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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exist in one whose mind is distracted and not in one whose mind is concentrated. Thus, these distractions are the foes of concentration. To one extent, mind is concentrated to that extent these distractions with their accompaniments do not occur. They are pain (du岣ha), frustration (daurmanasya), unsteadiness of body inhaling and exhaling (angamejayatva), irregular (艣v膩sapra艣v膩sayor-gativiccheda). Pain (du岣ha) is that which living beings strive to overcome. It is of three kinds- viz., arising from self (膩dhy膩tmika), arising from living creatures (膩dhibhautika) and arising from the gods (膩dhidaivika). That which is related to self (膩tman) is adhy膩tma and that which arises from adhy膩tma is called 膩dhy膩tmika. It is again divided into two types- bodily (艣膩r墨ra) and mental (m膩nasa). The bodily pain occurs due to the imbalance in the humours etc. (dh膩tuvai峁my膩di-nimittam). The mental pain is caused by non- fulfilment of desires etc. (istavikh膩t膩di-hetukam)." 132 That which
is related to creatures and what is caused by them is adhibhautika.
This kind of pain is caused by cow, deer, etc.
133 (pa艣um峁沢膩dyupanipatitam). In T.V. and Y.V., it is described as
that which comes from tiger, etc. (vy膩ghr膩dijanita峁� and
惫测腻驳丑谤腻诲测耻迟迟丑补尘).
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