न किंचिच्चिंतयेत्पश्चात्समाधिरिति कीर्त्यते
Afterwards, one should think of nothing; this is called samādhi.
शब्दस्पर्शरसैर्हीनं गंधरूपविवर्जितम्
Devoid of sound, touch, and taste, and free from smell and form.
तां तु प्राप्य नरो विघ्नैर्नाभिभूयेत कर्हिचित्
Having attained that, a man is never overcome by obstacles.
शंखाद्याः शतशस्तस्य वाद्यन्ते यदि कर्णयोः
Even if hundreds of conches and the like are sounded at his ears,
कशाप्रहाराभिहतो वह्निदग्धतनुस्तथा
Or if struck by whips, or if his body is burned by fire,
रूपे गंधे रसे बाह्ये तादृशस्य तु का कथा
What then can be said of external forms, smells, or tastes for such a one?
तृष्णा वाथ बुभुक्षा वा बाधेते तं न कर्हिचित्
Neither thirst nor hunger ever afflict him.
न स्वर्गे न च पाताले मानुष्ये क्व च तत्सुखम् 1.2.55.
Such happiness is found nowhere—in heaven, nor in the netherworld, nor among humans.
एवमारूढयोगस्य तस्यापि कुरुनदन
In this way, for one who has ascended to yoga, O son of the Kurus,
प्रातिभः श्रावणो दैवो भ्रमावर्तोऽथ भीषणः
There arise intuitive, auditory, divine, whirling, and terrifying experiences.
तेन यो मदमादद्याद्योगी शीघ्रं च चेतसः
Therefore, if a yogi quickly acquires pride, it arises from the mind.
द्वितीयः सात्विकश्चायमस्मान्मत्तो विनश्यति । अष्टौ पश्यति योनीश्च देवानां दैव इत्यसौ
This second, sattvic, is destroyed in us by pride; he sees eight wombs of the gods—this is called divine.
अयं च सात्त्विको दोषो मदादस्माद्विनश्यति
And this sattvic fault is destroyed by pride from us.
आवर्ताख्यस्त्वयं दोषो राजसः स महाभयः
This fault called 'recurrence' is of rajas, and it is very dangerous.
समस्ताधारविभ्रंशाद्भ्रमाख्यस्तामसो गुणः
Due to the loss of all supports, the quality called 'delusion' is of tamas.
उपसर्गैर्महाघोरैरावर्त्यंते पुनः पुनः
By very terrible afflictions, one is repeatedly drawn into recurrence.
चिंतयेत्परमं ब्रह्म कृत्वा तत्प्रवणं मनः
One should contemplate the supreme Brahman, making the mind inclined toward That.
राजसैस्तामसैश्चैव योगी सिद्धयेन्न कर्हिचित् 1.2.55.
By rajas and tamas, a yogi never attains perfection.
स्वधर्मादनपेतेषु भिक्षा याच्या च योगिना
A yogi should beg for alms only from those who have not abandoned their own duty.
फलमूलं विपक्वं वा कणपिण्याकसक्तवः
Fruit, roots, or even what is overripe, as well as grains, flour, and cakes.
मृत्युकालं विदित्वा च निमित्तैर्योगसाधकः
Knowing the time of death by signs, the practitioner of yoga—
निमित्तानि च वक्ष्यामि मृत्युं यो वेत्ति योगवित्
I will declare the signs by which one who knows yoga knows death.
दक्षिणाशां नयेन्नारी स्वप्ने सोऽपि न जीवति
If a woman leads him southward in a dream, he too does not survive.
एनं च वीक्ष्य वल्गन्तं तं विद्यान्मृत्युमागतम्
Seeing himself staggering in a dream, he should know that death has come.
याति मज्जेदधौ पंके गोमये वा न जीवति
If he goes, sinks, or is immersed in water or mud, he does not survive.
एषामन्यतमैः पूर्णां दृष्ट्वा स्वप्ने न जीवति
Seeing any one of these completely in a dream, he does not survive.
पाषाणैस्ताडितः स्वप्ने सद्यो मृत्युं भजेन्नरः
If struck by stones in a dream, a man immediately meets death.
विपरीतं परीतं वा स सद्यो मृत्युमृच्छति 1.2.55.
If surrounded or beset in a contrary way, he immediately encounters death.
नात्मानं परनेत्रस्थं वीक्षते न स जीवति
He who does not see himself in the eyes of another does not live.
दृष्ट्वा मन्येत स क्षीणमात्मजीवितमाप्तवान्
Upon seeing, one should consider that his own life is diminished and has been attained.