जलेन श्रमजातेन गात्रमर्दनम् आचरेत् ।

दृढता लघुता चैव तेन गात्रस्य जायते ॥१३॥

Listen to the recitation of the 13th verse, 2nd chapter 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 practice and theory 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 Yoga Pradipika II 13.

जलेन श्रमजातेन गात्रमर्दनम् आचरेत् ।

दृढता लघुता चैव तेन गात्रस्य जायते ॥१३॥

Listen to the recitation of the 13th verse, 2nd chapter 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 practice and theory 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 Yoga Pradipika II 13.

कनीयसि भवेद् स्वेद कम्पो भवति मध्यमे ।

उत्तमे स्थानम् आप्नोति ततो वायुं निबन्धयेत् ॥१२॥

12th verse, 2nd chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika recited by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Please check out Hatha Yoga Pradipika II 12 for more info about this verse.

कनीयसि भवेद् स्वेद कम्पो भवति मध्यमे ।

उत्तमे स्थानम् आप्नोति ततो वायुं निबन्धयेत् ॥१२॥

12th verse, 2nd chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika recited by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Please check out Hatha Yoga Pradipika II 12 for more info about this verse.

Listen to the recitation of the 11th verse, second chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya in Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is written by Yogi Svatmarama:

प्रातर् मध्यन्दिने सायम् अर्धरात्रे च कुम्भकान् ।

शनैर् अशीतिपर्यन्तं चतुर् वारं समभ्यसेत् ॥११॥

If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika II 11.

Listen to the recitation of the 11th verse, second chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya in Germany. Text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika is written by Yogi Svatmarama:

प्रातर् मध्यन्दिने सायम् अर्धरात्रे च कुम्भकान् ।

शनैर् अशीतिपर्यन्तं चतुर् वारं समभ्यसेत् ॥११॥

If you want to recite along or just read the Sanskrit text (Devanagari and Roman Script), just go to Hatha Yoga Pradipika II 11.

Hear the 10th shloka, second chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika recited by Sukadev Bretz:

प्राणं चेद् इडया पिबेन् नियमितं भूयोऽन्यथा रेचयेत्

पीत्वा पिङ्गलया समीरणम् अथो बद्ध्वा त्यजेद् वामया ।

सूर्यचन्द्रमसोर् अनेन विधिनाभ्यासं सदा तन्वतां

शुद्धा नाडिगणा भवन्ति यमिनां मासत्रयाद् ऊर्ध्वतः ॥१०॥

For more Information, including the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, please check out the Hatha Yoga Pradipika page on Hatha Yoga Pradipika II 10.

Hear the 10th shloka, second chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika recited by Sukadev Bretz:

प्राणं चेद् इडया पिबेन् नियमितं भूयोऽन्यथा रेचयेत्

पीत्वा पिङ्गलया समीरणम् अथो बद्ध्वा त्यजेद् वामया ।

सूर्यचन्द्रमसोर् अनेन विधिनाभ्यासं सदा तन्वतां

शुद्धा नाडिगणा भवन्ति यमिनां मासत्रयाद् ऊर्ध्वतः ॥१०॥

For more Information, including the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and Roman script, please check out the Hatha Yoga Pradipika page on Hatha Yoga Pradipika II 10.

Listen to the recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany: Hatha Yoga Pradipika chapter two, 9th verse:

येन त्यजेत् तेन पीत्वा धारयेद् अतिरोधतः ।

रेचयेच् च ततोऽन्येन शनैर् एव न वेगतः ॥९॥

More information about this verse can be found at the Hatha Yoga Pradipika portal. Just go to HYP II 9:

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika in sanskrit plus a translation into German
• German translation additional with comments by Swami Brahmananda, Swami Vishnu-devananda and Sukadev in German
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika Sanskrit text in devanagari

Listen to the recitation by Sukadev Bretz from Yoga Vidya Germany: Hatha Yoga Pradipika chapter two, 9th verse:

येन त्यजेत् तेन पीत्वा धारयेद् अतिरोधतः ।

रेचयेच् च ततोऽन्येन शनैर् एव न वेगतः ॥९॥

More information about this verse can be found at the Hatha Yoga Pradipika portal. Just go to HYP II 9:

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika in sanskrit plus a translation into German
• German translation additional with comments by Swami Brahmananda, Swami Vishnu-devananda and Sukadev in German
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika Sanskrit text in devanagari