[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 4.41 # Skandapurana 4.41 Skandapurāṇa 4.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.41.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.1) .. skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.2) uṣitvaivaṃ gṛhe vipro dvitīyādāśramātparam .. > Having lived thus in the householder's stage, after the second stage of life, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.3) valīpalitasaṃyuktastṛtīyāśramamāviśet .. 1 .. > having developed wrinkles and grey hair, a brahmin should enter the third stage of life. // 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.4) apatyāpatyamālokya grāmyāhārānvisṛjya ca .. > Beholding the child of his child and giving up domestic foods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.5) patnīṃ putreṣu saṃtyajya patnyā vā vanamāviśet .. 2 .. > entrusting his wife to his sons, or together with his wife, he should enter the forest. // 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.6) vasānaścarmacīrāṇi sāgnirmunyannavartanaḥ .. > Wearing hides or garments of bark, maintaining his sacred fire, subsisting on the food of hermits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.7) jaṭī sāyaṃprage snāyī śmaśrulonakhalomabhṛt ..3.. > having matted hair, bathing at dawn and dusk, bearing a beard, body hair, and nails, // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.8) śākamūlaphalairvāpi paṃcayajñanna hāpayet .. > he must not neglect the five great sacrifices, even if with wild greens, roots, and fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.9) ammūlaphalabhikṣābhirarcayedbhikṣukātithīn .. 4 .. > He should honor mendicants and guests with alms of water, roots, and fruits. // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.10) anādātā ca dātā ca dāṃtaḥ svādhyāyatatparaḥ .. > Never receiving gifts but always giving, self-controlled, devoted to his own sacred study, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.11) vaitānikaṃ ca juhuyādagnihotraṃ yathāvidhi .. 5 .. > he should offer the solemn agnihotra sacrifice according to rule. // 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.12) munyannaiḥ svayamānītaiḥ puroḍāśāṃśca nirvapet .. > With forest grains gathered by himself, he should prepare sacrificial cakes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.13) svayaṃkṛtaṃ ca lavaṇaṃ khādetsnehaṃ phalodravam .. 6 .. > he should consume salt prepared by himself, and oil pressed from fruit. // 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.14) varjayeccheluśigrū ca kavakaṃ palalaṃ madhu .. > He should avoid śelu fruit, horseradish, mushrooms, oil-cake, and honey. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.15) munyannamāśvinemāsi tyajedyatpūrvasaṃcitam ..7.. > In the month of Āśvina, he should discard whatever forest food had been previously gathered. // 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.16) grāmyāṇi phalamūlāni phālajānnaṃ ca saṃtyajet .. > He should abandon cultivated fruits and roots, as well as food produced by the ploughshare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.17) daṃtolūkhalako vā syādaśmakuṭṭotha vā bhavet .. 8 .. > He should use his teeth as a mortar, or be one who crushes with a stone; // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.18) sadyaḥ prakṣālako vā syādathavā māsasaṃcayī .. > or he may wash his grain immediately \[without storing\], or store enough for a month; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.19) triṣaḍdvādaśamāsānnaphalamūlādisaṃgrahī ..9.. > or store food, fruits, and roots sufficient for three, six, or twelve months. // 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.20) naktāśye kāṃtarāśī vā ṣaṣṭhakālāśanopi vā .. > Eating only at night, or eating every other day, or taking food at every sixth mealtime, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.21) cāṃdrāyaṇavratī vā syātpakṣabhugvātha māsabhuk.. ..4.1.41.10.. > or observing the cāndrāyaṇa vow, or eating every fortnight, or eating every month, // 4.1.41.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.22) vaikhānasa matasthastu phalamūlāśanopi vā .. > abiding by the rule of the Vaikhānasa tradition, or eating only fruits and roots, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.23) tapasā śoṣayeddehaṃ pitṝndevāṃśca tarpayet .. 11 .. > he should dry up his body through austerity, and satisfy the ancestors and gods. // 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.24) agnimātmani cādhāya vicaredaniketanaḥ .. > Placing the sacred fire within himself, he should wander without a home, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.25) bhikṣayetprāṇayātrārthaṃ tāpasānvanavāsinaḥ .. 12 .. > begging alms merely to sustain his breath from forest-dwelling ascetics. // 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.26) grāmādānīya vāśnīyādaṣṭau grāsānvasanvane .. > Or bringing \[food\] from a village, he may eat eight mouthfuls while living in the forest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.27) itthaṃ vanāśramī vipro brahmaloke mahīyate .. 