Yoga Sutra of Patanjali - Sanskrit Text

The oldest text of Yoga, written around 2,500 years ago, is like the Bible of Yoga.
Here are the original sutras.

                                                                                                                    - Kartik Vyas

Chapter 1: Samadhi Pada

1. atha yoganushasanam
2. yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah     
3. tada drashtuh svarupe 'vasthanam         
4. vritti-sarupyam itaratra
5. vrittayah panchatayyah klishtaklishtah
6. pramana-viparyaya-vikalpa-nidra-smritayah
7. pratyakshanumanagamah pramanani
8. viparyayo mithya-jnanam atad-rupa-pratishtham
9. shabda-jnananupati-vastu-shunyo vikalpah
10. abhava-pratyayalambana vrittir nidra
11. anubhuta-vishayasanpramosha smritih
12. abhyasa-vairagyabhyam tan-nirodhah
13. tatra sthitau yatno 'bhyasah
14. sa tu dirgha-kala-nairantarya-satkarasevito dridha-bhumih
15. drishtanushravika-vishaya-vitrishnasya vashikara-sanjna vairagyam
16. tat param purusha-khyater guna-vaitrishnayam
17. vitarka-vicharanandasmitanugamat sanprajnatah
18. virama-pratyayabhyasa-purvah sanskara-shesho 'nyah
19. bhava-pratyayo videha-prakritilayanam
20. shraddha-virya-smriti-samadhi-prajnapurvaka itaresham
21. tivra-sanveganam asannah
22. mridu-madhyadhimatratvat tato 'pi visheshah
23. ishvara-pranidhanad va
24. klesha-karma-vipakashayair aparamrishtah purushavishesha ishvarah
25. tatra niratishayam sarvajna-bijam
26. sa purvesham api guruh kalenanavachchedat
27. tasya vachakah pranavah
28. tajjapas tad-artha-bhavanam
29. tatah pratyak-chetanadhigamo 'py antaraya-bhavash cha
30. vyadhi-styana-sanshaya-pramadalasyavirati-bhranti- darshanalabdhabhumikatvanavasthitatvani chitta-vikshepas te 'ntarayah
31. duhkha-daurmanasyangamejayatva-shvasa-prashrasa vikshepa-sahabhuvah
32. tat-pratishedhartham eka-tattvabhyasah
33. maitri-karuna-muditopekshanam sukha-duhkha-punyapunya-vishayanam bhavanatash chitta-prasadanam
34. prachchardana-vidharanabhyam va pranasya
35. vishayavati va pravrittir utpanna manasah sthiti-nibandhani
36. vishoka va jyotishmati
37. vita-raga-vishayam va chittam
38. svapna-nidra-jnanalambanam va
39. yathabhimata-dhyanad va
40. paramanu-parama-mahattvanto 'sya vashikarah
41. kshina-vritter abhijatasyeva maner grahitri-grahana-grahyeshu tatstha-tadanjanata samapattih
42. tatra shabdartha-jnana-vikalpaih sankirna savitarka
43. smriti-parishuddhau svarupa-shunyevartha-matra-nirbhasa nirvitarka
44. etayaiva savichara nirvichara cha sukshma-vishaya vyakhyata
45. sukshma-vishayatvam chalinga-paryavasanam
46. ta eva sabijah samadhih
47. vichara-vaisharadye 'dhyatma-prasadah
48. ritambhara tatra prajna
49. shrutanumana-prajnabhyam anya-vishaya vishesharthatvat
50. taj-jah sanskaro 'nya sanskara-pratibandhi
51. tasyapi nirodhe sarva-nirodhan nirbijah samadhih

