Yogatattva Upanishad 30 - Verse 30

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Yogatattva Upanishad: Verse 30

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रथमाभ्यासकाले तु विघ्नाः स्युः चतुरानन ।

आलस्यं कत्थनं धूर्तगोष्ठी मन्त्रादिसाधनम् ॥

धातुस्त्रीलौल्यकादीनि मृगतृष्णामयानि वै ।

ज्ञात्वा सुधीस्त्यजेत् सर्वान् विघ्नान् पुण्यप्रभावतः ॥३०–३१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

प्रथम-अभ्यास-काले । तु । विघ्नाः । स्युः । चतुरानन ।

आलस्यम् । कत्थनम् । धूर्त-गोष्ठी । मन्त्र-आदि-साधनम् ।

धातुः । स्त्री-लौल्यक-आदीनि । मृग-तृष्णा-मयानि । वै ।

ज्ञात्वा । सु-धीः । त्यजेत् । सर्वान् । विघ्नान् । पुण्य-प्रभावतः ।

Recitation with translationYogatattva Upanishad 30

IAST Transliteration

prathamābhyāsakāle tu vighnāḥ syuḥ caturānana |

ālasyaṃ katthanaṃ dhūrtagoṣṭhī mantrādisādhanam ||

dhātustrīlaulyakādīni mṛgatṛṣṇāmayāni vai |

jñātvā sudhīs tyajet sarvān vighnān puṇyaprabhāvataḥ ||30–31||

Translation

जब पहले-पहले योग करना शुरू करो, तो काफी रुकावटें आती हैं। आलसी आजाता है, लोग बकवास करते हैं। गलत लोगों के साथ टाइम बर्बाद होता है। मंत्र-जाप में फंस जाते हो। पैसों और औरतों के पीछे भागते हो। यह सब झूठी चीज़ें हैं, जैसे रेगिस्तान में पानी दिखता है। समझदार इंसान यह सब रुकावटें छोड़ देता है। अच्छे करम करके यह सब दूर होता है।

Academic Translation

But in the time of first practice, obstacles arise, O four-faced one: laziness, boastful talk, the company of rogues, the pursuit of mantras and the like as (mere) means; craving for minerals/metal (wealth), infatuation with women, and so on—indeed, (all) consisting of mirage-like delusion. Having understood (them), the wise-minded one should abandon all obstacles through the power of merit (right conduct).

Word by Word

prathama-abhyāsa-kālein the first period of practice

tubut; indeed

vighnāḥobstacles

syuḥmay be; would arise

caturānanaO four-faced one

ālasyaṃlaziness

katthanamboasting; bragging

dhūrta-goṣṭhīassociation with rogues

mantra-ādi-sādhanampractice of mantra and the like

dhātu-strī-laulyaka-ādīni(pursuits of) minerals/alchemy, women, fickleness, and so on

mṛga-tṛṣṇā-mayānimade of mirage; illusory

vaiindeed

jñātvāhaving known

su-dhīḥthe wise person

tyajetshould abandon

sarvānall

vighnānobstacles

puṇya-prabhāvataḥthrough the power of merit

Sandhi Notes

prathamābhyāsakāle → prathama-abhyāsa-kāle (compound segmentation)
vighnāḥ syuḥ → vighnāḥ syuḥ (no change; visarga before sibilant)
dhūrtagoṣṭhī → dhūrta-goṣṭhī
mantrādisādhanam → mantra-ādi-sādhanam
dhātustrīlaulyakādīni → dhātu-strī-laulyaka-ādīni
mṛgatṛṣṇāmayāni → mṛga-tṛṣṇā-mayāni
sudhīs tyajet → su-dhīḥ tyajet (visarga restored before t)

Verse Context

Māyā/avidyā as distraction (vighna) obstructing sādhana; vairāgya (dispassion) as correctiveAtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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