YogaSutra- SamadhiPadah

Question 1

अथ योगानुशासनम्॥१॥

Answer 1

Now, begins the instruction on Yoga.

Question 2

योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः॥२॥

Answer 2

Yoga is the pacification ,concentration and complete focus opf the minds fluctuating activities.

Question 3

तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम्॥३॥

Answer 3

Then the Seer is established[or reestablished] in its true nature.

Question 4

वृत्तिसारूप्यमितरत्र॥४॥

Answer 4

In other circumstances,[the Internal Observer] is identical is form to he mind’s fluctuations.

Question 5

वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाक्लिष्टाः॥५॥

Answer 5

The five activities of the mind are painful or not painful

Question 6

प्रमाणविपर्ययविकल्पनिद्रास्मृतयः॥६॥

Answer 6

The five mental activities are correct comprehension, false understanding, imagination, deep sleep and meory.

Question 7

प्रत्यक्षानुमानागमाः प्रमाणानि॥७॥

Answer 7

Correct knowledge is the fruit of directly perceived experience, inference, or reliable testimony.

Question 8

विपर्ययो मिथ्याज्ञानमतद्रूपप्रतिष्ठम्॥८॥

Answer 8

Incorrect knowledge is confused understanding because it is not based on the real nature of the object.

Question 9

शब्दज्ञानानुपाती वस्तुशून्यो विकल्पः॥९॥

Answer 9

Imagination comes from knowledge derived from words,[while] the object itself is absent.

Question 10

अभावप्रत्ययालम्बना वृत्तिर्निद्रा॥१०॥

Answer 10

Deep sleep is the mental impression based on the absence of [other] mental activities.

Question 11

अनुभूतविषयासंप्रमोषः स्मृतिः॥११॥

Answer 11

Memory is the retention of past experience.

Question 12

अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां तन्निरोधः॥१२॥

Answer 12

Mastery of those [fluctuating aactivities of the mind] comes from practice together with detatchment

Question 13

तत्र स्थितौ यत्नोऽभ्यासः॥१३॥

Answer 13

Practice is the sustained effort to remain there, in this place [or direction] of mental stability.

Question 14

स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः॥१४॥

Answer 14

Furthermore, this [practice] is firmly anchored when it is thoroughly nourished by regularity and endurance, perseverence, positive actions and intense enthusiasm

Question 15

दृष्टानुश्रविकविषयवितृष्णस्य वशीकारसंज्ञा वैराग्यम्॥१५॥

Answer 15

Mastery of this detatchment is achieved when, in full awareness, the desire for sensory objects and for subler enjoyments that we have heard of but never experienced has disappeared.

Question 16

तत्परं पुरुषख्यातेर्गुणवैतृष्ण्यम्॥१६॥

Answer 16

Among these [levels of detatchment], the highest is the absence of interest in the qualities of nature, thanks to the realization of pure conciousness.

Question 17

वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितारूपानुगमात् संप्रज्ञातः॥१७॥

Answer 17

The proces culminates in complete ownership [of the object], thanks to the gradual evolution from a superficial understanding to a deep essential knowledge, then to the source of pure infinite joy, then to complete union[with the object]

Question 18

विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः॥१८॥

Answer 18

The other [samadhi] arises from the previous practice; all activities and disruptions in the mind have ceased yet traces of past experiences remain.

Question 19

भवप्रत्ययो विदेहप्रकृतिलयानाम्॥१९॥

Answer 19

[This other] quality [is] innate for disembodied individuals and for [those who aer] “immersed into themselves

Question 20

श्रद्धावीर्यस्मृतिसमाधिप्रज्ञापूर्वक इतरेषाम्॥२०॥

Answer 20

Others should first cultivate faith,vitality, loyalty in their engagement , and a spiritual wisdom derived from meditative absorption.

Question 21

तीव्रसंवेगानामासन्नः॥२१॥

Answer 21

Self realization is near for those seekers whose involvement is intense and enthusiastic

Question 22

मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात् ततोऽपि विशेषः॥२२॥

Answer 22

Furthermore, there are still differences depending on the application being mild, moderate, or strong.

Question 23

ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा॥२३॥

Answer 23

Or through complete devotion to Iswara.

Question 24

क्लेशकर्मविपाकाशयैरपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः॥२४॥

Answer 24

Iswara is a spiritual principle of a special kind not limited by the sources of afflictions, by actions, their fruits and their subtle results.

Question 25

तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञबीजम्॥२५॥

Answer 25

There is imbued with the unequalled seed o all knowledge.

Question 26

पूर्वेषाम् अपि गुरुः कालेनानवच्छेदात्॥२६॥

Answer 26

unlimited by the constraints of time, it is the master even for ancient sages.

Question 27

तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः॥२७॥

Answer 27

The sacred formula is used to address it.