13 .. > In this manner, the brahmin in the forest hermitage is exalted in the realm of Brahmā. // 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.28) ativāhyāyuṣobhāgaṃ tṛtīyamiti kānane .. > Having passed the third portion of his lifespan in this manner in the forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.29) āyuṣastu turīyāṃśe tyaktvā saṃgānparivrajet .. 14 .. > in the fourth quarter of his life, having cast off attachments, he should become a wandering ascetic. // 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.30) ṛṇatrayamasaṃśodhya tvanutpādya sutānapi .. > Without discharging the three debts, without siring sons, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.31) tathā yajñānaniṣṭvā ca mokṣamicchanvrajatyadhaḥ .. 15 .. > and without having offered sacrifices, one desiring liberation falls downward. // 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.32) manāgapi na bhūtānāṃ yasmādutpadyate bhayam .. > From whom not even the slightest fear arises for any living beings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.33) sarvabhūtāni tasyeha prayacchaṃtyabhayaṃ sadā .. 15 .. > to him all living beings always grant freedom from fear in this world. // 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.34) eka eva carennityamanagniraniketanaḥ .. > He should always wander entirely alone, without fire and without a home; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.35) siddhyarthamasahāyaḥ syādgrāmamannārthamāśrayet ..17.. > he should be without companion for the sake of attainment; he may resort to a village only for food. // 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.36) jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ vātha nābhikāṃkṣetkvacidyatiḥ .. > An ascetic should never yearn for life, nor for death; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.37) kālameva pratīkṣeta nirdeśaṃ bhṛtako yathā..18.. > he should simply await his time, just as a servant awaits an order. // 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.38) sarvatra mamatā śūnyaḥ sarvatra samatāyutaḥ .. > Deceit of possessiveness gone in all respects, endowed with equanimity toward all, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.39) vṛkṣamūlaniketaśca mumukṣuriha śasyate ..19.. > having the root of a tree as his dwelling, the seeker of liberation is commended here. // 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.40) dhyānaṃ śaucaṃ tathā bhikṣā nityamekāṃtaśīlatā .. > Meditation, purity, begging alms, and habitual fondness for solitude: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.41) yateścatvārikarmāṇi paṃcamaṃ nopapadyate .. 4.1.41.20 .. > these are the four duties of an ascetic; a fifth does not exist. // 4.1.41.20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.42) vārṣikāṃścaturomāsānviharenna yatiḥ kvacit .. > During the four rainy months, an ascetic should not travel anywhere, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.43) bījāṃkurāṇāṃ jaṃtūnāṃ hiṃsā tatra yato bhavet .. 21 .. > for injury to seeds, sprouts, and living creatures occurs at that time. // 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.44) gacchetpariharanjantūnpibetkaṃ vastraśodhitam.. > He should walk avoiding living beings, and drink water strained with a cloth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.45) vācaṃ vadedanudvegāṃ na krudhyetkenacitkvacit .. 22 .. > he should speak speech that causes no agitation, and never become angry with anyone. // 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.46) caredātmasahāyaśca nirapekṣo nirāśrayaḥ .. > He should wander with only the self as his companion, indifferent and without shelter, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.47) nityamadhyātmanirato nīcakeśa nakho vaśī .. 23 .. > always absorbed in the Supreme Self, with short hair and nails, self-restrained, // 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.48) kusuṃbhavāsā daṃḍāḍhyo bhikṣāśī khyātivarjitaḥ .. > wearing saffron-dyed cloth, equipped with a staff, subsisting on alms, free from the desire for fame. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.49) alābudārumṛdveṇu pātraṃ śastaṃ na paṃcamam .. 24 .. > A bowl made of gourd, wood, clay, or bamboo is praised; a fifth kind is not. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.50) na grāhyaṃ taijasaṃ pātraṃ bhikṣukeṇa kadācana .. > A metal vessel should never be taken by a mendicant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.51) varāṭake saṃgṛhīte tatratatra dinedine ..25.. > If a cowrie shell is accumulated here and there day after day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.52) gosahasravadhaṃ pāpaṃ śrutireṣā sanātanī .. > the sin is equal to the slaughter of a thousand cows; such is the eternal revelation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.53) hṛdi sasneha bhāvena ceddrakṣetstriyamekadā .. 