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Hatha Yoga Pradipika Chapters
Famous Shloka from Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 91
In this way --by the aforesaid practice-- (evam), (the Yogī) should keep and protect (rakṣayet) even (api) the feminine semen (rajas) of a ṛtumatī --a woman at the time after her courses-- (ṛtumatyāḥ) as well as (ca) his own (nijam) masculine semen (bindum). (This Yogī is an) "Abhyāsayogavit" (abhyāsa-yoga-vit) (or) one who knows (vit) that the practice (of Vajrolīmudrā) (abhyāsa) (is) Yoga or Union (yoga). (Such a knower) should drag (ākarṣayet) (both his semen and woman's) completely (samyak) upward (ūrdhvam) through the penis (meḍhreṇa)1||91||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 90
(Since) the semen (śukram) of men (nṛṇām) depends (āyattam) on mind (citta) and (ca) life (jīvitam) depends (āyattam) upon the semen (śukra)1, therefore (tasmāt), semen (śukram) and (ca eva) mind (manas) are to be kept and protected (rakṣaṇīyam) with especial effort (prayatnatas)||90||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 89
Due to the retention (dhāraṇāt) of Bindu --semen-- (bindu), a fragrant smell (su-gandhaḥ) arises (jāyate) in the body (dehe) of the Yogī (yoginaḥ). While (yāvat) Bindu (binduḥ) (is) steady (sthiraḥ) in the body (dehe), during that time (tāvat) "Where (kutas) (is) the fear (bhayam) of death (kāla)?"||89||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 88
Thus (evam), (if) the knower (vit) of Yoga (yoga) keeps (saṁrakṣayet) (his) Bindu --semen-- (bindum) conquers (jayati) death (mṛtyum). With the emission (pātena) of Bindu (bindu) (there is) death (maraṇam), (while) by retaining (dhāraṇāt) Bindu (bindu) (there is) life (jīvanam)||88||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 87
By the practice (of Vajrolīmudrā) (abhyāsena), (the Yogī) should draw (āharet) upward (ūrdhvam) (that) Bindu --semen-- (bindum) which is falling --i.e. which is about to fall-- (patat) into the woman's (nārī) vagina (bhage). (If his semen falls,) he should keep (rakṣayet) one's own (nijam) fallen (calitam) Bindu --semen-- (bindum), as well as (the feminine semen or ovarian fluid) (ca), by dragging (them) (ākṛṣya) upward (ūrdhvam)1||87||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 86
Carefully (yatnatas), (a Yogī) should perform (prakurvīta) very gradually (śanaiḥ śanaiḥ) a hissing blow (phūt-kāram) by a prescribed tube (śasta-nālena) (inserted into) the urogenital channel (vajra-kandare). (The resulting hissing sound) is due to (kāraṇāt) the movement (sañcāra) of the air (vāyu) (through the tube which has been put in the aforesaid channel)1||86||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 85
A man (puruṣaḥ) or (athavā) even (api) a woman (nārī) would attain (āpnuyāt) perfection (siddhim) in Vajrolī (vajrolī) (if he/she) practices (abhyaset) a complete (samyak), (but) gradual (śanaiḥ), contraction (ākuñcanam) upward (ūrdhva)1 through the sexual intercourse (mehanena)||85||
- Chapter 3 -
Shlok 84
With respect to that --i.e. to the practice of Vajrolī-- (tatra), I will speak (vakṣye) about a couple (dvayam) of things (vastu) hard to be obtained (durlabham) to whosoever (yasya kasyacid) (is poor)1: One (thing) (ekam) (is) milk (kṣīram ca) and (ca) the second (dvitīyam) (is) truly (tu) a woman (nārī) that acts obediently (vaśa-vartinī)2||84||