Verse 1
Yogatattva
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
योगतत्त्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि योगिनां हितकाम्यया । यच्छ्रुत्वा च पठित्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥१॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
योग-तत्त्वम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि । योगिनाम् । हित-काम्यया । यत्-श्रुत्वा । च । पठित्वा । च । सर्व-पापैः । प्रमुच्यते ॥१॥
IAST Transliteration
yogatattvaṃ pravakṣyāmi yogināṃ hitakāmyayā | yac chrutvā ca paṭhitvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||1||
Translation
योगियों के कल्याण की कामना से मैं योग-तत्त्व का उपदेश करूँगा; जिसे सुनकर और पढ़कर मनुष्य समस्त पापों से मुक्त हो जाता है।
Academic Translation
I shall expound the principle of Yoga, with the desire for the welfare of yogins; having heard it and having recited it, one is released from all sins.
Verse Context
Moksha (liberation) through Yoga-vidyā; pāpa-kṣaya (purification) as a prerequisite to jñānaMahavakya: Indirect: prepares the adhikārin (qualified seeker) for mahāvākya-jñāna such as “tat tvam asi” by emphasizing śravaṇa (hearing) and svādhyāya (study).Krishna YajurvedaTaittirīya-śākhā (traditional association) ShakhaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)