Garuda Purana

योगिनां कथिता दोषा योगविघ्नप्रवर्तकाः । स्थित्यर्थं मनसः सर्वं स्थूलरूपं विचिन्तयेत् ॥ १,२३५.

The faults described for yogis are obstacles to yoga; for the stability of the mind, one should contemplate all gross forms.

तद्व्रतं निश्चलीभूतं सूय्यस्थं स्थिरतां व्रजेत् । न विना परमात्मानं किञ्चिज्जगति विद्यते ॥ १,२३५.

That vow, once made unwavering and fixed in the sun, attains steadiness; apart from the Supreme Self, nothing exists in the world.

विश्वरूपं तमेवैकमिति ज्ञात्वा विमुञ्चति । ओङ्कारं परमं ब्रह्म ध्यायेदब्जस्थितं विभुम् ॥ १,२३५.

Knowing that only He is the one with the form of the universe, one renounces; one should meditate on Om, the supreme Brahman, the all-pervading one seated on the lotus.

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञरहितं जपेन्मात्रात्रयान्वितम् । हृदि सञ्चिन्तयेत्पूर्वं प्रधानं तस्य चोपरि ॥ १,२३५.

One should recite Om, free from the field and the knower of the field, endowed with the three measures; first, one should contemplate the primordial principle in the heart, and above it.

तमो रजस्तथा सत्त्वं मण्डलत्रितयं क्रमात् । कृष्णरक्तसितं तस्मिन्पुरुषं जीवसंज्ञितम् ॥ १,२३५.

Darkness, passion, and goodness are the three circles in order—black, red, and white; within them is the person known as the individual soul.

तस्योपरि गुणैश्वर्यमष्टपत्रं सरोरुहम् । ज्ञानं तु कर्णिका तत्र विज्ञानं केसराः स्मृताः ॥ १,२३५.

Above that is the eight-petaled lotus of the excellence of the qualities; knowledge is the pericarp there, and discernment is said to be the filaments.

वैराग्यनालं तत्कन्दो वैष्णवो धर्म उत्तमः । कर्णिकायां स्थितं तत्र जीववन्निश्चलं विभु ॥ १,२३५.

Dispassion is the stalk, its root is the supreme Vaiṣṇava dharma; there, in the pericarp, abides the unmoving, all-pervading one, like a living being.

ध्यायेदुरसि संयुक्तमोङ्कारं मुक्तिसाधकम् । ध्यायन्यदि त्यजेत्प्राणान्याति ब्रह्म स्वसन्निधिम् ॥ १,२३५.

One should meditate in the heart on Om, joined together, which leads to liberation; if, while meditating, one gives up the life-breath, one attains Brahman, one's own abode.

हरिं संस्थाप्य देहाब्जे ध्यायन्यो गी च भक्तिभाक् । आत्मानमात्मना केचित्पश्यन्ति ध्यानचक्षुषः ॥ १,२३५.

Establishing Hari in the lotus of the body, the yogi devotedly meditates; some see the self by the self, with the eye of meditation.

सांख्यबुद्ध्या तथैवान्ये योगेनान्ये तु योगिनः । ब्रह्मप्रकाशकं ज्ञानं भवबन्धविभेदनम् ॥ १,२३५.

Others, with the intellect of Sāṃkhya, and others, yogis, through yoga; knowledge that reveals Brahman is the destroyer of bondage to existence.

तत्रैकचित्ततायोगो मुक्तिदो नात्र संशयः । जितेन्द्रियात्मकरणो ज्ञानदृप्तो हि यो भवेत् ॥ १,२३५.

There, the yoga of single-mindedness grants liberation—of this there is no doubt; one who has conquered the senses and the mind, and is intoxicated with knowledge, becomes so.

स मुक्तः कथ्यते योगी परमात्मन्यवस्थितः । आसनस्थानविधयो न योगस्य प्रसाधकाः ॥ १,२३५.

That yogi, established in the Supreme Self, is called liberated; methods of posture and seat are not the means to yoga.

विलम्बजनकाः सर्वे विस्तराः परिकीर्तिताः । शिशुपालः सिद्धिमाप स्मरणाभ्यासगौरवात् ॥ १,२३५.

All elaborate practices are said to cause delay; Śiśupāla attained perfection because of the intensity of his practice of remembrance.

योगाभ्यासं प्रकुर्वन्तः पस्यन्त्यात्मानमात्मना । सर्वभूतेषु कारुण्यं विद्वेषं विषयेषु च ॥ १,२३५.

Those who practice yoga see the self by the self; they have compassion for all beings and aversion to sense objects.

गुप्तशिश्रोदरादिश्च कुर्वन्योगी विमुच्यते । इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रियार्थांस्तु न जानाति नरो यदा ॥ १,२३५.

The yogi, practicing in secret places such as caves and hollows, is liberated; when a person does not perceive sense objects with the senses.

