यस्य योगः स वै योगी मुमुक्षुरमिधीयते
He whose union is yoga is called a yogi, desiring liberation.
विनिष्यन्नसमाधिस्तु परब्रह्मोपलब्धिमान्
He who is established in samadhi attains realization of the Supreme Brahman.
जन्मान्तरैरभ्यसनान्मुक्तिः पूर्वस्य जायते
Liberation is attained from repeated practice across lifetimes.
प्राप्नोति योगी योगाग्निदग्धकर्मचयो ऽचिरात्
The yogi quickly attains union, his accumulated karma burned by the fire of yoga.
सेवेत योगी निष्कामो यिगितां स्वमनो नयन्
The yogi, free from desire, should practice, guiding his mind with discipline.
कुर्व्वीत ब्रह्मणि तथा परिस्मिन्प्रवणं मनः
He should direct his mind toward Brahman and the Supreme in this way.
विशिष्टफलदाः काम्या निष्कामानां विमुक्तिदाः
Desire-driven rituals grant superior results; for those without desire, they bestow liberation.
यमाख्यैर्नियमाख्यैश्च युञ्जीत नियतो यतिः
The disciplined ascetic should practice both what are called yamas and niyamas.
प्राणायामः स विज्ञेयः सबीजो ऽबीज एव च
Prāṇāyāma is to be understood as both with seed and without seed.
कुरुतः सद्विधानेन तृतीयः संयमात्तयोः
When performed properly, the third arises from the restraint of those two.
आलंबनमनन्तस्य योगिनो ऽभ्यसतः स्मृतम्
The support for the infinite is remembered by the yogin who practices.
कुर्य्याञ्चित्तानुकारीणि प्रत्याहारपरायणः
One devoted to pratyāhāra should act in accordance with the mind.
इन्द्रियाणामवश्यैस्तैर्न योगी योगसाधकः
With senses uncontrolled, one is not a yogin nor a practitioner of yoga.
वशीकृतैस्ततः कुर्यात्स्थिरं चेतः शुभाश्रये
Once the senses are mastered, one should establish the mind firmly in an auspicious refuge.
यदाधारमशेषं तु हॄन्ति दोषसमुद्भवम्
Whatever is the complete support, it removes the arising of faults.
रूपं मूर्तममूर्तं च परं चापरमेव च
Form, both with and without shape, the supreme and the non-supreme as well.
ब्रह्माख्या कर्मसंज्ञा च तथा चैवोभयात्मिका
Known as Brahman, as action, and also as having both natures.
उभयात्मिका तथैवान्या त्रिविधा भावभावना
Likewise, another is of both natures; thus, contemplation is threefold.
कर्मभावनया चान्ये देवाद्याः स्थावराश्चराः
By contemplation of action, others—gods and so forth, immobile and mobile beings—exist.
अधिकारबोधयुक्तेषु विद्यते भावभावना
Contemplation exists in those endowed with understanding of their proper role.
विश्वमेतत्परं चान्यद्भेदभिन्नदृशां नृप
This entire universe is supreme, and also other, for those who see with distinction, O king.
वचसामात्मसंतोद्यं तज्ज्ञानं ब्रह्मसंज्ञितम्
Knowledge arising from the self through words is called knowledge of Brahman.
विश्वस्वरूपं वैरूप्यलक्षणं परमात्मनः
The form of the universe and its diversity are the characteristics of the Supreme Self.
ततः स्थूलं हरे रूपं चिन्त्यं यञ्चक्षुगोचरम्
Thereafter, one should contemplate the gross form of Hari, which is perceptible to the eye.
मरुतो वसवो रुद्रा भास्कारास्तारका ग्रहाः
The Maruts, Vasus, Rudras, the Sun, stars, and planets—
मनुष्याः पशवः शैलासमुद्राः सरितो द्रुमाः
Humans, animals, mountains, oceans, rivers, and trees—
प्रधानादिविशेषान्ताश्चेतनाञ्चेतनात्मकम्
From the primordial matter to the subtlest particulars, both conscious and unconscious beings—
मूर्त्तमेतद्धरे रूपं भावनात्रितयात्मकम्
All this is the embodied form of Hari, consisting of the threefold modes of existence.
परब्रह्मस्वरूपस्य विष्णोः शक्तिसमन्वितम्
It is endowed with the power of Viṣṇu, who is the very essence of the Supreme Brahman.
अविद्याकर्मसंज्ञान्या तृतीया शक्तिरिष्यते
A third power, known as ignorance and action, is also acknowledged.