26 .. > If he should look upon a woman with affectionate feeling in his heart even once, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.54) koṭidvayaṃ brahmakalpaṃ kuṃbhīpākī na saṃśayaḥ .. > he will dwell in the Kumbhīpāka hell for two crores of cosmic days of Brahmā, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.55) ekakālaṃ caredbhaikṣaṃ na kuryāttatra vistaram .. 27 .. > He should wander for alms only once a day; he must not make an extensive display there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.56) vidhūmesanna musale vyaṃgāre bhuktavajjane .. > When the smoke \[from cooking fires\] has vanished, when the pestle has ceased to pound, when the embers are extinguished, and when the people have finished eating, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.57) vṛtte śarāvasaṃpāte bhikṣāṃ nityaṃ caredyatiḥ .. 28 .. > and when the passing of dishes is over, the ascetic should continually beg for alms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.58) alpāhāro rahaḥsthāyī ttviṃdriyārtheṣvalolupaḥ .. > Eating little, dwelling in solitude, not longing for sense objects, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.59) rāgadveṣavirnirmukto bhikṣurmokṣāya kalpate .. 29 .. > freed from passion and hatred, the mendicant is fit for liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.60) āśrame tu yatiryasya muhūrtamapi viśramet .. > If an ascetic rests even for a single muhūrta in one's hermitage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.61) kiṃ tasyānekataṃtreṇa kṛtakṛtyaḥ sa jāyate .. 4.1.41.30 .. > what need has he of manifold rituals? He has accomplished all his aims. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.62) saṃcitaṃ yadgrahasthena pāpamāmaraṇāṃtikam .. > Whatever sin has been accumulated by a householder up to the time of death, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.63) nirdhakṣyati hi tatsarvamekarātroṣito yatiḥ ..31.. > an ascetic who stays for a single night will indeed burn it all away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.64) dṛṣṭvā jarābhibhavanamasahyaṃ rogapīḍitam .. > Having observed the unbearable affliction of old age, torment by disease, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.65) dehatyāgaṃ punargarbhaṃ garbhakleśaṃ ca dāruṇam ..32.. > the abandonment of the body, entering the womb again, and the terrible pain of the womb, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.66) nānāyoni nivāsaṃ ca viyogaṃ ca priyaiḥ saha .. > dwelling in diverse wombs, separation from loved ones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.67) apriyaiḥ saha saṃyogamadharmādduḥkhasaṃbhavam .. 33 .. > union with the unloved, and the arising of misery from unrighteousness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.68) punarnirayasaṃvāsaṃnānānarakayātanāḥ .. > dwelling again in hell, the various torments of hell, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.69) karmadoṣasamudbhūtā nṛṇāṃgatiranekadhā .. 34 .. > and the manifold destinies of men brought about by the defects of their karma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.70) deheṣvanityatāṃ dṛṣṭvā nityatā paramātmanaḥ .. > and having seen the transitoriness of bodies and the eternal nature of the Supreme Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.71) kurvīta muktaye yatnaṃ yatrayatrāśrame rataḥ .. 35 .. > one should make an effort toward liberation, in whichever stage of life one is engaged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.72) karapātrīti vikhyātā bhikṣāpātravivarjitā .. > Those who are renowned as using their hands as begging bowls, being devoid of an alms-bowl, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.73) teṣāṃ śataguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ bhavatyeva dinedine .. 36 .. > their merit becomes a hundredfold day after day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.74) āśramāṃścaturastvevaṃ kramādāsevya paṃḍitaḥ .. > Having thus observed the four stages of life in proper succession, a wise person, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.75) nirdvaṃdvastyaktasaṃgaśca brahmabhūyāya kalpate .. 37 .. > free from the pairs of opposites and having abandoned attachment, becomes fit to attain the state of Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.76) asaṃyataḥ kubuddhīnāmātmā baṃdhāya kalpate .. > For those of bad intellect, an unrestrained self leads to bondage; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.77) dhīmadbhiḥ saṃyataḥ sopi padaṃ dadyādanāmayam ..38.. > restrained by the wise, that very same \[self\] bestows the state free from afflictions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.78) śruti smṛti purāṇaṃ ca vidyopaniṣadastathā .. > Revelation, tradition, Purāṇas, knowledge, and Upaniṣads, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.79) ślokāḥ maṃtrāṇi bhāṣyāṇi yaccānyadvāṅmayaṃ kvacit .. 