काष्ठवद्ब्रह्मसंलीनो योगी मुक्तस्तदा भवेत् । सर्ववर्णाः श्रियः सर्वाः कृत्वा पापानि भस्मसात् ॥ १,२३५.

Like a log, merged in Brahman, then the yogi becomes liberated; all castes, all wealth, having reduced sins to ashes.

ध्यानाग्निना च मेधावी लभते परमां गतिम् । मन्थनाद्दृश्यते ह्यग्निस्तद्वद्ध्यानेन वै हरिः ॥ १,२३५.

By the fire of meditation, the wise one attains the supreme state; just as fire is produced by friction, so too is Hari revealed by meditation.

ब्रह्मात्मनोर्यदैकत्वं स योगश्चोत्तमोत्तमः । बाह्यरूपैर्न मुक्तिस्तु चान्तस्थैः स्याद्यमादिभिः ॥ १,२३५.

The unity of Brahman and the Self is the highest of all yogas; liberation is not attained through external forms nor through internal means such as restraint and the like.

साङ्ख्यज्ञानेन योगेन वेदान्तश्रवणेन च । प्रत्यक्षतात्मनो या हि सा मुक्तिरभिधीयते । अनात्मन्यात्मरूपत्वमसतः सत्स्वरूपता ॥ १,२३५.

That liberation which is spoken of as direct realization of the Self—through Sāṅkhya knowledge, through yoga, and through hearing Vedānta—is the recognition of the Self in what is not the self, and the perception of reality in what is unreal.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २३६ श्रीभगवानुवाच । आत्मज्ञानं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु नारद तत्त्वतः । अद्वैतं साङ्ख्यमित्याहुर्योगस्तत्रैकचित्तता ॥ १,२३६.

The Blessed Lord said: I will explain to you, Nārada, the true knowledge of the Self; listen attentively. Non-duality is called Sāṅkhya, and in that, yoga is the unification of the mind.

अद्वैतयोगसम्पन्नास्ते मुच्यन्तेऽतिबन्धनात् । अतीतारब्धमागामि कर्म नश्यति बोधतः ॥ १,२३६.

Those endowed with the yoga of non-duality are freed from the most binding fetters; past, present, and future karma is destroyed by knowledge.

सद्विचारकुठारेण च्छिन्नसंसारपादपः । ज्ञानवैराग्यतीर्थेन लभते वैष्णवं पदम् ॥ १,२३६.

With the axe of true discernment, the tree of worldly existence is cut down; by the sacred waters of knowledge and detachment, one attains the state of Viṣṇu.

जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तं च माया त्रिपुरमुच्यते । अत्रैवान्तर्गतं सर्वं शाश्वते नाद्वये पदे ॥ १,२३६.

Waking, dreaming, and deep sleep are called the three cities of illusion; within these, all is contained in the eternal, non-dual state.

नामरूपक्रियाहीनं सर्वं तत्परमं पदम् । जगत्कृत्वेश्वरोऽनन्तं स्वयमत्र प्रविष्टवान् ॥ १,२३६.

That supreme state is devoid of name, form, and action; having created the world, the infinite Lord Himself has entered into it.

वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं चिद्रूपं तमसः परम् । सोऽहमस्मीति मोक्षाय नान्यः पन्था विमुक्तये ॥ १,२३६.

I know this Person, whose nature is consciousness, who is beyond darkness; realizing 'I am He' leads to liberation—there is no other path to freedom.

श्रवणं मननं ध्यानं ज्ञानानां चैव साधनम् । यज्ञदानतपस्तीर्थवेदैर्मुक्तिर्न लभ्यते ॥ १,२३६.

Hearing, reflection, meditation, and the means of knowledge—liberation is not attained by sacrifices, gifts, austerities, pilgrimages, or the Vedas.

त्यागेन केनचिद्ध्यानपूजाकर्मादिभिर्यथा । द्विविधं वेदवचनं कुरु कर्म त्यजेति च ॥ १,२३६.

By renunciation of all, or by meditation, worship, and actions—thus the Veda speaks in two ways: 'Perform action' and 'Renounce action.'

यज्ञादयो विमुक्तानां निष्कामानां विमुक्तये । अन्तः करणशुद्ध्यर्थमूचुरेवात्र केचन ॥ १,२३६.

Sacrifices and the like, for those who are liberated and free from desire, are said by some to be for the purification of the inner instrument.

एकेन जन्मना ज्ञानन्मुक्तिर्न द्वैतभाविनाम् । योगभ्रष्टाः कुयोगाश्च विप्रा योगिकुलोद्भवाः ॥ १,२३६.

Liberation through knowledge is attained in a single birth, but not by those who perceive duality; those who fall from yoga, those who practice faulty yoga, and even the twice-born born in families of yogis.