Synopsis
Listen to Recitations from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is the main traditional work on Hatha Yoga. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika was composed by Yoga Swatmarama several centuries ago. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is written in Sanskrit and composed in classical Shloka metre. That's why the recitation of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika is said to be a powerful spiritual practice. Listening to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika is also considered very beneficial. The recitation is done by Sukadev Bretz, founder-director of Yoga Vidya, a network of Yoga Teachers, Yoga Centers and Yoga Ashrams in Germany and Central Europe.
Episodes
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I 32 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika thirty-second verse first chapter
28/03/2013 Duration: 19sधरामवष्टभ्य करद्वयेन तत्कूर्परस्थापितनाभिपार्श्वः । उच्चासनो दण्डवद् उत्थितः खे मायूरम् एतत् प्रवदन्ति पीठम् ॥३२॥ Listen to the recitation of the thirty-second verse first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga: dharam avashtabhya kara dvayena tat kurpara sthapita nabhi parshvah | uchchasano danda vad utthitah khe mayuram etat pravadanti
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I 31 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika thirty-first verse first chapter
26/03/2013 Duration: 19sListen to the recitation of the thirty-first verse in the first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is by Yogi Swatmarama: इति पश्चिमतानम् आसनाग्र्यं पवनं पश्चिमवाहिनं करोति । उदयं जठरानलस्य कुर्याद् उदरे कार्श्यम् अरोगतां च पुंसाम् ॥३१॥ If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha
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I 30 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika 30th verse first chapter
24/03/2013 Duration: 19sListen to the recitation of the 30th verse, first chapter, of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and let you be inspired by this recitation: प्रसार्य पादौ भुवि दण्डरूपौ दोर्भ्यां पदाग्रद्वितयं गृहीत्वा । जानूपरिन्यस्तललाटदेशो वसेद् इदं पश्चिमतानम् आहुः ॥३०॥ You can recite this Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga. If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari a
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I 29 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-ninth verse first chapter
22/03/2013 Duration: 18sListen to the twenty-ninth shloka, first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika: मत्स्येन्द्रपीठं जठरप्रदीप्तिं प्रचण्डरुग् मण्डलखण्डनास्त्रम् । अभ्यासतः कुण्डलिनीप्रबोधं चन्द्रस्थिरत्वं च ददाति पुंसाम् ॥२९॥ For more Information, including the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, please click on Hatha Yoga Pradipika I 29.
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I 28 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-eighth verse first chapter
21/03/2013 Duration: 16sListen to the recitation of the twenty-eighth verse - first chapter: वामोरुमूलार्पितदक्षपादं जानोर् बहिर् वेष्टितवामपादम् । प्रगृह्य तिष्ठेत् परिवर्तिताङ्गः श्रीमत्य्सनाथोदितम् आसनं स्यात् ॥२८॥ of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is by Yogi Swatmarama. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany. If you want to r
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I 27 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-seventh verse first chapter
20/03/2013 Duration: 13sListen to the recitation of the twenty-seventh verse - first chapter: पादाङ्गुष्ठौ तु पाणिभ्यां गृहीत्वा श्रवणावधि । धनुर् आकर्षणं कुर्याद् धनुरासनम् उच्यते ॥२७॥ of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is by Yogi Swatmarama. If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika Chapter I Verse 27
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I 26 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-sixth shloka first chapter
17/03/2013 Duration: 14sकुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां सम्बद्य कन्धराम् । भवेद् कूर्मवद् उत्तान एतद् उत्तानकूर्मकम् ॥२६॥ Listen to the twenty-sixth shloka first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. For more Information, including the sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, go to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika Page on HYP I 26
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I 25 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-fifth shloka first chapter
16/03/2013 Duration: 14sपद्मासनं तु संस्थाप्य जानूर्वोर् अन्तरे करौ । निवेश्य भूमौ संस्थाप्य व्योमस्थं कुक्कुटासनम् ॥२५॥ Listen to the recitation of the twenty-fifth verse of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and be inspired by the sound of this recitation. Hatha Yoga Pradipika is the most important classical text on the theory and practice of Hatha Yoga. You can recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga. If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yog
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I 24 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-forth verse first chapter
13/03/2013 Duration: 13sListen to the recitation of the forth verse: गुदं निरुध्य गुल्फाभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण समाहितः । कूर्मासनं भवेद् एतद् इति योगविदो विदुः ॥२४॥ first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Be inspired by this recitation. You can recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga. If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga I 24.
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I 23 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-third shloka first chapter
10/03/2013 Duration: 15sएकं पादं तथैकस्मिन् विन्यसेद् उरुणि स्थिरम् । इतरस्मिंस् तथा चोरुं वीरासनम् इतीरितम् ॥२३॥ Listen to the recitation of the twenty-third shloka first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is by Yogi Swatmarama. If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Chapter I / 23.