39 .. > verses, mantras, commentaries, and whatever other literature exists anywhere— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.80) vedānuvacanaṃ jñātvā brahmacarya tapo damaḥ .. > having understood the recitation of the Vedas, celibacy, austerity, self-control, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.81) śraddhopavāsaḥ svātaṃtryamātmanojñānahetavaḥ .. 4.1.41.40 .. > faith, fasting, and independence are the causes of knowledge of the Self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.82) sa hi sarvairvijijñāsya ātmaivāśramavartibhiḥ .. > For that very Self is to be investigated by all who abide in any stage of life; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.83) śrotavyastvatha maṃtavyo draṣṭavyaśca prayatnataḥ ..41.. > it must be heard, then reflected upon, and meditated upon with diligence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.84) ātmajñānena muktiḥ syāttacca yogādṛte nahi.. > Liberation comes from knowledge of the Self, and that does not occur without yoga; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.85) sa ca yogaściraṃ kālamabhyāsādeva sidhyati .. 42 .. > and that yoga is accomplished only from long-term practice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.86) nāraṇyasaṃśrayādyogo na nānāgraṃtha ciṃtanāt.. > Yoga does not arise from resorting to the forest, nor from contemplating various texts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.87) na dānairna vratairvāpi na tapobhirna vā makhaiḥ .. 43 .. > nor by gifts, nor by observances, nor by austerities, nor by sacrifices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.88) na ca padmāsanādyogo na vā ghrāṇāgravīkṣaṇāt .. > nor does yoga arise from the lotus posture, nor from gazing at the tip of the nose, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.89) na śauce na na maunena na maṃtrārādhanairapi .. 44 .. > nor by ritual purity, nor by silence, nor even by worship with mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.90) abhiyogātsadābhyāsāttatraiva ca viniścayāt .. > Through application, continuous practice, and firm determination focused solely on that, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.91) punaḥpunaranirvedātsidhyedyogo na cānyathā .. 45 .. > and through repeated perseverance, yoga is accomplished, and not otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.92) ātmakrīḍasya satataṃ sadātmamithunasya ca .. > For one who continuously delights in the Self, who always finds union in the Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.93) ātmanyeva su tṛptasya yogasiddhirna dūrataḥ .. 46 .. > and who is thoroughly satisfied in the Self alone, the attainment of yoga is not far away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.94) atrātmavyatirekeṇa dvitīyaṃ yo na paśyati .. > He who sees no second entity here apart from the Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.95) ātmārāmaḥ sa yogīṃdro brahmībhūto bhavediha .. 47 .. > that lord of yogins, delighting in the Self, becomes absorbed into Brahman here \[in this world\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.96) saṃyogastvātmamanasoryoga ityucyate budhaiḥ .. > The union of the self and the mind is called yoga by the wise; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.97) prāṇāpānasamāyogo yoga ityapi kaiścana .. 48 .. > the joining of the prāṇa and the apāna is also called yoga by some; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.98) viṣayeṃdriya saṃyogo yoga ityapyapaṃḍitaiḥ .. > the contact of the senses with sense objects is considered yoga by the unwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.99) viṣayāsaktacittānāṃ jñānaṃ mokṣaśca dūrataḥ .. 49 .. > For those whose minds are attached to sense objects, knowledge and liberation are far away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.100) durnivārā manovṛttiryāvatsā na nivartate .. > As long as the difficult-to-restrain activity of the mind does not cease, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.101) kiṃ vadaṃtyapiyogasya tāvannedīyasī kutaḥ .. 4.1.41.50 .. > what can be said? How could even \[the attainment of\] yoga be any closer? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.102) vṛttihīnaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā kṣetrajñe paramātmani .. > Having rendered the mind devoid of fluctuations, and uniting it with the knower of the field, the Supreme Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.103) ekīkṛtya vimucyeta yogayuktaḥ sa ucyate .. 51 .. > one is liberated; such a person is said to be united in yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.104) bahirmukhāni sarvāṇi kṛtvā khānyaṃtarāṇi vai .. > Having turned all outward-facing sense organs inwards, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.105) manasyeveṃdriyagrāmaṃ manaścātmani yojayet .. 