हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

74 HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ [state] and to the great Power in the form of pure Consciousness. 65. Now, I begin to describe the practice of devotion to Nāda (anāhata or unstruck sound) that has been taught by Gorakṣanātha, which is suitable even to the unlearned, who are unable [directly] to compre- hend the Truth. 66. The primeval Lord (Śiva) has expounded one crore and a quarter of effective ways for the attainment of laya; but we think that the one thing, devotion to Nāda alone, is the most important of the [ways to] laya. 67. The Yogin sitting in the Muktāsana posture and assuming the Śāmbhavī-mudrā, should listen with concentrated mind to the sound within, heard in the right ear. These sounds proceed from the Suṣumnā. The Tripurāsāra- samuccaya says that they are in all of ten sorts: buzzing sound like that of a swarm of bees, sound like that of a flute, of bells, of ocean waves, of thunder, etc. 68. Close the ears, both the eyes, the nose and the mouth; then a clear and distinct sound is heard in the pure Suṣumnā passage. The ears are to be closed with the thumbs of both the hands, the eyes with the forefingers, the nose with the middle and ring fingers, and the mouth with the rest. This is called the Parāṅ- mukhī-mudrā. 69. In all the Yogic practices there are four stages: Ārambha, Ghaṭa, Paricaya and Niṣpatti.