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Vibhūti Pāda

On accomplishments · 55 of 55 sutras

  1. 3.1देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणाdeśa-bandhaś cittasya dhāraṇāConcentration is binding the mind to a single place.
  2. 3.2तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम्tatra pratyayaika-tānatā dhyānamMeditation is the uninterrupted flow of cognition toward that object.
  3. 3.3तदेवार्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्वरूपशून्यमिव समाधिःtad evārtha-mātra-nirbhāsaṃ svarūpa-śūnyam iva samādhiḥWhen that same meditation shines forth as the object alone, as if empty of its own form, it is absorption.
  4. 3.4त्रयमेकत्र संयमःtrayam ekatra saṃyamaḥThe three together, upon a single object, are saṃyama (perfect discipline).
  5. 3.5तज्जयात्प्रज्ञालोकःtaj-jayāt prajñālokaḥFrom mastering it, the light of insight dawns.
  6. 3.6तस्य भूमिषु विनियोगःtasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥIts application proceeds in stages.
  7. 3.7त्रयमन्तरङ्गं पूर्वेभ्यःtrayam antar-aṅgaṃ pūrvebhyaḥThese three are internal limbs compared to the preceding five.
  8. 3.8तदपि बहिरङ्गं निर्बीजस्यtad api bahir-aṅgaṃ nirbījasyaYet even these are external with respect to seedless absorption.
  9. 3.9व्युत्थाननिरोधसंस्कारयोरभिभवप्रादुर्भावौ निरोधक्षणचित्तान्वयो निरोधपरिणामःvyutthāna-nirodha-saṃskārayor abhibhava-prādurbhāvau nirodha-kṣaṇa-cittānvayo nirodha-pariṇāmaḥThe transformation of restraint is the mind's connection with the moment of restraint, as the outgoing impressions subside and the impressions of restraint arise.
  10. 3.10तस्य प्रशान्तवाहिता संस्कारात्tasya praśānta-vāhitā saṃskārātFrom that impression, the mind's flow becomes tranquil.
  11. 3.11सर्वार्थतैकाग्रतयोः क्षयोदयौ चित्तस्य समाधिपरिणामःsarvārthataikāgratayoḥ kṣayodayau cittasya samādhi-pariṇāmaḥThe decline of distraction and the rise of one-pointedness is the mind's transformation toward absorption.
  12. 3.12ततः पुनः शान्तोदितौ तुल्यप्रत्ययौ चित्तस्यैकाग्रतापरिणामःtataḥ punaḥ śāntoditau tulya-pratyayau cittasyaikāgratā-pariṇāmaḥThen, when the subsided and arisen cognitions are identical, it is the mind's transformation toward one-pointedness.
  13. 3.13एतेन भूतेन्द्रियेषु धर्मलक्षणावस्थापरिणामा व्याख्याताःetena bhūtendriyeṣu dharma-lakṣaṇāvasthā-pariṇāmā vyākhyātāḥBy this, the transformations of property, time-character, and condition in the elements and senses are also explained.
  14. 3.14शान्तोदिताव्यपदेश्यधर्मानुपाती धर्मीśāntoditāvyapadeśya-dharmānupātī dharmīThe substratum persists through its properties, whether subsided, arisen, or latent.
  15. 3.15क्रमान्यत्वं परिणामान्यत्वे हेतुःkramānyatvaṃ pariṇāmānyatve hetuḥDifference in sequence is the cause of difference in transformation.
  16. 3.16परिणामत्रयसंयमादतीतानागतज्ञानम्pariṇāma-traya-saṃyamād atītānāgata-jñānamBy saṃyama on the three transformations comes knowledge of the past and the future.
  17. 3.17शब्दार्थप्रत्ययानामितरेतराध्यासात्संकरस्तत्प्रविभागसंयमात्सर्वभूतरुतज्ञानम्śabdārtha-pratyayānām itaretarādhyāsāt saṃkaras tat-pravibhāga-saṃyamāt sarva-bhūta-ruta-jñānamWord, meaning, and cognition are confused through mutual superimposition; by saṃyama on their distinction comes knowledge of the sounds of all beings.
  18. 3.18संस्कारसाक्षात्करणात्पूर्वजातिज्ञानम्saṃskāra-sākṣāt-karaṇāt pūrva-jāti-jñānamFrom directly perceiving the latent impressions comes knowledge of previous births.
  19. 3.19प्रत्ययस्य परचित्तज्ञानम्pratyayasya para-citta-jñānamBy saṃyama on another's cognition comes knowledge of their mind.
  20. 3.20न च तत्सालम्बनं तस्याविषयीभूतत्वात्na ca tat sālambanaṃ tasyāviṣayī-bhūtatvātBut not the object underlying that mind, for that is not the object of this knowledge.
