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
49 (of 124)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
Download the PDF file of the original publication
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
like Upanisads, etc. 183 莫艣varapra峁噄dh膩na is the surrender of all
actions to God, the supreme teacher or the renunciation of the
result of action. 184
In Y.V., bhaktiyoga is also included in kriyayoga, as
185 it is another form of i艣varapra峁噄dh膩na. By doing kriy膩yoga,
one can achieve sam膩dhi and through weakening the afflictions
(kle艣a). Yoga is sam膩dhi, which is a quality of mind and this is
the purpose of kriy膩yoga. Therefore, through this kriy膩yoga, one
who practises sam膩dhi is called a yogin.
Devotion to God (莫艣varapra峁噄dh膩na)
186 Devotion to God (i艣varapra峁噄dh膩na) is considered
as a means to attain sam膩dhi. VBh. and PYSBV explain the word
pra峁噄dh膩na as a special kind of devotion (bhaktivi艣esa). VBh.
states that, God pleased by the special kind of devotion i.e.,
pra峁噄dh膩na, favours him with sam膩dhil膩bha and phala (attainment
of sam膩dhi and its result), merely because of the yogin's deep
desire (abhidhy膩nam膩tre峁嘺) for sam膩dhi. In addition to this point,
PYSBV explains the word anugraha (favour) as 'God's
appearance before the yogin (pratyabhimukhibh膩vam膩p膩dita).
195
