Verse 3

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तमाराध्य जगन्नाथं प्रणिपत्य पितामहः । पप्रच्छ योगतत्त्वं मे ब्रूहि चाष्टाङ्गसंयुतम् ॥३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तम् । आराध्य । जगत्-नाथम् । प्रणिपत्य । पितामहः । पप्रच्छ । योग-तत्त्वम् । मे । ब्रूहि । च । अष्ट-अङ्ग-सम्युतम् ॥३॥

IAST Transliteration

tam ārādhya jagannāthaṃ praṇipatya pitāmahaḥ | papraccha yogatattvaṃ me brūhi cāṣṭāṅgasaṃyutam ||3||

Translation

जगन्नाथ की आराधना करके और प्रणाम करके पितामह (ब्रह्मा) ने पूछा—‘मुझे योग-तत्त्व बताइए, तथा अष्टाङ्ग-युक्त योग भी।’

Academic Translation

HavingīHaving worshipped that Lord of the world and having bowed down, Pitāmaha (Brahmā) asked: ‘Tell me the principle of Yoga, together with the eight limbs.’

Verse Context

• Guru-śiṣya/īśvara-śaraṇāgati as the doorway to yoga-jñāna; Aṣṭāṅga-yoga as structured sādhanā
• Mahavakya: Indirect: frames the pedagogical setting (praśna/śravaṇa) that culminates in liberating knowledge; aṣṭāṅga is treated as an auxiliary discipline preparing for mahāvākya realization.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Taittirīya-śākhā (traditional association) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)