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	The '''''Goraksha Śataka''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: गोरक्षशतक, "Goraksha's Hundred") is an early [[hatha yoga]] text, written in around the 10th century in the [[Tantras (Hinduism)\|tantra]] tradition.{{sfn\|Kuvalayananda\|2006}}		#REDIRECT [[Goraksha Shataka]]

	~~==Sixfold system==~~

	The ''Goraksha Śataka'', unlike [[Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga)\|Ashtanga, the eightfold yoga of Patanjali]], describes a system of six limbs: [[asana]] (posture), [[Pranayama\|breath-restraint]] (which it calls ''pranasamrodha''), [[pratyahara]] (withdrawal), [[dharana]] (concentration), [[meditation]], and [[samadhi]]; omitting the first two limbs of Ashtanga, namely the [[Yamas]] and [[Niyamas]].
	~~It recommends gradually increasing breath retention as the best way to samadhi.{{sfn\|Mallinson\|Singleton\|2017\|p=326}}~~

	The text does not mention mantras;{{sfn\|Mallinson\|Singleton\|2017\|p=262}} nor does it speak of preserving the vital fluids of [[Bindu (symbol)\|bindu]] or [[amrita]], central to hatha yoga.{{sfn\|Mallinson\|2016\|pp=109–140}}

	~~==Mudras==~~

	The ''Goraksha Śataka'' is one of the first [[hatha yoga]] texts in the [[Tantras (Hinduism)\|tantra]] tradition. It teaches four of what became known as [[Mudra (Yoga)\|mudras]]. Three of these, [[Mula Bandha]], [[Uddiyana Bandha]], and [[Jalandhara Bandha]] are used to force breath up into the central [[Nadi (yoga)\|nadi]] or channel. The other, ''[[Shakti]] Chalana'', "stimulating the goddess", is used to awaken [[Kundalini]] energy by pulling the tongue.{{sfn\|Mallinson\|Singleton\|2017\|pp=230–231, 243–244}}

	~~==Pranayama==~~

	The text states that [[pranayama]], breath control, can bestow [[Moksha\|liberation]] by controlling the mind. It describes four techniques of ''sahita [[kumbhaka]]'', "accompanied breath-retention", namely solar, victorious ([[Ujjayi breath\|ujjayi]]), cool, and bellows ([[~~Bhastrika\|bhastri]]).{{sfn\|Mallinson\|Singleton\|2017\|pp=127, 131–133, 157–159}}~~

	~~==Chakras==~~

	~~The ''~~Goraksha Śataka'' mentions three "knots" (''granthis''), a kind of [[chakra]], which have to be pierced to allow the Kundalini to pass through. The three are the knots of [[Brahma]] at the base of the [[Sushumna]] channel, of [[Vishnu]] at the heart, and of [[Rudra]], between the eyebrows.{{sfn\|Mallinson\|Singleton\|2017\|pp=175, 214–215}}

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist\|28em}}~~

	~~==Sources==~~

	* {{cite book \|last=Kuvalayananda \|first=Swami (translator) \|author-link=Swami Kuvalayananda \|title=Goraksa-Satakam \|publisher=Kaivalyadhama \|year=2006 \|orig-year=1954 \|isbn=818948544X}}
	* {{cite book \|author-link=James Mallinson (author) \|last=Mallinson \|first=James \|url=http://www.khecari.com/resources/SaktismHathayoga.pdf \|chapter=Śāktism and Haṭhayoga \|title=Goddess Traditions in Tantric Hinduism: History, Practice and Doctrine \|editor-link=Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen \|editor-last=Wernicke-Olesen \|editor-first=Bjarne \|publisher=[[Routledge]] \|year=2016 \|pages=109–140 \|isbn=978-1317585213}}
	* {{cite book \| last1=Mallinson \| first1=James \|author1-link=James Mallinson (author) \|last2=Singleton \|first2=Mark \|author2-link=Mark Singleton (yoga scholar) \| title=Roots of Yoga \|title-link=Roots of Yoga \| publisher=Penguin Books \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-0-241-25304-5 \| oclc=928480104}}

	~~==External links==~~

	* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/259062035/Goraksha-Shataka~~-of-Guru-Gorakhnath Text in Sanskrit and English], translated by Yoga Nath~~

