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3.10 rājayogāddhaṭhayogasāphalyamanyathāsāphalyam।
Only with Rājayoga, Haṭhayoga becomes successful, otherwise unsuccessful,
The purpose of Haṭhayoga is to reach Amanaska state of Mind, so that the Meditation which is Rājayoga can start (Sutra 3.2). In Haṭhayoga, this is achieved via raising the Kuṇḍalinī using Pranayama (Sutra 3.1). If Rājayoga is not reached, the Haṭhayoga practice becomes futile. Let us verify this from the classical Haṭhayoga texts.
श्री-आदद-नाथाय नमोऽस्तु तस्मै येनोपददष्टा हठ-योग-ववद्या । ववभ्रािते प्रोरनत-राि-योगम् आरोढुशमरछोरचधरोदहणीव ॥१.१॥
Hathayogapradipika 1.1: Salutations to the glorious primal (original) guru, Sri Adinath, who instructed the knowledge of hathayoga which shines forth as a stairway for those who wish to ascend to the highest stage of yoga, rajayoga.
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