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Translation of Yogarahasya
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- 22 passages, 397 words
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- pramana-mt · Machine translation by Gemini 3.8 Flash (2026-10-10) of in.darsana.visistadvaita.yogarahasya · Machine output without human authorship: no copyright is claimed (CC0 1.0). The original text keeps its own…
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Introductory Chapter.
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Bound by the snare of beginningless karma, men do not know Him. / Having resolved this in mind, for His pleasure, / a twice-born or even one born of the feet, being purified, should properly practice yoga. (1.10)
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An eligibility specifically for women is proclaimed, even beyond men, / for the woman's body is indeed the cause in expanding the tree of offspring. (1.14)
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And whichever diseases cannot be cured through the administration of medicine and the like, / all of them are firmly cured through the practice of the limbs of yoga. (1.27)
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Some by the practice of postures, some by breath-control, / some by dietary and meditative regulations, and some through scriptural rites, / all diseases, whether severe or mild, are cured. (1.28)
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Thick, emaciated, dry, crooked, or lame in body— / therefore, not all postures are prescribed for them. (1.31)
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At the time of practice, one should always perform exhalations, inhalations, and retentions / according to capacity, in the manner of ujjāyī, with slowness. (1.33)
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In exhalations, inhalations, and retentions, the mind's following [the breath] is taught; / those named exhalation, inhalation, and retention are all restrainers of the breath. (1.34)
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Indeed, from the agitation of prāṇa, all [the senses] wander, distracted, / along with the mind among external, poison-like sense objects; / therefore, one should restrain the prāṇa through exhalations, inhalations, and retentions. (1.42)
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Without posture, breath-control does not succeed at all; / without the restraint of prāṇa, the mind cannot attain steadiness. (1.45)
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The lock named Jālandhara has the Uḍḍīyāna lock as its root; / by the regular practice of the Uḍḍīyāna lock, / the networks of channels firmly become purified and strong. (1.67)
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One should employ mantras in breath-control according to qualification; / in the treatments of all diseases, breath-control yields results. (1.84)
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The physician, having first examined the movement of the breath / and the bodily strength of the patient, should proceed; otherwise it does not yield results. (1.85)
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Just as no rigid sequence is prescribed for postures / in the case of a beginner, so it is in every respect for breath-controls. (1.89)
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Chapter on Application.
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By whichever movement the length of the prāṇa breath increases / day by day without hindrance, one should follow that movement. (2.30)
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In accordance with the stage of maintenance (sthiti-krama) in the householder's practice of yoga, / breath-control is the foremost—such is my supreme view. (2.45)
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Chapter on Examination.
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Chapter on Time.
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For the removal of bodily illness, one should employ the body; / for the removal of mental restlessness, breath-control is proclaimed. (4.31)
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Source.
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Yogarahasya.