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Yogatattva Upanishad: Verse 28

एतेषां लक्षणं ब्रह्मन् प्रत्येकं शृणु तत्त्वतः ।

लघ्वाहारो यमेष्वेको मुख्या भवति नेतरः ॥

अहिंसा नियमेष्वेका मुख्या वै चतुरानन ।

सिद्धं पद्मं तथा सिंहं भद्रं चेति चतुष्टयम् ॥२८–२९॥

एतेषाम् । लक्षणम् । ब्रह्मन् । प्रत्येकम् । शृणु । तत्त्वतः ।

लघु-आहारः । यमेषु । एकः । मुख्यः । भवति । न । इतरः ।

अहिंसा । नियमेषु । एका । मुख्या । वै । चतुरानन ।

सिद्धम् । पद्मम् । तथा । सिंहम् । भद्रम् । च । इति । चतुष्टयम् ।

Recitation with translationYogatattva Upanishad 28

eteṣāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ brahman pratyekaṃ śṛṇu tattvataḥ |

laghvāhāro yameṣv eko mukhyā bhavati netaraḥ ||

ahiṃsā niyameṣv ekā mukhyā vai caturānana |

siddhaṃ padmaṃ tathā siṃhaṃ bhadraṃ ceti catuṣṭayam ||28–29||

अब इन सब का पूरा डिटेल सुनो, एक-एक करके। यमों में सबसे बड़ी बात है थोड़ा खाना, ज़्यादा नहीं। नियमों में अहिंसा सबसे ऊपर है, बाकी सब नीचे। बैठने के चार तरीका हैं। सिद्ध, पद्म, सिंह और भद्र।

O Brahman (O Brahmā), hear the characteristics of these, each one, in accordance with reality. Among the yamas, light (moderate) eating alone is primary, not the others. Among the niyamas, non-violence alone is indeed primary, O four-faced one. (As for) postures: Siddha, Padma, Siṃha, and Bhadra—these are the four.

Sādhana (yama–niyama) as a prerequisite for yoga leading toward mokṣa/ātma-jñānaAtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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