विद्धि तच्छून्यकं नाम प्राणायामं यथास्थितम्
Know that as śūnyaka prāṇāyāma, according to its established form.
अन्यथा खलु जायन्ते महारोगा भयङ्कराः
Otherwise, indeed, great and terrifying diseases arise.
स सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मणः पदमान्पुयात्
He, freed from all sins, attains the abode of Brahman.
समामाहृत्य निगृह्णाति प्रत्याहारस्तु स स्मृतः
Having gathered the senses and restrained them, this is called pratyāhāra.
प्रयान्ति परमं ब्रह्म पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
They go to the supreme Brahman, which is difficult to return from.
मूढात्मानं च तं विद्याद्ध्यानं चास्य न सिध्यति
Know him as one whose mind is deluded; for him, meditation does not succeed.
प्रत्याहृतानीन्द्रियाणि धारयेत्सा तु धारणा
Withdrawing the senses and holding them steady—that is called dhāraṇā, concentration.
आत्मानं परमं ध्यायेत्सर्वधातारमच्युतम्
One should meditate on the supreme Self, the unfailing sustainer of all elements.
विकसत्पद्यपत्राक्षं चारुकुण्डलभूषितम्
With eyes like blossoming lotus petals, adorned with beautiful earrings.
पीताम्बरधरं देवं हेमयज्ञोपवीतिनम्
Clad in yellow garments, the divine one, wearing a golden sacred thread.
श्रीवत्सवक्षसं देवं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
The divine one whose chest bears the mark of Śrīvatsa, honored by gods and demons alike.
ध्यायेदात्मानमव्यक्तं परात्परतरं विभुमट्
One should meditate on the Self as unmanifest, supreme beyond the supreme, and all-pervading.
ध्यानं कृत्वा मुहुर्त्तं वा परं मोक्षं लभेन्नरः
By practicing meditation, even for a moment, a person attains the highest liberation.
ध्यानात्प्रसीदति हरिद्धर्यानात्सर्वार्थसाधनम्
Through meditation, Hari becomes pleased; through concentration, all purposes are fulfilled.
तेन ध्यानेन तुष्टात्मा हरिर्मोक्षं ददाति वै
When the soul is satisfied by that meditation, Hari indeed grants liberation.
ध्यानं ध्येयं ध्यातृभावं यथा नश्यति निर्भरम्
When meditation, the object of meditation, and the meditator's sense of self completely dissolve.
भवेन्निरन्तरं ध्यानादभेदप्रतिपादनम्
Through uninterrupted meditation, the realization of non-difference arises.
निर्वातदीपवत्संस्थः समाधिरभिधीयते
When established like a lamp sheltered from wind, that state is called samādhi.
न जिघ्रति न स्पृशति न किञ्चद्वक्ति सत्तम
He does not smell, touch, or speak anything, O noble one.
सर्वोपाधिविनिर्मुक्तो योगिनां भात्यचञ्चलः
Freed from all limiting conditions, the yogi shines, unwavering.
विभात्यज्ञाननाशे तु यथापूर्वं व्यवस्थितम्
When ignorance is destroyed, it appears as it was before, established.
तन्नाशे निर्मलं ब्रह्म प्रकाशयति पण्डितं
When that is destroyed, pure Brahman reveals itself to the wise.
सर्वेषामेव भूतानामन्तर्यामितया स्थितम्
Present within all beings as the inner ruler.
पश्यन्ति यज्ज्ञानविदां वरिष्टाः परात्परस्मात्परमं पवित्रम्
The foremost among those who know, see that which is supreme beyond the supreme, the most pure.
पुराणपुरुषो ऽनादिः शब्दब्रह्मेति गीयते
The ancient, primeval Person is sung as the Sound-Brahman.
आनन्दं निर्मलशान्तं परं ब्रह्मेति गीयते
He is blissful, pure, peaceful, and is called the Supreme Brahman.
अविकारमजं शुद्धं परं ब्रह्मेति गीयते
He is changeless, unborn, pure, and is called the Supreme Brahman.
संसारतापतत्पानां सुधावृष्टिसमं नृणाम्
For those scorched by the heat of worldly existence, it is like a shower of nectar for people.
नादरुपमनौपम्यमर्द्धमात्रोपरिस्थितम्
It is of the nature of sound, incomparable, and established above the half-syllable.
मकारं रुद्ररुपं स्यादर्ध्दमात्रं परात्मकम्
The syllable 'ma' is of the form of Rudra; the half-syllable is of the nature of the Supreme.