Chapter 2: Sadhana Pada

1. tapah-svadhyayeshvara-pranidhanani kriya-yogah
2. samadhi-bhavanarthah klesha-tanukaranarthash cha
3. avidyasmita-raga-dveshabhiniveshah kleshah
4. avidya kshetram uttaresham prasupta-tanu-vichchinnodaranam
5. anityashuchi-duhkhanatmasu nitya-shuchi-sukhatmakhyatir avidya
6. drig-darshana-shaktyor ekatmatevasmita
7. sukhanushayl ragah
8. duhkhanushayi dveshah
9. svarasavahi vidusho 'pi tatha rudho 'bhiniveshah
10. te pratiprasava-heyah sukshmah
11. dhyana-heyas tad-vrittayah
12. klesha-mulah karmashayo drishtadrishta-janma-vedaniyah
13. sati mule tad-vipako jaty-ayur-bhogah
14. te hlada-paritapa-phalah punyapunya-hetutvat
15. parinama-tapa-sanskara-duhkhair guna-vritti-virodhach cha duhkham eva sarvam vivekinah
16. heyam duhkham anagatam
17. drashtri-drishyayoh sanyogo heya-hetuh
18. prakasha-kriya-sthiti-shilam bhutendriyatmakam bhogapavargarthem drishyam
19. visheshavishesha-lingamatralingani gunaparvani
20. drashta dristhimatrah shuddho 'pi pratyayanupashyah
21. tad-artha eva drishyasyatma
22. kritartham prati nashtam apy anashtam tad-anya-sadharanatvat
23. sva-svami-shaktyoh svarupopalabdhi-hetah sanyogah
24. tasya hetur avidya
25. tad-abhavat sanyogabhavo hanam tad drisheh kaivalyam
26. viveka-khyatir aviplava hanopayah
27. tasya saptadha pranta-bhumih prajna
28. yoganganushthanad ashuddhikshaye jnanadiptir a viveka-khyateh
29. yama-niyamasana-pranayama-pratyahara-dharana-dhyana-samadhyayo 'shtavangani
30. tatra ahimsa-satyasteya-brahmacharyaparigraha yamah
31. ete jati-desha-kala-samayanavachchimah sarvabhauma mahavratam
32. shaucha-santosha-tapah-svadhyayeshvara-pranidhanani niyamah
33. vitarka badhane pratipaksha bhavanam
34. vitarka himsadayah krita-karitanumodita lobha-krodha-moha-purvaka mridu-madhyadhimatra duhkhajnananantaphala iti pratipaksha-bhavanam
35. ahimsa-pratishthayam tat-sanniddhau vairatyagah
36. satya-pratishthayam kriya-phalashrayatvam
37. asteya-pratishthayam sarva-ratnopasthanam
38. brahmacharya-pratishthayam virya-labhah
39. aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathanta-sanbodhah
40. shauchat svanga-jugupsa parair asansargah
41. sattvashuddhi-saumanasyaikagryendriyajayatma-darshana-yogyatvani cha
42. santoshad anuttamah sukha-labhah
43. kayendriya-siddhir ashuddhi-kshayat tapasah
44. svadhyayad ishta-devata-sanprayogah
45. samadhi-siddhir ishvara-pranidhanat
46. sthira-sukham asanam
47. prayatna-shaithilyananta-samapattibhyam
48. tato dvandvanabhighatah
49. tasmin sati shvasa-prashvasayor gativichchedah pranayamah
50. bahyabhyantara-stambha-vrittir deshakala-sankhyabhih paridrishto dirghasukshmah
51. bahyabhyantara-vishayakshepi chaturthah
52. tatah kshiyate prakashavaranam
53. dharanasu cha yogyata manasah
54. sva-vishayasanprayoge chitta-svarupanukara ivendriyanam pratyaharah
55. tatah parama vashyatendriyanam

