Anugita + Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Anugita proper (ch. 16-50)

Krishna's teachings on jnana, karma, sannyasa. Largely a re-statement of the Bhagavad Gita with more elaboration. Discusses the gunas in greater detail.

Kashyapa Gita (ch. 51-58)

A brahmana-Kashyapa-vyadha (hunter) story embedded - same archetype as the Vyadha Gita. The unlettered hunter teaches the educated brahmana the true dharma. Anti-caste teaching.

Guru-shishya samvada (ch. 59-72)

A long discourse on the nature of the guru-disciple relationship. Defines the qualifications of both.

Brahmana Gita (ch. 73-90)

A brahmana teaches his wife about para-vidya + apara-vidya (higher + lower knowledge). The wife-as-disciple model.

Closing (ch. 91-92)

Krishna's final words to Arjuna before the Pandavas' departure: maintain dharma, perform the Ashvamedha (which the Pandavas then do).

Ch. 1: Asana · आसन

67 verses. The first limb of hatha. Lists 16 important asanas - Swastika, Gomukha, Vira, Kurma, Kukkutta, Uttana-Kurma, Dhanura, Matsya, Pashchimo, Mayura, Shava, Siddha, Padma, Simha, Bhadra, and the supreme: Siddhasana. Pre-conditions: pure place, vegetarian diet, moderate eating, brahmacharya. Pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi come naturally after asana.

मिताहारं विना यस्तु योगारम्भं तु कारयेत्। नानारोगो भवेत्तस्य किञ्चिद्योगो न सिध्यति॥ - "Without moderate diet, one who attempts yoga gets various diseases; no yoga succeeds."

Ch. 2: Pranayama + Shatkarmas · प्राणायाम + षट्कर्म

78 verses. The 6 shatkarmas (cleansing techniques) - Dhauti (cleansing with cloth), Basti (lower-tract), Neti (nasal-thread), Trataka (gazing), Nauli (abdominal-churning), Kapalbhati (skull-shining). The 8 kumbhakas (breath-retentions): Surya Bhedana, Ujjayi, Sitkari, Sheetali, Bhastrika, Bhramari, Murccha, Plavini. Each kumbhaka has its own benefits + cautions.

चले वाते चलं चित्तं निश्चले निश्चलं भवेत्। योगी स्थाणुत्वमाप्नोति ततो वायुं निरोधयेत्॥ - "When breath moves, mind moves; when breath is still, mind is still. The yogi attains stability. Therefore restrain the breath."

Ch. 3: Mudras + Bandhas · मुद्रा + बन्ध

130 verses. The 10 mudras: Maha Mudra, Maha Bandha, Maha Vedha, Khechari, Uddiyana, Mulabandha, Jalandhara, Viparita Karani, Vajroli, Shakti-chalana. The 3 main bandhas: Mula bandha (root-lock), Uddiyana bandha (abdominal-lock), Jalandhara bandha (throat-lock). Khechari mudra (turning the tongue back into the throat) is the supreme - said to grant siddhis + immortality.

अद्य प्रभृति में देह मोक्षदेहो भविष्यति। मा भूद्बाह्य परिज्ञानं नैव बाह्ये प्रसार्यते॥ - "From today, my body is the body-of-moksha. Let there be no external knowledge; let there be no external projection."

Ch. 4: Samadhi · समाधि

114 verses. The fruit of all asana + pranayama + mudra + bandha. 4 stages of nada-yoga (sound-meditation) - arambha, ghata, parichaya, nishpatti. The yogi hears inner sounds (anahata-nada) growing subtler - first bell-like, then conch, then drum, then flute, finally silence. In silence - samadhi. The supreme.

न गन्धं न रसं रूपं न च स्पर्शं न निःस्वनम्। नात्मानं न परं वेत्ति योगी युक्तः समाधिना॥ - "Smell not, taste not, form not, touch not, sound not, self not, other not - the yogi knows none - joined in samadhi."