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Yoga Sūtra 3: Über Ergebnisse (vibhūti) der Yogapraxis

Das dritte Kapitel des Yoga Sūtra schildert, wie Du schrittweise tiefer in saṃyama eintauchst und welche Ergebnisse, vibhūti oder siddhi, daraus entstehen.

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PYS 3.1–4: Saṃyama
PYS 3.1–4: Saṃyama

Yogaśāstra 3.1–4: Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna, and Samādhi

Dhāraṇā binds citta to a place, dhyāna maintains the same cognition uninterruptedly, and samādhi displays only the object; their unity is saṃyama.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.1
deśa-bandhaś cittasya dhāraṇā ||1||
The fixing of Citta (cittasya | gen sg) on a place (deśa-bandhaḥ | nom sg) [is] Dhāraṇā (dhāraṇā | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.2
tatra pratyayaikatānatā dhyānam ||2||
There (tatra), the uninterrupted continuity of a cognition (pratyayaikatānatā | nom sg) [is] Dhyāna (dhyānam | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.3
tad evārtha-mātra-nirbhāsaṃ svarūpa-śūnyam iva samādhiḥ ||3||
Precisely (eva) this [Dhyāna] (tad | nom sg n), shining forth as the object alone (artha-mātra-nirbhāsam | nom sg n) and, as if (iva), empty of its own form (svarūpa-śūnyam | nom sg n), [is] Samādhi (samādhiḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.4
trayam ekatra saṃyamaḥ ||4||
The triad (trayam | nom sg n) [of Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna, and Samādhi] at one [object] (ekatra) [is] Saṃyama (saṃyamaḥ | nom sg).
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PYS 3.5–8: Stufen des Saṃyama
PYS 3.5–8: Stufen des Saṃyama

Yogaśāstra 3.5–8: Inner Limb, Outer Means

Mastery of saṃyama brings the light of insight and is applied in stages. Its three limbs are more internal than the first five, but external to nirbīja.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.5
taj-jayāt prajñālokaḥ ||5||
From mastery of this [Saṃyama] (taj-jayāt | abl sg) [arises] the light of insight (prajñālokaḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.6
tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ ||6||
The application (viniyogaḥ | nom sg) of this [Saṃyama] (tasya | gen sg) [takes place] on [successive] levels (bhūmiṣu | loc pl).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.7
trayam antar-aṅgaṃ pūrvebhyaḥ ||7||
This triad (trayam | nom sg n) [is] an inner limb (antar-aṅgam | nom sg n) in relation to the preceding [five limbs of yoga] (pūrvebhyaḥ | abl pl n).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.8
tad api bahir-aṅgaṃ nirbījasya ||8||
Even (api) this [triad] (tad | nom sg n) [is] an outer limb (bahir-aṅgam | nom sg n) of seedless [Yoga] (nirbījasya | gen sg m).
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PYS 3.9–12: Drei Wandlungen des Citta
PYS 3.9–12: Drei Wandlungen des Citta