Chapter 3: Vibhuti Pada

1. desha-bandhash chittasya dharana
2. tatra pratyayaikatanata dhyanam
3. tad evarthamatra-nirbhasam svarupa-shunyam iva samadhih
4. trayam ekatra sanyamah
5. taj-jayat prajnalokah
6. tasya bhumishu viniyogah
7. trayam antarangam purvebhyah
8. tad api bahirangam nirbijasya
9. vyutthana-nirodha-sanskarayor abhibhava-pradhurbhavan nirodha-kshana-chittanvayo nirodha-parinamah
10. tasya prashanta-vahita sanskarat
11. sarvarthataikagratayoh kshayodayau chittasya samadhi-parinamah
12. tatah punah shantoditau tulya-pratyayau chittasyaikagrata-parinamah
13. etena bhutendriyeshu dharma-lakshanavastha-parinama vyakhyatah
14. shantoditavyapadeshya-dharmanupati dharmi
15. kramanyatvam parinamanyatve hetuh
16. parinama-traya-sanyamad atitanagata-jnanam
17. shabdartha-pratyayanam itaretaradhyasat sankaras tat-pravibhaga-sanyamat sarva-bhuta-ruta-jnanam
18. sanskara-sakshatkaranat purva-jatijnanam
19. pratyayasya para-chitta-jnanam
20. na cha tat salambanam tasyavishayi-bhutatvat
21. kaya-rupa-sanyamat tad-grahya-shakti-stambhe chakshuh-prakashasanprayoge 'ntardhanam
22. etena sthabdady antardhanam uktam
23. sopakramam nirupakramam cha karma tat-sanyamad aparanta-jnanam arishtebhyo va
24. maitry-adishu balani
25. baleshu hasti-baladini
26. pravritty-aloka-nyasat sukshma-vyavahita-viprakrishta-jnanam
27. bhavana-jnanam surye sanyamat
28. chandre tara-vyuha-jnanam
29. dhruve tad-gati-jnanam
30. nabhi-chakre kaya-vyuha-jnanam
31. kantha-kupe kshut-pipasa-nivrittih
32. kurma-nadyam sthairyam
33. murdha-jyotishi siddha-darshanam
34. pratibhad va sarvam
35. hridaye chitta-sanvit
36. sattva-purushayor atyantasankirnayoh pratyayavishesho bhogah pararthat svartha-sanyamat purusha-jnanam
37. tatah pratibha-shravana-vedanadarshasvada-vartta jayante
38. te samadhav upasarga vkyutthane siddhayah
39. bandha-karana-shaithilyat prachara-sanvedanach cha chittasya para-shariraveshah
40. udana-jayaj jala-panka-kantakadishvasanga utkrantisth cha
41. samana-jayaj jvalanam
42. shrotrakashayoh sanbandha-sanyamad divyam shrotram
43. kayakashayoh sanbandha-sanyamat laghu-tula-samapattesth chakashagamanam
44. bahir akalpita vrittir maha-videha tatah prakashavarana-kshayah
45. sthula-svarupa-sukshmanvayarthavattva-sanyamad bhuta-jayah
46. tato 'nimadi-pradurbhavah kaya-sanpat tad-dharmanabhighatash cha
47. rupa-lavanya-bala-vajra-sanhananatvani kaya-sanpat
48. grahana-svarupasmitanvayarthavattva-sanyamad indriya-jayah
49. tato manojavitam vikarana-bhavah pradhana-jayash cha
50. sattva-purushanyata-khyati-matrasya sarvabhavadhishthatritvam sarvajnatritvam cha
51. tad-vairagyad api dosha-bija-kshaye kaivalyam
52. sthany-upanimantrane sangha-smayakaranam punar anishta-prasangat
53. kshana-tat-kramayoh sanyamad vivekajam jnanam
54. jati-lakshana-deshair anyatanavachchedat tulyayos tatah pratipattih
55. tarakam sarva-vishayam sarvatha-vishayam akramam cheti vivekajam jnanam
56. sattva-purushayoh shuddhi-samye kaivalyam

Chapter 4: Kaivalya Pada

1. janmaushadhi-mantra-tapah-samadhijah siddhayah
2. jatya-antara-parinamah prakrity-apurat
3. nimittam aprayojakam prakritinam varanabhedas tu tatah kshetrikavat
4. nirmana-chittany asmita-matrat
5. pravritti-bhede prayojakam chittam ekam anekesham
6. tatra dhyanajam anashayam
7. karmashuklakrishnam yoginas trividham itaresham
8. tatas tad-vipakanugunanam evabhivyaktir vasananam
9. jati-desha-kala-vyavahitanam apy anantaryam smriti-sanskarayor ekarupatvat
10. tasam anaditvam chashisho nityatvat
11. hetu-phalashrayalambanaih sangrihitatvad esham abhave tad-abhavah
12. atitanagatam svarupato 'sty adhva-bhedad dharmanam
13. te vyakta-sukshmah gunatmanah
14. parinamaikatvad vastu-tattvam
15. vastu-samye chitta-bhedat tayor vibhaktah panthah
16. na chaika-chitta-tantram vastu tad-apramanakam tada kim syat
17. tad-uparagapekshitvach chittasya vastu jnatajnatam
18. sada jnatasth chitta-vrittayas tat-prabhoh purushasyaparinamitvat
19. na tat svabhasam drishyatvat
20. eka-samaye chobhayanavadharanam
21. chittantara-drishye buddhi-buddher atiprasangah smriti-sanskarah cha
22. chiter apratisankramayas tad-akarapattau svabuddhi-sanvedanam
23. drashtra-drishyoparaktam chittam sarvartham
24. tad asankhyeya-vasanabhish chitram api parartham sanhatya-karitvat
25. vishesha-darshina atma-bhava-bhavana-vinivrittih
26. tada viveka-nimnam kaivalya-pragbharam chittam
27. tach-chidreshu pratyayantarani sanskarebhyah
28. hanam esham kleshavad uktam
29. prasankhyane 'py akusidasya sarvatha viveka-khyater dharma-meghah samadhih
30. tatah klesha-karma-nivrittih
31. tada sarvavarana-malapetasya jnanasyanantyaj jneyam alpam
32. tatah kritarthanam parinama-krama-samaptir gunanam
33. kshana-pratiyogi parinamaparanta-nirgrahyah kramah
34. purushartha-shunyanam gunanam pratiprasavah kaivalyam svarupa-pratishtha va chiti-shakter iti

Kartik Vyas, is yoga mentor- consultant, a management trainer, and a motivational speaker. He has trained more than 30,000 people from 14 nations over the last 22 years. You can reach him at www.kartikvyas.com