Yoga in India

Sri Adinathaya namostu tasmai
Yonopadishta hatayoga vidya||
Vibrajate pronnatarajayogamaa
-rudhamicchoradhirohiniiva ||1||

I solute Adinatha, who taught Hatayoga Vidya to Parvati, which is staircase for those who want to attain the highest Rajayoga.

Pranamya srigurum natham swatmaramena yogina
kevalam rajayogaaya hatavidyopadishyate ||2||

Swatmarama Yogi solutes Sri Guru and preaches Hatayoga solely for the attainment of Rajayoga

Bhrantya bahumatadhvante raajayogamajaanataam |
Hathapradiipikaam datte swaatmaaraamah kripaakaraha ||3||

Swatmarama Yogi mercifully offers the treasure of Hathayoga Vidya to those who are lost in the confusion and unable to obtain Rajayoga.

Hathavidyam hi matsyendra gorakshaadya vijaanate |
Swaatmaaraamoothavaa yoogii jaaniite tat-prasaadataha ||4||

Matsyendra, Goraksha etc, knew Hatha Yoga vidya and by their grace Yogi Swatmarama also learnt from them.
The following Masters of Hathayoga are said to have existed in former times:

Sri-adinatha-matsyendra-shaabaraananda-bhairavaaha |
chaurangii-mina-goraksha-virupaaksha-bileshayaha ||5||

Sri Adinatha (Shiva), Matsyendra, Natha, Shaabara, Ananda, Bhairava, Chaurangi, Minanatha, Gorakshanatha, Virupaksha, Bileshaya.

manthano-bhairavo-yogi-siddhirbuddhascha kanthadihi |
korantakaha suraanandah siddhipaadscha carpatihi ||6||

Manthana, Bhairava, Siddhi Buddha, Kanthadi, Karnataka, Surananda, Siddhipada, Charapati.

kaneri pujyapaadascha nityanaatho niranjanaha |
kapaali bindunaathascha kaakachandiraahvayaha ||7||

Kaneri, Pujyapada, Nityanatha, Niranjana, Kapali, Bindunatha, Kaka Chandishwara

allmaha prabhudevascha ghodacholi cha tinitanihi |
bhanukii naaradevascha khandaha kaapaalikasthataa ||8||

Allama, Prabhudeva, Ghoda, choli, Tinitani, Bhanuki Naradeva, Khanda Kapalika. etc.

Ityadayo mahasiddhaa hatayogaprabhavataha |
kandayitvaa kaaladandam brahmaande vicharanti te ||9||

These Mahasiddhas (Great masters), having conquered death are roaming in the universe.

ashesha-tapa-taptaanaam samaashrayamato hathaha |
ashesha-yoga-yuktaanaamaadhaara-kamatho hathaha ||10||

As a house protects one from the heat of the sun, Hatha Yoga protects its practitioner from the burning the heat of three Tapas, as the tortoise (Kurmavatara of Vishnu) supports the world.

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