	~~{{Hatha yoga}}~~

	~~[[Category:Hatha yoga texts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Sanskrit texts~~]]

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The '''''Goraksha Śataka''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: गोरक्षशतक, "Goraksha's Hundred") is an early [[hatha yoga]] text, written in around the 10th century in the [[Tantras (Hinduism)|tantra]] tradition.{{sfn|Kuvalayananda|2006}}

==Sixfold system==

The ''Goraksha Śataka'', unlike [[Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga)|Ashtanga, the eightfold yoga of Patanjali]], describes a system of six limbs: [[asana]] (posture), [[Pranayama|breath-restraint]] (which it calls ''pranasamrodha''), [[pratyahara]] (withdrawal), [[dharana]] (concentration), [[meditation]], and [[samadhi]]; omitting the first two limbs of Ashtanga, namely the [[Yamas]] and [[Niyamas]].
It recommends gradually increasing breath retention as the best way to samadhi.{{sfn|Mallinson|Singleton|2017|p=326}}

The text does not mention mantras;{{sfn|Mallinson|Singleton|2017|p=262}} nor does it speak of preserving the vital fluids of [[Bindu (symbol)|bindu]] or [[amrita]], central to hatha yoga.{{sfn|Mallinson|2016|pp=109–140}}

==Mudras==

The ''Goraksha Śataka'' is one of the first [[hatha yoga]] texts in the [[Tantras (Hinduism)|tantra]] tradition. It teaches four of what became known as [[Mudra (Yoga)|mudras]]. Three of these, [[Mula Bandha]], [[Uddiyana Bandha]], and [[Jalandhara Bandha]] are used to force breath up into the central [[Nadi (yoga)|nadi]] or channel. The other, ''[[Shakti]] Chalana'', "stimulating the goddess", is used to awaken [[Kundalini]] energy by pulling the tongue.{{sfn|Mallinson|Singleton|2017|pp=230–231, 243–244}}

==Pranayama==

The text states that [[pranayama]], breath control, can bestow [[Moksha|liberation]] by controlling the mind. It describes four techniques of ''sahita [[kumbhaka]]'', "accompanied breath-retention", namely solar, victorious ([[Ujjayi breath|ujjayi]]), cool, and bellows ([[Bhastrika|bhastri]]).{{sfn|Mallinson|Singleton|2017|pp=127, 131–133, 157–159}}

==Chakras==

The ''Goraksha Śataka'' mentions three "knots" (''granthis''), a kind of [[chakra]], which have to be pierced to allow the Kundalini to pass through. The three are the knots of [[Brahma]] at the base of the [[Sushumna]] channel, of [[Vishnu]] at the heart, and of [[Rudra]], between the eyebrows.{{sfn|Mallinson|Singleton|2017|pp=175, 214–215}}

==References==
{{reflist|28em}}

==Sources==

* {{cite book |last=Kuvalayananda |first=Swami (translator) |author-link=Swami Kuvalayananda |title=Goraksa-Satakam |publisher=Kaivalyadhama |year=2006 |orig-year=1954 |isbn=818948544X}}
* {{cite book |author-link=James Mallinson (author) |last=Mallinson |first=James |url=http://www.khecari.com/resources/SaktismHathayoga.pdf |chapter=Śāktism and Haṭhayoga |title=Goddess Traditions in Tantric Hinduism: History, Practice and Doctrine |editor-link=Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen |editor-last=Wernicke-Olesen |editor-first=Bjarne |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2016 |pages=109–140 |isbn=978-1317585213}}
* {{cite book | last1=Mallinson | first1=James |author1-link=James Mallinson (author) |last2=Singleton |first2=Mark |author2-link=Mark Singleton (yoga scholar) | title=Roots of Yoga |title-link=Roots of Yoga | publisher=Penguin Books | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-241-25304-5 | oclc=928480104}}

==External links==

* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/259062035/Goraksha-Shataka-of-Guru-Gorakhnath Text in Sanskrit and English], translated by Yoga Nath

{{Hatha yoga}}

[[Category:Hatha yoga texts]]
[[Category:Sanskrit texts]]

Goraksha Śataka - Revision history

Kawoosahamad: further cleanup layout per standard format and improved wording

>Chiswick Chap: removed Category:Hatha yoga; added Category:Hatha yoga texts using HotCat