Question 28

तज्जपस्तदर्थभावनम्॥२८॥

Answer 28

The systematic repetition of this is accompanied by a profound meditation on its meaning.

Question 29

ततः प्रत्यक्चेतनाधिगमोऽप्यन्तरायाभावश्च॥२९॥

Answer 29

Therefore, the obstacles are diminished and the Pure Conciousness is revealed.

Question 30

व्याधिस्त्यानसंशयप्रमादालस्याविरतिभ्रान्तिदर्शनालब्धभूमिकत्वानवस्थितत्वानि चित्तविक्षेपास्तेऽन्तरायाः॥३०॥

Answer 30

These obstacles are actors of mental distress: disease, mental apathy, doubt, haste, laziness, extravagance, stubborness,stagnation and regression.

Question 31

दुःखदौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्वश्वासप्रश्वासा विक्षेपसहभुवः॥३१॥

Answer 31

The symptoms opf this mental agitation are suffering, negative thinking, restlessness and erratic breathing.

Question 32

तत्प्रतिषेधार्थमेकतत्त्वाभ्यासः॥३२॥

Answer 32

To avoid them,[we must] commit to the practice of single principle.

Question 33

मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षणां सुखदुःखपुण्यापुण्यविषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम्॥३३॥

Answer 33

The peaceful mind results from a mental attitude of freindship towards those who are content, of compassion towards those who suffer, of jy towards virtuous individuals, of equanimity towards an disengagement from those who act poorly.

Question 34

प्रच्छर्दनविधारणाभ्यां वा प्राणस्य॥३४॥

Answer 34

Or by paying special attention to the exhalation and the suspension of the breath.

Question 35

विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थितिनिबन्धिनी॥३५॥

Answer 35

Or by intelligent activity in the domain of sensory objects to promote stability and a firm control over the mind.

Question 36

विशोका वा ज्योतिष्मती॥३६॥

Answer 36

Or by serenity and radiant intelligence

Question 37

वीतरागविषयं वा चित्तम्॥३७॥

Answer 37

Or the mind on a person or an objects that is free of passion.

Question 38

स्वप्ननिद्राज्ञानालम्बनं वा॥३८॥

Answer 38

Or as a support knowledge deriving from sleep and dreams.

Question 39

यथाभिमतध्यानाद्व॥३९॥

Answer 39

Or through meditating on what we appreciate.

Question 40

परमाणु परममहत्त्वान्तोऽस्य वशीकारः॥४०॥

Answer 40

There is mastery over this upto the extremely large and the extremely small.

Question 41

क्षीणवृत्तेरभिजातस्येव मणेर्ग्रहीतृग्रहणग्राह्येषु तत्स्थतदञ्जनतासमापत्तिः॥४१॥

Answer 41

When the agitation is settled, similar to a flawless jewel, well established in this like ointment, producing a coalescence in what which is grasping,the process of grasping and the objects grasped.

Question 42

तत्र शब्दार्थज्ञानविकल्पैः संकीर्णा सवितर्का समापत्तिः॥४२॥

Answer 42

Complete union with gross objects occur when the word, the object, knowledge and imagination are blended within that experience.

Question 43

स्मृतिपरिशुद्धौ स्वरूपशून्येवार्थमात्रनिर्भासा निर्वितर्का॥४३॥

Answer 43

When memory is thoroughly purified, as if emtied of its form and only the object glows, it is the complete union with the gross object.

Question 44

एतयैव सविचारा निर्विचारा च सूक्ष्मविषया व्याख्याता॥४४॥

Answer 44

Through this, indeed, samapatti is defined with and without in the domain relating to subtle objects.

Question 45

सूक्ष्मविषयत्वं चालिङ्गपर्यवसानम्॥४५॥

Answer 45

And of the subtle things, culminates in the non-manifested.

Question 46

ता एव सबीजः समाधिः॥४६॥

Answer 46

Those are indeed contemplations with a seed.

Question 47

निर्विचारवैशारद्येऽध्यात्मप्रसादः॥४७॥

Answer 47

When there is mastery in nir-vichara, glowing serenity in his innermost self.

Question 48

ऋतम्भरा तत्र प्रज्ञा॥४८॥

Answer 48

There appears the wisdom bearing absolute truth.

Question 49

श्रुतानुमानप्रज्ञाभ्यामन्यविषया विशेषार्थत्वात्॥४९॥

Answer 49

Because of its extra-ordinary nature, this experience is different than the experience of knowledge derived from orally transmitted texts and from reflection.

Question 50

तज्जः संस्कारोऽन्यसंस्कारप्रतिबन्धी॥५०॥

Answer 50

The condition arising from this counteracts other tendencies.

Question 51

तस्यापि निरोधे सर्वनिरोधान्निर्बीजः समाधिः॥५१॥

Answer 51

When even this is dissolved due to the dissolution of all seedless absorption in total clarity.