Yogaśāstra 3.9–12: Nirodha, Samādhi, Ekāgratā

Imprints of cessation overcome activity, distraction gives way to one-pointedness, and homogeneous cognitions form an uninterrupted peaceful flow.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.9
vyutthāna-nirodha-saṃskārayor abhibhava-prādurbhāvau nirodha-kṣaṇa-cittānvayo nirodha-pariṇāmaḥ ||9||
When, among the imprints of activity and inhibition (vyutthāna-nirodha-saṃskārayoḥ | gen du), the [former] is overcome and the [latter] arises (abhibhava-prādurbhāvau | nom du), the conjunction of Citta with the moment of inhibition (nirodha-kṣaṇa-cittānvayaḥ | nom sg) [is] the transformation into inhibition (nirodha-pariṇāmaḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.10
tasya praśānta-vāhitā saṃskārāt ||10||
The tranquil flow (praśānta-vāhitā | nom sg) of that [Citta] (tasya | gen sg) [arises] from the imprint [of inhibition] (saṃskārāt | abl sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.11
sarvārthataikāgratayoḥ kṣayodayau cittasya samādhi-pariṇāmaḥ ||11||
The Samādhi-transformation (samādhi-pariṇāmaḥ | nom sg) of Citta (cittasya | gen sg) [is] the respective waning and arising (kṣayodayau | nom du) of many-directedness and one-pointedness (sarvārthataikāgratayoḥ | gen du).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.12
tataḥ punaḥ śāntoditau tulya-pratyayau cittasyaikāgratā-pariṇāmaḥ ||12||
Then (tataḥ) again (punaḥ), the one-pointedness-transformation (ekāgratā-pariṇāmaḥ | nom sg) of Citta (cittasya | gen sg) [occurs] when the subsided [preceding cognition] and the arisen [following cognition] (śāntoditau | nom du m) are of the same kind (tulya-pratyayau | nom du).
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PYS 3.13–14: Drei Arten der Wandlung
PYS 3.13–14: Drei Arten der Wandlung

Yogaśāstra 3.13–14: Property, Time, and State

The model of citta also applies to elements and senses: a persisting dharmin bears past, present, and still indeterminate properties.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.13
etena bhūtendriyeṣu dharma-lakṣaṇāvasthā-pariṇāmā vyākhyātāḥ ||13||
Through this [model of Citta-transformations] (etena | ins sg n), the transformations of property, temporal characteristic, and state (dharma-lakṣaṇāvasthā-pariṇāmāḥ | nom pl) in the elements and sense organs (bhūtendriyeṣu | loc pl) [are] explained (vyākhyātāḥ | nom pl m ppp).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.14
śāntoditāvyapadeśya-dharmānupātī dharmī ||14||
The property-bearer (dharmī | nom sg) conforms to past, present, and still indeterminate [future] properties (śāntoditāvyapadeśya-dharmānupātī | nom sg m).
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PYS 3.15–16: Abfolge der Wandlung
PYS 3.15–16: Abfolge der Wandlung

Yogaśāstra 3.15–16: Past and Future

Different sequences produce different transformations. Saṃyama on changes of property, temporal mark, and state reveals past and future.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.15
kramānyatvaṃ pariṇāmānyatve hetuḥ ||15||
A difference in sequence (kramānyatvam | nom sg) [is] the cause (hetuḥ | nom sg) of a difference in transformation (pariṇāmānyatve | loc sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.16
pariṇāma-traya-saṃyamād atītānāgata-jñānam ||16||
Through Saṃyama on the three transformations [of property, temporal characteristic, and state] (pariṇāma-traya-saṃyamāt | abl sg) [arises] knowledge of the past and future (atītānāgata-jñānam | nom sg).
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PYS 3.17–20: Außergewöhnliches Wissen
PYS 3.17–20: Außergewöhnliches Wissen

Yogaśāstra 3.17–20: Speech, Births, Another Citta

Saṃyama reveals the speech of all beings, past births, and another's citta; the object of another's cognition remains unknown without separate saṃyama.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.17
śabdārtha-pratyayānām itaretarādhyāsāt saṃkaras tat-pravibhāga-saṃyamāt sarva-bhūta-ruta-jñānam ||17||
From the mutual superimposition (itaretarādhyāsāt | abl sg) of word, object, and cognition (śabdārtha-pratyayānām | gen pl) [arises] confusion (saṃkaraḥ | nom sg). Through Saṃyama on their distinction (tat-pravibhāga-saṃyamāt | abl sg) [arises] knowledge of the sounds of all beings (sarva-bhūta-ruta-jñānam | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.18
saṃskāra-sākṣātkaraṇāt pūrva-jāti-jñānam ||18||
From direct perception of the imprints (saṃskāra-sākṣātkaraṇāt | abl sg) [arises] knowledge of previous births (pūrva-jāti-jñānam | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.19
pratyayasya para-citta-jñānam ||19||
[Through Saṃyama] on a cognition (pratyayasya | gen sg) [arises] knowledge of another’s Citta (para-citta-jñānam | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.20
na ca tat sālambanaṃ tasyāviṣayī-bhūtatvāt ||20||
But (ca) this [knowledge] (tat | nom sg n) is not (na) accompanied by its supporting object [the object of the other cognition] (sālambanam | nom sg n), because that [supporting object] (tasya | gen sg) has not become the object [of Saṃyama] (aviṣayī-bhūtatvāt | abl sg).
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PYS 3.21–22: Unsichtbarkeit und Todeszeit
PYS 3.21–22: Unsichtbarkeit und Todeszeit