52 .. > one should absorb the whole group of senses into the mind, and the mind into the Self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.106) sarvabhāvavinirmuktaṃ kṣetrajñaṃ brahmaṇi nyaset .. > Freed from all states of existence, one should deposit the knower of the field into Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.107) etaddhyānaṃ ca yogaśca śeṣonyo graṃthavistaraḥ .. 53 .. > This is meditation and this is yoga; the rest is mere textual elaboration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.108) yannāsti sarvalokeṣu tadastīti virudhyate .. > That which does not exist in any world, to say that it exists is a contradiction; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.109) kathyamānaṃ tadanyasya hṛdayenāvatiṣṭhate .. 54 .. > when spoken of, it does not settle in the heart of another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.110) svasaṃvedyaṃ hi tadbrahma kumārī strī sukhaṃ yathā .. > For that Brahman is known only to oneself, just as the pleasure of a woman is to a young maiden. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.111) ayogī naiva tadvetti jātyaṃdha iva vartikām .. 55 .. > A non-yogin does not know it at all, just as one blind from birth does not know a lamp. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.112) nityābhyasanaśīlasya svasaṃvedyaṃ hi tadbhavet .. > For one who is devoted to constant practice, it is indeed experienced within oneself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.113) tatsūkṣmatvādanirdeśyaṃ paraṃ brahma sanātanam .. 56 .. > Because of its subtlety, the supreme, eternal Brahman cannot be described. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.114) kṣaṇamapyekamudakaṃ yathā na sthiratāmiyāt .. > Just as water does not attain stability even for a single moment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.115) vātāhataṃ yathā cittaṃ tasmāttasya na viśvaset .. 57 .. > so the mind, tossed about by the wind, \[is unstable\]; therefore, one should not trust it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.116) ato'nilaṃ niruṃdhīta cittasya sthairya hetave .. > Hence, one should restrain the wind for the sake of the mind's stability. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.117) marunnirodhanārthāya ṣaḍaṃgaṃ yogamabhyaset .. 58 .. > In order to restrain the wind, one should practice the six-limbed yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.118) āsanaṃ prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ pratyāhāraśca dhāraṇā .. > Posture, restraint of the breath, withdrawal of the senses, and concentration, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.119) dhyānaṃ samādhiretāni yogāṃgāni bhavaṃti ṣaṭ .. 59 .. > meditation, and absorption—these are the six limbs of yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.120) āsanānīha tāvaṃti yāvaṃtyo jīvayo nayaḥ .. > There are as many postures here as there are species of living beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.121) siddhāsanamidaṃ proktaṃ yogino yogasiddhidam..4.1.41.60.. > This is declared to be the Siddha posture, which bestows success in yoga upon the yogin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.122) etadabhyasanānnityaṃ varṣmadārḍhyamavāpnuyāt.. .. 61 .. > From constant practice of this, one attains firmness of the body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.123) dakṣiṇaṃ caraṇaṃ nyasya vāmorūpari yogavit .. > Placing the right foot upon the left thigh, the knower of yoga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.124) yāmyorūpari vāmaṃ ca padmāsanamidaṃ viduḥ .. 62 .. > and the left upon the right thigh—this they know as the Lotus posture (padmāsana). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.125) karābhyāṃ dhārayetpaścādaṃguṣṭhau dṛḍhabaṃdhavit.. > One who knows the firm lock should then grasp both big toes with his hands from behind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.126) bhavetpadmāsanādasmādabhyāsāddṛḍhavigrahaḥ .. 63 .. > From this Lotus posture and its practice, one attains a firm body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.127) athavā hyāsane yasminsukhamasyopajāyate .. > Or rather, in whichever posture comfort arises for him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.128) svastikādau tadadhyāsya yogaṃ yuṃjīta yogavit .. 64 .. > having assumed that \[posture\], such as the Svastika posture, the knower of yoga should practice yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.129) na toyavahnisāmīpye na jīrṇāraṇyagoṣṭhayoḥ .. > Not near water or fire, not in a dilapidated forest or a cattle-pen, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.130) na daṃśamaśakākīrṇe na caitye na ca catvare .. 