Essay name: Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study)
Author:
Susmi Sabu
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the enduring and relevance of Yoga in India, highlighting its evolution from a comprehensive philosophy to primarily a physical practice. It further underscores the importance of studying Yoga texts to understand its historical trajectory. Special attention is given to the Patanjala Yogasutra Bhashya Vivarana, a significant work attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Chapter 4 - Textual Examination of the Text
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indicated that, the being of guru is absolute purity and that is achieved by the practice of Yoga, dharma, and so on. 49 The excellence (utkarsa) of God can be inferred by
the scriptures. The scriptures have the authority because they were
50 composed out of pure-sattva. The study of the scriptures results
in mental purification. 51 According to Vivara峁嘺k膩ra, 艣膩stra is
52 concerned about knowledge (艣盲stram j帽膩nam). At the same
time, in T.V. and Y.V., it is clearly depicted that, 艣膩stram means
53 nothing but 艣ruti, sm峁泃i, itih膩sa and pur膩峁嘺. In the first chapter
of PYSBV, the term '膩gama' is used in the sense of scripture.
There, the definition given to 鈥榓gama' is- Veda, pur膩峁嘺, Yoga,
dharma艣膩stra and so on.
Kle艣as (afflictions)
54 Kle艣as are the impurities of mind, just as cataract
(timira) is in the case of eye (kle艣膩stu cittasya malam, yath膩
55 cak峁sastimiram). They are five in number viz., avidya
(misapprehension), asmita (sense of I), r膩ga (attachment), dve峁
(aversion) and abhinive艣a (clinging to life). These afflictions are
destroyable. The gross elements of afflictions can be destroyed
through the practice of kriyayoga (self-discipline, study of
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