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I 22 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-second shloka first chapter
08/03/2013 Duration: 15sListen to the twenty-second shloka first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Hatha Yoga Pradipika - the main traditional work on Hatha Yoga. For more Information, including the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, go to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika Page on Hatha Yoga Pradipika I 22: सव्ये दक्षिणगुल्फं तु पृष्ठपार्श्वे नियोजयेत् । दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखाकृतिः ॥२२॥ savye dakṣiṇa-gulphaṁ tu pṛṣṭha-pārśve niyojayet | dakṣiṇe’pi tathā savyaṁ gomukha&
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I 21 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twenty-first verse first chapter
05/03/2013 Duration: 14sListen to the twenty-first shloka, first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika: जानूर्वोर् अन्तरे सम्यक् कृत्वा पादतले उभे । ऋजुकायः समासीनः स्वस्तिकं तत् प्रचक्षते ॥२१॥ jānu-ūrvor antare samyak kṛtvā pāda-tale ubhe | ṛju-kāyaḥ samāsīnaḥ svastikaṁ tat pracakṣate ||21| For more Information, including the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, go to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika Page on Hatha Yoga Pradipika I 21.
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I 20 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika twentieth verse first chapter
03/03/2013 Duration: 15sListen to the recitation of the twentieth verse first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga: वशिष्ठाद्यैश् च मुनिभिर् मत्स्येन्द्राद्यैश् च योगिभिः । अङ्गीकृतान्य् आसनानि कथ्यन्ते कानिचिन् मया ॥२०॥ If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika Site: vaśiṣṭha-ādyaiś ca munibhir matsyend
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I 19 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika nineteenth verse first chapter
01/03/2013 Duration: 15sListen to the recitation of the nineteenth verse first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Get inspiration by this recitation. You can recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga: अथ आसनम् हठस्य प्रथमाङ्गत्वाद् आसनं पूर्वम् उच्यते । कुर्यात् तद् आसनं स्थैर्यम् आरोग्यं चाङ्गलाघवम् ॥१९॥ If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika Site: atha āsanam haṭ
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I 18 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika eightteenth verse first chapter
26/02/2013 Duration: 19sListen to the recitation of the eightteenth verse, first chapter, of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Get inspiration by this recitation: तपः सन्तोष आस्तिक्यं दानम् ईश्वरपूजनम् । सिद्धान्तवाक्यश्रवणं ह्रीमती च तपो हुतम् । नियमा दश सम्प्रोक्ता योगशास्त्रविशारदैः ॥१८॥ You can recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga. If yo
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I 17 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika seventeenth verse first chapter
24/02/2013 Duration: 15sListen to the recitation of the seventeenth verse in the first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is by Yogi Swatmarama: अथ यमनियमाः अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यं क्षमा धृतिः । दयार्जवं मिताहारः शौचं चैव यमा दश ॥१७॥ If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika Site
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I 16 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika sixteenth verse first chapter
20/02/2013 Duration: 15sListen to the recitation of the sixteenth verse, chapter one of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and recite these Hatha Yoga Pradipika Shlokas before practising any Hatha Yoga: उत्साहात् साहसाद् धैर्यात् तत्त्वज्ञानाश् च निश्चयात् । जनसङ्गपरित्यागात् षड्भिर् योगः प्रसिद्ध्यति ॥१६॥ If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just click on: Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Hatha Yoga Pradipika is one of the most important classical te
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I 15 - Hatha Yoga Pradipika - 15th Verse, 1st Chapter
18/02/2013 Duration: 14sListen to the recitation of the 15th Verse, 1st Chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. अत्याहारः प्रयासश् च प्रजल्पो नियमाग्रहः । जनसङ्गश् च लौल्यं च षड्भिर् योगो विनश्यति ॥१५॥ Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is by Yogi Swatmarama. If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika Site
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I 14 Hatha Yoga Pradipika Recitation - 1st Chapter, 14th Shloka
16/02/2013 Duration: 12sListen to the fourteenth shloka, first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika: एवं विधे मठे स्थित्वा सर्वचिन्ताविवर्जितः । गुरूपदिष्टमार्गेण योगम् एव समभ्यसेत् ॥१४॥ For more Information, including the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, go to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika Page on http://www.yoga-vidya.de/Yoga--Buch/hatha-yoga-pradipika/
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I 13 - Recitation of Hatha Yoga Pradipika thirteenth verse first chapter
12/02/2013 Duration: 32sRecitation of the thirteenth verse, first chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the "Light of Hatha Yoga": अल्पद्वारम् अरन्ध्रगर्तविवरं नात्युच्चनीचायतं सम्यग्गोमयसान्द्रलिप्तम् अमलं निःशेसजन्तूज्झितम् । बाह्ये मण्डपवेदिकूपरुचिरं प्राकारसंवेष्टि