69 .. > not infested with gadflies and mosquitoes, not at a caitya sanctuary or a public square, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.131) keśabhasmatuṣāṃgāra kīkasādi pradūṣite .. > polluted with hair, ashes, chaff, charcoal, bones, and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.132) nābhyasetpūtigaṃdhādau na sthāne janasaṃkule ..66 .. > one should not practice in a foul-smelling place or in a place crowded with people; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.133) sarvabādhāvirahite sarveṃdriyasukhāvahe .. > free from all hindrances, bringing comfort to all the senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.134) manaḥprasādajanane sragdhūpāmodamodite .. 67 .. > generating tranquility of mind, and delightful with the fragrance of garlands and incense— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.135) nātitṛptaḥ kṣudhārto na na viṇmūtraprabādhitaḥ .. > \[there\], neither over-satiated nor tormented by hunger, not troubled by feces or urine, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.136) nādhvakhinno na ciṃtārto yogaṃ yuṃjīta yogavit .. .. 68 .. > not exhausted by travel, nor tormented by anxiety, the knower of yoga should practice yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.137) ūrusthottānacaraṇaḥ savyenyasyottaraṃ karam .. > With the upturned feet placed upon the thighs, placing the left hand upon the right, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.138) uttānaṃ kiṃcidunnamya vaktraṃ viṣṭabhya corasā .. 69 .. > raising the face slightly upward, and steadying it with the chest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.139) nimīlitākṣaḥ sattvastho daṃtairdaṃtānna saṃspṛśet .. > with closed eyes, established in sattva, one should not let the teeth touch the teeth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.140) tālusthācalajihvaśca saṃvṛtāsyaḥ suniścalaḥ .. 4.1.41.70 .. > with the motionless tongue resting against the palate, with mouth closed, perfectly motionless, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.141) sanniyamyeṃdriyagrāmaṃ nātinīcocchritāsanaḥ .. > having fully restrained the group of senses, on a seat neither too low nor too high, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.142) madhyamaṃ cottamaṃ cātha prāṇāyāmamupakramet .. 71 .. > one should then begin prāṇāyāma: the intermediate and the superior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.143) cale'nile calaṃ sarvaṃ niścale tatra niścalam .. > When the wind moves, everything moves; when it is motionless, everything is motionless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.144) sthāṇutvamāpnuyādyogī tato'nilaniruṃdhanāt .. 72 .. > Therefore, through the restraint of the wind, the yogin attains motionlessness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.145) yāvaddehe sthitaḥ prāṇo jīvitaṃ tāvaducyate .. > As long as the vital breath remains in the body, so long is it called life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.146) nirgate tatra maraṇaṃ tataḥ prāṇaṃ niruṃdhayet .. 73 .. > When it has departed, death occurs; therefore, one should restrain the vital breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.147) yāvadbaddho maruddehe yāvacceto nirāśrayam .. > As long as the wind is bound within the body, as long as the mind is free of support, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.148) yāvaddṛṣṭirbhuvormadhye tāvatkālabhayaṃ kutaḥ ..74.. > and as long as the gaze is between the eyebrows, whence fear of death? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.149) kālasādhvasatobrahmā prāṇāyāmaṃ sadācaret .. > Out of fear of death, Brahmā constantly practices prāṇāyāma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.150) yoginaḥ siddhimāpannāḥ samyakprāṇaniyaṃtraṇāt .. 75 .. > Yogins have attained perfection through the proper restraint of the breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.151) maṃdo dvādaśamātrastu mātrā laghvakṣarā matā .. > The mild \[prāṇāyāma\] is of twelve mātrās; a mātrā is considered to be a short syllable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.152) madhyamo dviguṇaḥ pūrvāduttamastriguṇastataḥ ..76.. > The intermediate is twice the former, and the superior is thrice that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.153) svedaṃ kaṃpaṃ viṣādaṃ ca janayetkramaśastvasau .. > In succession, it generates sweat, trembling, and depression. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.154) prathamena jayetsvedaṃ dvitīyena tu vepathum ..77.. > With the first, one overcomes sweat, and with the second, trembling; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.155) viṣādaṃ hi tṛtīyena siddhaḥ prāṇotha yoginaḥ .. > with the third, indeed, \[one overcomes\] depression; then the yogin's breath is perfected. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.156) bhavetkramātsanniruddhaḥ siddhaḥ prāṇotha yoginā .. > Gradually restrained, the breath is mastered by the yogin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.157) krameṇa sevyamānosau nayate yatra cecchati .. .. 78 .. > Cultivated gradually, it leads wherever one desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.158) haṭhānniruddhaprāṇoyaṃ romakūpeṣu niḥsaret .. > When this breath is restrained violently, it escapes through the pores of the hair; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.159) dehaṃvidārayatyeṣa kuṣṭhādijanayatyapi .. 