हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

78 HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ 85, 86. In the beginning, various sounds are heard within the body resembling those of the ocean, the cloud, the kettledrum and the jarjara drum. In the middle, [the sounds] resemble those of the drum (mardala), the conch, the bell and the horn. Finally, the sounds resemble those of tinkling bells, the flute, the vīṇā, and bees. Thus are heard the various sounds from the middle of the body. 87. Even when the loud sounds resembling those of the clouds and the kettledrum are heard, attention should be turned to the subtler and still subtler sounds alone. 88. Even though attention may shift from the gross to the subtle [sounds], or from the subtle to the gross [among the inner sounds], it should not be allowed to wander elsewhere, being [by nature] unsteady. 89. In whatever inner sound the mind first focuses itself, in that it reaches steadiness, and along with it [the sound, the mind] gets dissolved. Stanzas 87, 88 and 89 describe Pratyāhāra, Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna and Samādhi. 90. As a bee drinking honey cares not for the odour, so the mind absorbed in Nāda, does not crave for the objects [of enjoyment]. 91. The sharp iron goad of Nāda effectively curbs the mind which is like an elephant in rut [difficult to control] wandering in the garden of sense-objects. Here is taught Pratyāhāra, consisting of drawing the mind away from the objects of the senses.