योगबीज (गुरु गोरखनाथ परम्परा - महायोग, प्राण-अपान एकत्व एवं कैवल्य-सिद्धि सटीक)

Yoga too, without knowledge, is not capable in the act of liberation.¹

1. There is no difference between knowledge and yoga, they are both one and the same, the illumination of gnosis (an immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight) comes from direct experience from yoga. देव्य् उवाच । devy uvāca | The goddess said: अज्ञानाद् एव संसारो ज्ञानाद् एव विमुच्यते । योगेनैषां तु किं कार्यं मे प्रसन्नगिरा वद ।। २० ।। ajñānād eva saṃsāro jñānād eva vimucyate | yogenaiṣāṃ tu kiṃ kāryaṃ me prasannagirā vada || 20 ||
2. From ignorance alone¹ comes transmigration², by (direct) knowledge³ alone one is liberated. What is the role of Yoga in this? Tell me with pleasing words.
3. From ignorance of (the light of) yoga.
4. Death and rebirth of the soul (reincarnation).
5. The illumination of yoga. ईश्वर उवाच । īśvara uvāca | Īśvara said: सत्यम् एतत् त्वयोक्तं ते कथयामि सुरेश्वरि । ज्ञानस्वरूपम् एवादौ ज्ञेयं ज्ञानं च साधनम् ।। २१ ।। satyam etat tvayoktaṃ te kathayāmi sureśvari | jñānasvarūpam evādau jñeyaṃ jñānaṃ ca sādhanam || 21 ||
6. What you have said is true, I will tell you, O queen of gods; (yoga¹,) the (true) form of knowledge (is to be directly perceived) in the beginning, (by the practise of yoga, this) knowledge is to be known, and knowledge² (of yoga) is the means.
7. By union, the ‘knower’ directly perceives the dweller within the shining womb of all creation (hiraṇyagarbha).
8. Knowledge of the right practise of yoga is the means. अज्ञानं कीदृशं चेति प्रविचार्य विवेकिना ।