शौचात् स्वाङ्गजुगुप्सा परैर् असंसर्गः
From purity arises distaste for one's own body and avoidance of contact with others.
सत्त्वशुद्धिसौमनस्यैकाग्र्येन्द्रियजयात्मदर्शनयोग्यत्वानि च
As a result, there is clarity of mind, cheerfulness, one-pointedness, mastery over the senses, and fitness for self-realization.
संतोषाद् अनुत्तमः सुखलाभः
Through contentment, unsurpassed happiness is attained.
कायेन्द्रियसिद्धिर् अशुद्धिक्षयात् तपसः
By austerity, impurities are destroyed, resulting in perfection of body and senses.
स्वाध्यायाद् इष्टदेवतासंप्रयोगः
Through study of sacred texts, union with one's chosen deity is achieved.
समाधिसिद्धिर् ईश्वरप्रणिधानात्
Through devotion to the Lord, perfection in samadhi is attained.
स्थिरसुखम् आसनम्
Posture is steady and comfortable.
प्रयत्नशैथिल्यानन्तसमापत्तिभ्याम्
It is accomplished by relaxation of effort and absorption in the infinite.
ततो द्वन्द्वानभिघातः
Then, one is undisturbed by the pairs of opposites.
तस्मिन् सति श्वासप्रश्वासयोर् गतिविच्छेदः प्राणायामः
When this is established, regulation of the flow of inhalation and exhalation is called pranayama.
बाह्याभ्यन्तरस्तम्भवृत्तिर् देशकालसंख्याभिः परिदृष्टो दीर्घसूक्ष्मः
Its movements—external, internal, and suspended—are observed according to place, time, and number, becoming prolonged and subtle.
बाह्याभ्यन्तरविषयाक्षेपी चतुर्थः
The fourth kind transcends external and internal objects.
ततः क्षीयते प्रकाशावरणम्
Then, the covering over the light is diminished.
धारणासु च योग्यता मनसः
And the mind becomes fit for concentration.
स्वविषयासंप्रयोगे चित्तस्वरूपानुकार इवेन्द्रियाणां प्रत्याहारः
Withdrawal of the senses is as if the senses imitate the nature of the mind by not engaging with their own objects.
ततः परमा वश्यतेन्द्रियाणाम्
Then comes supreme mastery over the senses.
देशबन्धश् चित्तस्य धारणा
Concentration is the binding of the mind to a single place.
तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम्
In that, uninterrupted flow of awareness toward the object is meditation.
तद् एवार्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्वरूपशून्यम् इव समाधिः
That very state, in which only the object remains illuminated and the self appears as if absent, is samadhi.
त्रयम् एकत्र संयमः
The three together constitute samyama when applied to one point.
तज्जयात् प्रज्ञालोकः
From mastery of that, the light of insight arises.
तस्य भूमिषु विनियोगः
Its application is to the various levels.
त्रयम् अन्तरङ्गं पूर्वेभ्यः
The three are more internal than the preceding practices.
तद् अपि बहिरङ्गं निर्बीजस्य
Even these are external in relation to seedless samadhi.
व्युत्थाननिरोधसंस्कारयोर् अभिभवप्रादुर्भावौ निरोधक्षणचित्तान्वयो निरोधपरिणामः
The dominance and emergence of the impressions of distraction and restraint, and the mind's connection to the moment of restraint, is the transformation of restraint.
तस्य प्रशान्तवाहिता संस्कारात्
Its flow is tranquil due to the impression.
सर्वार्थतैकाग्रतयोः क्षयोदयौ चित्तस्य समाधिपरिणामः
The fading and arising of the mind's focus on all objects or one object is the transformation of samadhi.
ततः पुनः शान्तोदितौ तुल्यप्रत्ययौ चित्तस्यैकाग्रतापरिणामः
Then again, when the mind's impressions of the tranquil and the arising are equal, that is the transformation of one-pointedness.
एतेन भूतेन्द्रियेषु धर्मलक्षणावस्थापरिणामा व्याख्याताः
By this, the transformations of characteristics, signs, and states in the elements and senses are explained.
शान्तोदिताव्यपदेश्यधर्मानुपाती धर्मी
The substratum follows the characteristics that are tranquil, arising, or unmanifest.