Garudapurana 1.238
Garuḍapurāṇa 1.238
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1.238.1
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 238
śrībhagavānuvāca /
yamaśca niyama.pārtha āsanaṃ prāṇasaṃyamaḥ /
pratyāhārastathā dhyānaṃ dhāraṇārjuna saptamī //
The glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa [Chapter] 238. / The Blessed Lord said: / Restraint and observance, O son of Pṛthā, posture, control of breath, / withdrawal of the senses, and meditation, concentration is the seventh, O Arjuna,
1.238.2
samādhiriti cāṣṭāṅgo yoga ukto vimuktaye /
karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvabhūteṣu sarvadā //
and absorption: yoga is said to have eight limbs for liberation. / By action, by mind, by speech, towards all beings at all times,
1.238.3
hiṃsāvirāmako dharmo hyāhiṃsā paramaṃ sukham /
vidhinā yā bhaveddhiṃsā sā tvahiṃsā prakīrtitā //
the cessation of harm is dharma; indeed non-violence is the supreme bliss. / But that injury which occurs according to rule is declared to be non-injury.
1.238.4
satyaṃ brūyātpriyaṃ brūyānna brūyātsatyamapriyam /
priyaṃ ca nānṛtaṃ brūyādeṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ //
One should speak the truth, one should speak what is agreeable; one should not speak truth that is disagreeable; / and one should not speak an agreeable untruth: this is the eternal dharma.
1.238.5
yaccadravyāpaharaṇaṃ cauryādvātha balena vā /
steyaṃ tasyānācaraṇamasteyaṃ dharmasādhanam //
The taking of another's property, whether by theft or by force, / is stealing; non-practice of that is non-stealing, an instrument of dharma.
1.238.6
karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā /
sarvatra maithunatyāgaṃ brahmacaryaṃ pracakṣate //
In action, in mind, in speech, in all states, at all times, / the renunciation of sexual union everywhere is called celibate studenthood.
1.238.7
dravyāṇāmapyanādānamāpatsvapi tathecchayā /
aparigrahamityāhustaṃ prayatnena varjayet //
Not taking possessions, even in times of distress, or doing so without craving, / is called non-grasping; one should avoid it with effort.
1.238.8
dvidhā śaucaṃ mṛjjalābhyāṃ bāhya bhāvādathāntarāt /
yadṛcchālābhatastuṣṭiḥ santoṣaḥ sukhalakṣaṇam //
Purification is two-fold: external, through earth and water, and internal, through state of mind. / Contentment is satisfaction with whatever comes unsought; it is the mark of happiness.
1.238.9
manasaścaindriyāṇāṃ ca aikāgryaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ /
śarīraśoṣaṇaṃ vāpi kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādibhiḥ //
One-pointedness of the mind and the senses is the supreme austerity, / or else emaciating the body by means of the Kṛcchra, Cāndrāyaṇa, and other penances.
1.238.10
vedāntaśatarudrīyapraṇavādijapa budhāḥ /
sattvaśuddhikaraṃ puṃsāṃ svādhyāyaṃ paricakṣate //
The wise declare that recitation of the Upaniṣads, the Śatarudrīya, the Praṇava, and other texts, / which purifies the inner being of men, is study of scripture.
1.238.11
stutismaraṇapūjādivāṅmanaḥ kāyakarmabhiḥ /
aniścalā harau bhaktiretadīśvaracintanam /
āsanaṃ svastikaṃ proktaṃ padmamardhāsanaṃ tathā //
Unwavering devotion to Hari through actions of speech, mind, and body, / such as praise, remembrance, and worship—this is contemplation of the Lord. / The postures are declared to be the auspicious posture, the lotus posture, and likewise the half-posture.
1.238.12
prāṇaḥ svadehajo vāyurāyāmastannirodhanam /
indriyāṇāṃ vicaratāṃ viṣayeṣu tvasatsviva //
The breath is the air produced in one's own body, and breath-control is its restraint / when the senses are wandering among unreal sense-objects.
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- Yogasārasaṅgraha — Vijñānabhikṣu 1550, Sanskrit