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 5 - Observations
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tan奴karoti. As the word in VBh. has more importance, one has to consider that PYSBV follows a different text of VBh. In the commentary on kle艣am奴la岣� karm膩艣ayo drst膩d峁泂tajanmavedaniya岣�, it is said that the karm膩艣ayas which are both good and evil are come into being as the products of k膩ma, lobha, moha and krodha (punyapu峁噛akarm膩艣aya岣� k膩malobhamohakrodhabhava岣�). Here Vivara峁嘺k膩ra omits the word 'k膩ma' and notes down other terms with slight difference in their order- lobhakrodhamohaprabhava... 9 At the end of the commentary of Y.S.,, there is a
10 word j帽膩nav峁泃ti岣� (manifestation of knowledge). Instead of this
word, Vivara峁嘺k膩ra has used the word j帽av峁泃ti岣� without making
any difference in the meaning. In the same chapter, there is a
sentence in VBh. which reads as- j帽膩nam kaivalya-
k膩ra峁嘺muktam" (knowledge is mentioned as the cause for
liberation). In PYSBV, Vivara峁嘺k膩ra omits the word 'j帽膩nam'
and quotes one of the aphorisms of Y.S. (vivekakhy膩tiraviplav膩
丑腻苍辞辫腻测补丑).12
In the third chapter, the s奴tra reads as
13 sth膩nyupanimantra峁噀...
Instead of this, the s奴tra in PYSBV has
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