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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 ॥