Yoga and its application in Hindu spirituality
Yoga and its application in Hindu spirituality
Lyrics with Meaning
View lyrics page →Invocation to the First Yogi
Original
आदिगुरु शिव को सादर नमन, योगेश्वर महादेव। मन की शांति का पावन मार्ग, दिव्य ज्ञान का भेद॥
Transliteration
Adi guru Shiva ko saadar naman, Yogeshwar Mahadev. Man ki shanti ka paavan marg, divya gyan ka bhed.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the primordial Guru Shiva, the Lord of Yoga. The sacred path to peace of mind, the secret of divine knowledge.
The Essence of Yoga
Original
आत्मा का परमात्मा से मिलन, यही योग का सार है। चित्त की वृत्तियों का निरोध, मुक्ति का आधार है॥
Transliteration
Atma ka Paramatma se milan, yahi yoga ka saar hai. Chitta ki vrittiyon ka nirodh, mukti ka aadhaar hai.
Meaning / Translation
The union of the individual soul with the Supreme Soul, this is the essence of Yoga. The cessation of the fluctuations of the mind is the foundation of liberation.
The Eight-fold Path (Ashtanga)
Original
यम, नियम, आसन, प्राणायाम, इंद्रिय संयम का विधान। ध्यान और समाधि की अवस्था, परम सत्य का ज्ञान॥
Transliteration
Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, indriya sanyam ka vidhan. Dhyana aur Samadhi ki avastha, param satya ka gyan.
Meaning / Translation
Yama, Niyama, Asana, and Pranayama, the disciplines of sensory control. The states of Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (absorption), the realization of the ultimate truth.
The Spiritual Result
Original
प्राणों की गति में प्रभु का वास, अंतर्मन की ज्योति। योग मार्ग से मिटे अंधकार, मिले आत्मिक मोती॥
Transliteration
Prano ki gati mein Prabhu ka vaas, antarman ki jyoti. Yoga marg se mite andhkar, mile aatmik moti.
Meaning / Translation
The Lord resides in the movement of the life force (Prana), the light within the inner self. Through the path of Yoga, darkness is dissolved, and the pearl of the true Self is attained.