Yogaśāstra 3.21–22: Bodily Form and Ripening Karma

Saṃyama interrupts the perceptibility of bodily form and makes the yogin invisible; directed at ripening karma, it reveals the time of death, as do omens.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.21
kāya-rūpa-saṃyamāt tad-grāhya-śakti-stambhe cakṣuḥ-prakāśāsaṃprayoge 'ntardhānam ||21||
Through Saṃyama on the form of the body (kāya-rūpa-saṃyamāt | abl sg), invisibility (antardhānam | nom sg) [arises] when its capacity to be perceived is arrested (tad-grāhya-śakti-stambhe | loc sg) and there is no conjunction [of the bodily form] with the light of the eye (cakṣuḥ-prakāśāsaṃprayoge | loc sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.22
sopakramaṃ nirupakramaṃ ca karma tat-saṃyamād aparānta-jñānam ariṣṭebhyo vā ||22||
[Life-span-determining] karma (karma | nom sg) [is twofold]: quickly maturing (sopakramaṃ | nom sg n) and (ca) slowly maturing (nirupakramaṃ | nom sg n). Through Saṃyama on it (tat-saṃyamāt | abl sg), knowledge of the end of life (aparānta-jñānam | nom sg) [arises], or (vā) from signs of death (ariṣṭebhyaḥ | abl pl).
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PYS 3.23–25: Kräfte und Fernwissen
PYS 3.23–25: Kräfte und Fernwissen

Yogaśāstra 3.23–25: Strength and Hidden Things

Saṃyama on friendliness, compassion, or joy produces powers; saṃyama on strength grants an elephant's power, and inner cognitive light reveals subtle, hidden...

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.23
maitry-ādiṣu balāni ||23||
Through [Saṃyama] on friendliness and the further [two cultivations: compassion and appreciative joy] (maitry-ādiṣu | loc pl), powers (balāni | nom pl) [arise].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.24
baleṣu hasti-balādīni ||24||
Through [Saṃyama] on strengths (baleṣu | loc pl), elephant-strength and similar [strengths] (hasti-balādīni | nom pl n) [arise].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.25
pravṛtty-āloka-nyāsāt sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam ||25||
By directing the light of a [special] cognitive activity (pravṛtty-āloka-nyāsāt | abl sg) [onto an object], knowledge of [objects that are] subtle, concealed, and distant (sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam | nom sg) [arises].
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PYS 3.26–28: Wissen über den Kosmos
PYS 3.26–28: Wissen über den Kosmos

Yogaśāstra 3.26–28: Sun, Moon, and Pole Star

Saṃyama on the sun reveals the seven worlds, on the moon the arrangement of the stars, and on the pole star their motion in the traditional cosmos.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.26
bhuvana-jñānaṃ sūrye saṃyamāt ||26||
Through Saṃyama (saṃyamāt | abl sg) on the sun (sūrye | loc sg), knowledge of the [seven] world-realms (bhuvana-jñānam | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.27
candre tārā-vyūha-jñānam ||27||
Through [Saṃyama] on the moon (candre | loc sg), knowledge of the arrangement of the stars (tārā-vyūha-jñānam | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.28
dhruve tad-gati-jñānam ||28||
Through [Saṃyama] on the pole star (dhruve | loc sg), knowledge of the course of those [stars] (tad-gati-jñānam | nom sg) [arises].
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PYS 3.29–34: Körperorte und Erkenntnisse
PYS 3.29–34: Körperorte und Erkenntnisse

Yogaśāstra 3.29–34: Navel, Throat, Crown, and Heart

Saṃyama at the navel, throat, kūrma-nāḍī, crown light, and heart yields knowledge of body and citta, ends hunger and thirst, gives stability, and reveals...

