Verse 27

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

महामुद्रा महाबन्धो महावेधश्च खेचरी । जालन्धरोड्डियाणश्च मूलबन्धैस्तथैव च ॥

दीर्घप्रणवसन्धानं सिद्धान्तश्रवणं परम् । वज्रोली चामरोली च सहजोली त्रिधा मता ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

महामुद्रा महा-बन्धः महा-वेधः च खेचरी । जालन्धरः उड्डियाणः च मूल-बन्धैः तथा एव च ॥

दीर्घ-प्रणव-सन्धानम् सिद्धान्त-श्रवणम् परम् । वज्रोली च अमरोली च सहजोली त्रिधा मता ॥

IAST Transliteration

mahāmudrā mahābandho mahāvedhaś ca khecarī | jālandharoddiyāṇaś ca mūlabandhais tathaiva ca ||

dīrghapraṇavasaṁdhānaṁ siddhāntaśravaṇaṁ param | vajrolī cāmarolī ca sahajolī tridhā matā ||

Translation

ਮਹਾਮੁਦਰਾ, ਮਹਾਬੰਧ, ਮਹਾਵੇਧ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਚਰੀ; ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਲੰਧਰ ਤੇ ਉੱਡਿਆਣ, ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਮੂਲਬੰਧ। ਪ੍ਰਣਵ (ਓਂਕਾਰ) ਵਿੱਚ ਦੀਰਘ ਸੰਧਾਨ—ਦੀਰਘ ਲੀਨਤਾ—ਅਤੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਦਾ ਪਰਮ ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣ। ਵਜ੍ਰੋਲੀ, ਅਮਰੋਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਹਜੋਲੀ—ਇਹ ਤਿੰਨ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਮੰਨੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।

Academic Translation

Mahāmudrā, mahābandha, mahāvedha, and khecarī; and likewise jālandhara and uḍḍiyāṇa, together with mūlabandha. Prolonged joining (absorption) in the praṇava (Oṁ) and the supreme hearing of the doctrine. Vajrolī, amarolī, and sahajolī are considered threefold.

Verse Context

• Moksha (via haṭha/laya auxiliaries culminating in Brahman-realization)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: presented as preparatory disciplines that support śravaṇa (hearing of Vedānta) and contemplative absorption, thereby aiding assimilation of mahāvākya knowledge.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Mixed; predominantly anuṣṭubh-style śloka (post-Vedic metrical verse)