  21. 3.21कायरूपसंयमात्तद्ग्राह्यशक्तिस्तम्भे चक्षुःप्रकाशासंप्रयोगेऽन्तर्धानम्kāya-rūpa-saṃyamāt tad-grāhya-śakti-stambhe cakṣuḥ-prakāśāsaṃprayoge 'ntardhānamBy saṃyama on the body's form, suspending its perceptibility so that contact with the eye's light is broken, invisibility results.
  22. 3.22सोपक्रमं निरुपक्रमं च कर्म तत्संयमादपरान्तज्ञानमरिष्टेभ्यो वाsopakramaṃ nirupakramaṃ ca karma tat-saṃyamād aparānta-jñānam ariṣṭebhyo vāKarma is fast- or slow-fruiting; by saṃyama on it, or from omens, comes foreknowledge of death.
  23. 3.23मैत्र्यादिषु बलानिmaitry-ādiṣu balāniBy saṃyama on friendliness and the other virtues, their corresponding powers arise.
  24. 3.24बलेषु हस्तिबलादीनिbaleṣu hasti-balādīniBy saṃyama on strengths, one gains the strength of an elephant and the like.
  25. 3.25प्रवृत्त्यालोकन्यासात्सूक्ष्मव्यवहितविप्रकृष्टज्ञानम्pravṛtty-āloka-nyāsāt sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānamBy directing the inner light of higher perception, one gains knowledge of the subtle, the hidden, and the remote.
  26. 3.26भुवनज्ञानं सूर्ये संयमात्bhuvana-jñānaṃ sūrye saṃyamātBy saṃyama on the sun comes knowledge of the cosmic regions.
  27. 3.27चन्द्रे ताराव्यूहज्ञानम्candre tārā-vyūha-jñānamBy saṃyama on the moon comes knowledge of the arrangement of the stars.
  28. 3.28ध्रुवे तद्गतिज्ञानम्dhruve tad-gati-jñānamBy saṃyama on the pole star comes knowledge of the movement of the stars.
  29. 3.29नाभिचक्रे कायव्यूहज्ञानम्nābhi-cakre kāya-vyūha-jñānamBy saṃyama on the navel centre comes knowledge of the organization of the body.
  30. 3.30कण्ठकूपे क्षुत्पिपासानिवृत्तिःkaṇṭha-kūpe kṣut-pipāsā-nivṛttiḥBy saṃyama on the pit of the throat, hunger and thirst cease.
  31. 3.31कूर्मनाड्यां स्थैर्यम्kūrma-nāḍyāṃ sthairyamBy saṃyama on the 'tortoise' channel comes steadiness.
  32. 3.32मूर्धज्योतिषि सिद्धदर्शनम्mūrdha-jyotiṣi siddha-darśanamBy saṃyama on the light at the crown of the head comes vision of the perfected ones.
  33. 3.33प्रातिभाद्वा सर्वम्prātibhād vā sarvamOr, through intuitive illumination, all things are known.
  34. 3.34हृदये चित्तसंवित्hṛdaye citta-saṃvitBy saṃyama on the heart comes awareness of the nature of the mind.
  35. 3.35सत्त्वपुरुषयोरत्यन्तासंकीर्णयोः प्रत्ययाविशेषो भोगः परार्थत्वात्स्वार्थसंयमात्पुरुषज्ञानम्sattva-puruṣayor atyantāsaṃkīrṇayoḥ pratyayāviśeṣo bhogaḥ parārthatvāt svārtha-saṃyamāt puruṣa-jñānamExperience arises from not distinguishing the intellect and the Self, though they are utterly distinct; since the intellect exists for another, saṃyama on what exists for the Self yields knowledge of the Self.
  36. 3.36ततः प्रातिभश्रावणवेदनादर्शास्वादवार्ता जायन्तेtataḥ prātibha-śrāvaṇa-vedanādarśāsvāda-vārtā jāyanteFrom that arise intuition and heightened hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell.
  37. 3.37ते समाधावुपसर्गा व्युत्थाने सिद्धयःte samādhāv upasargā vyutthāne siddhayaḥThese are obstacles to absorption, though they are attainments in the outgoing state.
  38. 3.38बन्धकारणशैथिल्यात्प्रचारसंवेदनाच्च चित्तस्य परशरीरावेशःbandha-kāraṇa-śaithilyāt pracāra-saṃvedanāc ca cittasya para-śarīrāveśaḥBy loosening the cause of bondage and knowing the passage-ways of the mind, the mind can enter another's body.
  39. 3.39उदानजयाज्जलपङ्ककण्टकादिष्वसङ्ग उत्क्रान्तिश्चudāna-jayāj jala-paṅka-kaṇṭakādiṣv asaṅga utkrāntiś caBy mastery of the udāna breath comes rising above water, mud, thorns, and the like, and a conscious exit at death.
  40. 3.40समानजयाज्ज्वलनम्samāna-jayāj jvalanamBy mastery of the samāna breath comes radiance.