79 .. > it tears the body apart and even causes leprosy and other diseases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.160) tatpratyāyayitavyosau krameṇāraṇyahastivat .. > Therefore, it must be tamed gradually, like a wild elephant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.161) vanyo gajo gajārirvā krameṇa mṛdutāmiyāt .. 4.1.41.80 .. > A wild elephant or a lion becomes gentle by degrees; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.162) karoti śāstṛnirdeśaṃ na ca taṃ parilaṃghayet .. > it obeys the command of the trainer and does not transgress it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.163) tathā prāṇo hadisthoyaṃ yoginākramayogataḥ .. > In the same way, this breath dwelling in the heart, by the yogin through gradual practice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.164) gṛhītaḥ sevyamānastu viśraṃbhamupagacchati .. 81 .. > grasped and carefully cultivated, attains trust. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.165) ṣaṭtriṃśadaṃgulo haṃsaḥ prayāṇaṃ kurute bahiḥ .. > The swan-breath travels thirty-six fingers outward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.166) savyāpasavyamārgeṇa prayāṇātprāṇa ucyate .. 82 .. > Because it travels along the left and right pathways, it is called prāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.167) śuddhimeti yadā sarvaṃ nāḍīcakra manākulam .. > When the entire network of channels attains purity and is undisturbed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.168) tadaiva jāyate yogī kṣamaḥ prāṇanirodhane .. 83 .. > only then does the yogin become capable of restraining the breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.169) dṛḍhāsano yathāśakti prāṇaṃ caṃdreṇa pūrayet .. > Firm in posture, according to one's capacity, one should inhale the breath through the moon \[channel\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.170) recayedatha sūryeṇa prāṇāyāmoyamucyate .. 84 .. > then one should exhale through the sun \[channel\]: this is called prāṇāyāma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.171) sravatpīyūṣadhāraughaṃ dhyāyaṃścaṃdrasamanvitam .. > Meditating on the moon accompanied by a flowing stream of nectar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.172) prāṇāyāmena yogīṃdraḥ sukhamāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt .. 85 .. > the lord of yogins immediately attains bliss through breath control. (85) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.173) raviṇā prāṇamākṛṣya pūrayedaudarīṃ darīm .. > Drawing in the breath through the sun \[nostril\], he should fill the abdominal cavity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.174) kuṃbhayitvā śanaiḥ paścādyogī caṃdreṇa recayet .. 86 .. > Having retained \[it\], the yogin should then exhale slowly through the moon \[nostril\]. (86) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.175) jvalajvalanapuṃjābhaṃ śīlayannuṣmaguṃ hṛdi .. > Contemplating in the heart the hot-rayed \[sun\] resembling a mass of blazing fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.176) anena yāmyāyāmena yogīṃdraḥ śarmabhāgbhavet .. 87 .. > the lord of yogins attains happiness by means of this southern breath extension. (87) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.177) itthaṃ māsatrayābhyāsādubhayāyāmasevanāt .. > Thus, from three months of practice, by employing both forms of breath extension, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.178) śuddhanāḍīgaṇo yogī siddhaprāṇobhidhīyate .. 88 .. > the yogin whose group of channels is purified is said to have perfected his breath. (88) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.179) yatheṣṭaṃ dhāraṇaṃ vāyoranalasya pradīpanam .. > Retention of the breath at will, kindling of the \[digestive\] fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.180) nādābhivyaktirārogyaṃ bhavennāḍīviśodhanāt .. 89 .. > manifestation of the inner sound, and health arise from the purification of the channels. (89) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.181) prāṇodehagatovāyurāyāmastannibaṃdhanam .. > Prāṇa is the wind residing in the body; āyāma is its restraint. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.182) ekaśvāsamayī mātrā prāṇāyāmo nirucyate .. 4.1.41.90 .. > A measure consisting of a single breath is called a prāṇāyāma. (4.1.41.90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.183) prāṇāyāme'dhame gharmaḥ kaṃpo bhavati madhyame .. > In the lowest \[grade of\] breath control, sweat occurs; in the middling, trembling occurs; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.184) uttiṣṭheduttame deho baddhapadmāsano muhuḥ .. 