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.29
nābhi-cakre kāya-vyūha-jñānam ||29||
Through [Saṃyama] on the navel centre (nābhi-cakre | loc sg), knowledge of the structure of the body [in terms of doṣa, dhātu, and bodily parts] (kāya-vyūha-jñānam | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.30
kaṇṭha-kūpe kṣut-pipāsā-nivṛttiḥ ||30||
Through [Saṃyama] on the hollow of the throat (kaṇṭha-kūpe | loc sg), the cessation of hunger and thirst (kṣut-pipāsā-nivṛttiḥ | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.31
kūrma-nāḍyāṃ sthairyam ||31||
Through [Saṃyama] on the tortoise-shaped inner channel [below the hollow of the throat in the chest] (kūrma-nāḍyām | loc sg), steadiness (sthairyam | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.32
mūrdha-jyotiṣi siddha-darśanam ||32||
Through [Saṃyama] on the light at the crown (mūrdha-jyotiṣi | loc sg), vision of the Siddhas [perfected beings] (siddha-darśanam | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.33
prātibhād vā sarvam ||33||
Or (vā), through intuitive insight [as the precursor of discriminative knowledge] (prātibhāt | abl sg), [the yogin knows] everything (sarvam | acc sg n).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.34
hṛdaye citta-saṃvit ||34||
Through [Saṃyama] in the heart [as the locus of Citta] (hṛdaye | loc sg), knowledge of Citta (citta-saṃvit | nom sg) [arises].
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PYS 3.35–37: Puruṣa-Erkenntnis und Siddhis
PYS 3.35–37: Puruṣa-Erkenntnis und Siddhis

Yogaśāstra 3.35–37: Extraordinary Senses

Saṃyama on the difference between sattva and puruṣa produces knowledge of puruṣa and supernatural hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell; in samādhi they are...

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.35
sattva-puruṣayor atyantāsaṃkīrṇayoḥ pratyayāviśeṣo bhogaḥ parārthāt svārtha-saṃyamāt puruṣa-jñānam ||35||
Experience (bhogaḥ | nom sg) is a cognition that does not distinguish (pratyayāviśeṣaḥ | nom sg) [between] Sattva [the clarity of Citta] and Puruṣa (sattva-puruṣayoḥ | gen du), although the two are completely unmixed (atyantāsaṃkīrṇayoḥ | gen du m). Because [Sattva] exists for another [Puruṣa] (parārthāt | abl sg), knowledge of Puruṣa (puruṣa-jñānam | nom sg) [arises] through Saṃyama on that which exists for itself [Puruṣa] (svārtha-saṃyamāt | abl sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.36
tataḥ prātibha-śrāvaṇa-vedanādarśāsvāda-vārtā jāyante ||36||
From this [knowledge of Puruṣa] (tataḥ) arise (jāyante | 3p pl med pres) intuitive knowledge together with [supernormal] hearing, touch, vision, taste, and smell (prātibha-śrāvaṇa-vedanādarśāsvāda-vārtāḥ | nom pl).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.37
te samādhāv upasargā vyutthāne siddhayaḥ ||37||
These [six faculties] (te | nom pl m) [are] obstacles (upasargāḥ | nom pl) in Samādhi (samādhau | loc sg), but attainments (siddhayaḥ | nom pl) in the outward-turned state [of Citta] (vyutthāne | loc sg).
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PYS 3.38: Eintritt in einen fremden Körper
PYS 3.38: Eintritt in einen fremden Körper

