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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also mentions that by conquering ud膩na, the tip of a sword etc. will not affect the yogin. The upward movement or utkr膩nti, which takes place at the time of death, only occurs by yogin's own free will with the mastery over ud膩na. Through mastery of sam膩na there is an arousal of the fire of ud膩na which has its location in sam膩na. By doing so, the yogin can kindle the internal fire (j膩峁環ara). Sam膩dhi In the philosophy of Yoga, the term sam膩dhi is considered as the ultimate step among the eight limbs. PYSBV gives more clarity to the divisions of sam膩dhi illustrated in VBh. Sampraj帽膩ta-sam膩dhi, asampraj帽膩ta-sam膩dhi, dharmamegha- sam膩dhi, etc. are dealt with in this portion. Sampraj帽膩ta-sam膩dhi is accompanied by any one of the four viz., deliberation (vitarka), reflection (vic膩ra), bliss (膩nanda) and 264 sense of 'I' (asmita). Mind which is transformed into the form
of its object which is gross and not different from the object of
support is that accompanied by deliberation or physical association
(vitarka). Reflection (vic膩ra) is the direct perception of the
essence of subtle object. Bliss (膩nanda) is characterised as
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