḥ prāṇavāyuḥ prakīrtitaḥ। apānastasya madhye tu indragopasamaprabhaḥ॥

Verse 38

samānastu dvayormadhye gokṣīradhavalaprabhaḥ। āpāṇḍura udānaśca vyāno hyarciḥsamaprabhaḥ॥

Verse 39

yasyedaṃ maṇḍalaṃ bhittvā māruto yāti mūrdhani। yatra kutra mriyedvāpi na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate na sa bhūyo'bhijāyata ityupaniṣat ॥