  41. 3.41श्रोत्राकाशयोः संबन्धसंयमाद्दिव्यं श्रोत्रम्śrotrākāśayoḥ saṃbandha-saṃyamād divyaṃ śrotramBy saṃyama on the relation between the ear and space comes divine hearing.
  42. 3.42कायाकाशयोः संबन्धसंयमाल्लघुतूलसमापत्तेश्चाकाशगमनम्kāyākāśayoḥ saṃbandha-saṃyamāl laghu-tūla-samāpatteś cākāśa-gamanamBy saṃyama on the relation between the body and space, and by merging with the lightness of cotton, one passes through space.
  43. 3.43बहिरकल्पिता वृत्तिर्महाविदेहा ततः प्रकाशावरणक्षयःbahir akalpitā vṛttir mahā-videhā tataḥ prakāśāvaraṇa-kṣayaḥThe actual (not imagined) functioning of the mind outside the body is the great bodiless state; from it, the covering over the light is destroyed.
  44. 3.44स्थूलस्वरूपसूक्ष्मान्वयार्थवत्त्वसंयमाद्भूतजयःsthūla-svarūpa-sūkṣmānvayārthavattva-saṃyamād bhūta-jayaḥBy saṃyama on the gross form, the essential nature, the subtle, the connectedness, and the purposiveness of the elements comes mastery over them.
  45. 3.45ततोऽणिमादिप्रादुर्भावः कायसम्पत्तद्धर्मानभिघातश्चtato 'ṇimādi-prādurbhāvaḥ kāya-sampat tad-dharmānabhighātaś caFrom that come the powers of minuteness and the rest, perfection of the body, and the indestructibility of its qualities.
  46. 3.46रूपलावण्यबलवज्रसंहननत्वानि कायसम्पत्rūpa-lāvaṇya-bala-vajra-saṃhananatvāni kāya-sampatPerfection of the body consists of beauty, gracefulness, strength, and adamantine firmness.
  47. 3.47ग्रहणस्वरूपास्मितान्वयार्थवत्त्वसंयमादिन्द्रियजयःgrahaṇa-svarūpāsmitānvayārthavattva-saṃyamād indriya-jayaḥBy saṃyama on perception, the essential nature of the senses, egoity, connectedness, and purposiveness comes mastery over the senses.
  48. 3.48ततो मनोजवित्वं विकरणभावः प्रधानजयश्चtato mano-javitvaṃ vikaraṇa-bhāvaḥ pradhāna-jayaś caFrom that come swiftness like the mind, perception independent of the organs, and mastery over primal nature.
  49. 3.49सत्त्वपुरुषान्यताख्यातिमात्रस्य सर्वभावाधिष्ठातृत्वं सर्वज्ञातृत्वं चsattva-puruṣānyatā-khyāti-mātrasya sarva-bhāvādhiṣṭhātṛtvaṃ sarva-jñātṛtvaṃ caFor one established only in the discernment between the intellect and the Self come supremacy over all states of being and omniscience.
  50. 3.50तद्वैराग्यादपि दोषबीजक्षये कैवल्यम्tad-vairāgyād api doṣa-bīja-kṣaye kaivalyamBy dispassion even toward that, the seed of imperfection is destroyed and liberation follows.
  51. 3.51स्थान्युपनिमन्त्रणे सङ्गस्मयाकरणं पुनरनिष्टप्रसङ्गात्sthāny-upanimantraṇe saṅga-smayākaraṇaṃ punar aniṣṭa-prasaṅgātWhen invited by celestial beings, the yogi should feel neither attachment nor pride, lest the undesirable recur.
  52. 3.52क्षणतत्क्रमयोः संयमाद्विवेकजं ज्ञानम्kṣaṇa-tat-kramayoḥ saṃyamād viveka-jaṃ jñānamBy saṃyama on the moment and its sequence comes knowledge born of discernment.
  53. 3.53जातिलक्षणदेशैरन्यतानवच्छेदात्तुल्ययोस्ततः प्रतिपत्तिःjāti-lakṣaṇa-deśair anyatānavacchedāt tulyayos tataḥ pratipattiḥFrom that discernment, two things otherwise indistinguishable by class, characteristic, or position can be told apart.
  54. 3.54तारकं सर्वविषयं सर्वथाविषयमक्रमं चेति विवेकजं ज्ञानम्tārakaṃ sarva-viṣayaṃ sarvathā-viṣayam akramaṃ ceti viveka-jaṃ jñānamKnowledge born of discernment is the liberating knowledge: it embraces all objects in all conditions, and is simultaneous.
  55. 3.55सत्त्वपुरुषयोः शुद्धिसाम्ये कैवल्यम्sattva-puruṣayoḥ śuddhi-sāmye kaivalyamWhen the purity of the intellect equals that of the Self, there is liberation.