91 .. > in the highest, the body, locked in the lotus posture, rises up repeatedly. (91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.185) prāṇāyāmairdaheddoṣānpratyāhāreṇa pātakam .. > Through breath controls one should burn defects; through sensory withdrawal, sin; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.186) manodhairyaṃ dhāraṇayā dhyāneneśvaradarśanam ..92.. > steadiness of the mind through concentration; through meditation, the vision of the Lord; (92) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.187) samādhinā labhenmokṣaṃ tyaktvā dharmaṃ śubhāśubham .. > through absorption one obtains liberation, abandoning auspicious and inauspicious karma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.188) āsanena vapurdārḍhyaṃ ṣaḍaṃgamiti kīrtitam .. 93 .. > Firmness of the body \[is attained\] through posture. This is proclaimed as the six-limbed \[yoga\]. (93) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.189) prāṇāyāmadviṣaṭkena pratyāhāra udāhṛtaḥ .. > Sensory withdrawal is declared to be \[the duration of\] twelve breath controls. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.190) pratyāhārairdvādaśabhirdhāraṇā parikīrtitā .. 94 .. > Concentration is proclaimed to be twelve sensory withdrawals. (94) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.191) bhavedīśvarasaṃgatyai dhyānaṃ dvādaśadhāraṇam .. > Meditation for union with the Lord consists of twelve concentrations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.192) dhyānadvādaśakenaiva samādhirabhidhīyate .. 95 .. > Absorption is said to be \[the duration of\] twelve meditations alone. (95) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.193) samādheḥ parato jyotiranaṃtaṃ svaprakāśakam .. > Beyond absorption is the infinite, self-luminous Light. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.194) tasmindṛṣṭe kriyākāṃḍaṃ yātāyātaṃ nivartate .. 96 .. > When that is seen, the ritual portion \[of scripture\] and coming and going \[in saṃsāra\] cease. (96) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.195) pavane vyomasaṃprāpte dhvanirutpadyate mahān .. > When the wind reaches the space \[of the head\], a great sound arises, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.196) ghaṃṭādīnāṃ pravādyānāṃ tataḥ siddhiradūrataḥ .. 97 .. > like bells and other musical instruments; from that, perfection is not far off. (97) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.197) prāṇāyāmena yuktena sarvavyādhikṣayobhavet .. > Through proper breath control, the destruction of all diseases occurs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.198) ayuktābhyāsayogena sarvavyādhisamudbhavaḥ .. 98 .. > Through improper practice of yoga, all diseases arise. (98) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.199) hikkā śvāsaśca kāsaśca śiraḥ karṇākṣivedanāḥ .. . bhavaṃti vividhā doṣāḥ pavanasya vyatikramāt .. 99 .. > Hiccups, asthma, cough, and pain in the head, ears, and eyes— / various disorders arise from the transgression of the wind. (99) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41.200) yuktaṃ yuktaṃ tyajedvāyuṃ yuktaṃyuktaṃ ca pūrayet .. > One should exhale the breath properly, and properly fill it; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 382 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.41.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (15) - [Dāśarathīyatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.tantra.dasarathiyatantra.2821) — Sanskrit - [Vivekamārtaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.natha.hathayoga.vivekamartanda.7) — Gorakṣanātha, Sanskrit - [Gorakṣaśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.natha.hathayoga.goraksasataka.4) — Gorakṣanātha, Sanskrit - [Yogasārasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.natha.hathayoga.yogasarasamgraha.820) — Sanskrit - [Yogacūḍāmaṇyupaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.yoga.yogachudamani.2) — Sanskrit - [Gorakṣaśataka (another edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.natha.hathayoga.goraksasataka*alt.49) — Sanskrit - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.165.12) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Dakṣasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.23) — Dakṣa, Sanskrit - [Laghuyogavāsiṣṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.prakarana.laghuyogavasistha.94.293) — Sanskrit - [Vārāhītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.varahitantra.27.166) — Sanskrit - [Svacchandatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.bhairava.svacchanda.7.203) — Sanskrit - [Vivekamārtaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.vedanta.vivekamartanda.3.48) — Viśvarūpadeva, Sanskrit - [Haṭhatattvakaumudī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.natha.hathayoga.hathatattvakaumudi.57.7) — Sundaradeva 1675, Sanskrit - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.32.23) — Sanskrit - [Siddhāntasiddhāñjana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.sastra.siddhantasiddhanjana.2.p87) — Kṛṣṇānanda Sarasvatī 1640, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.41) · Pramāṇa