Yogaśāstra 3.38: Citta Leaves Its Bond

Loosening the karmic bond to the body and knowing the paths of citta's movement enable its actual entry into another body.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.38
bandha-kāraṇa-śaithilyāt pracāra-saṃvedanāc ca cittasya para-śarīrāveśaḥ ||38||
Through the loosening of the [karmic] cause of bondage (bandha-kāraṇa-śaithilyāt | abl sg) and (ca) through awareness of [Citta’s] pathways of movement (pracāra-saṃvedanāt | abl sg), [there occurs] the entry of Citta (cittasya | gen sg) into another body (para-śarīrāveśaḥ | nom sg).
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PYS 3.39–40: Udāna und Samāna
PYS 3.39–40: Udāna und Samāna

Yogaśāstra 3.39–40: Nonadhesion, Death, and Blazing

Mastered udāna prevents the body from adhering to water, mud, or thorns and enables departure at death; samāna makes the body blaze.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.39
udāna-jayāj jala-paṅka-kaṇṭakādiṣv asaṅga utkrāntiś ca ||39||
Through mastery of Udāna [the upward-moving vital breath] (udāna-jayāt | abl sg) [arise] non-adhesion (asaṅgaḥ | nom sg) [of the body] to water, mud, thorns, and the like (jala-paṅka-kaṇṭakādiṣu | loc pl) and (ca) departure [from the body at death] (utkrāntiḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.40
samāna-jayāj jvalanam ||40||
Through mastery of Samāna [the balancing vital breath] (samāna-jayāt | abl sg) [arises] blazing [of the body] (jvalanam | nom sg).
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PYS 3.41–42: Göttliches Hören und Raumgang
PYS 3.41–42: Göttliches Hören und Raumgang

Yogaśāstra 3.41–42: Hearing, Body, and Space

Saṃyama on the relation of the hearing faculty and space produces divine hearing; directed at body and space together with lightness, it enables bodily travel...

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.41
śrotrākāśayoḥ saṃbandha-saṃyamād divyaṃ śrotram ||41||
Through Saṃyama on the relation (saṃbandha-saṃyamāt | abl sg) between the faculty of hearing and space [as an element] (śrotrākāśayoḥ | gen du), divine hearing (divyaṃ śrotram | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.42
kāyākāśayoḥ saṃbandha-saṃyamāl laghu-tūla-samāpatteś cākāśa-gamanam ||42||
Through Saṃyama on the relation (saṃbandha-saṃyamāt | abl sg) between body and space [as an element] (kāyākāśayoḥ | gen du) and (ca) through Samāpatti with the lightness of a cotton fibre (laghu-tūla-samāpatteḥ | abl sg), movement [of the body] through space (ākāśa-gamanam | nom sg) [arises].
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PYS 3.43: Mahāvidehā
PYS 3.43: Mahāvidehā

Yogaśāstra 3.43: Great Bodilessness

In mahāvidehā, an unconstructed vṛtti exists outside the body; this causes the covering of the light of citta-sattva to disappear.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.43
bahir akalpitā vṛttir mahā-videhā tataḥ prakāśāvaraṇa-kṣayaḥ ||43||
A Vṛtti (vṛttiḥ | nom sg) existing outside [the body] (bahis) and not mentally constructed (akalpitā | nom sg f) [is] the Dhāraṇā called great bodilessness (mahā-videhā | nom sg f). From this (tataḥ) [arises] the waning of the covering of the luminosity [of Citta-Sattva] (prakāśāvaraṇa-kṣayaḥ | nom sg).
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PYS 3.44–46: Meisterschaft über Elemente
PYS 3.44–46: Meisterschaft über Elemente

Yogaśāstra 3.44–46: Aṇiman and Bodily Perfection

Saṃyama on the elements produces mastery, atomic smallness and other siddhis, immunity to their properties, and bodily beauty, strength, and diamond hardness.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.44
sthūla-svarūpa-sūkṣmānvayārthavattva-saṃyamād bhūta-jayaḥ ||44||
Through Saṃyama on grossness, intrinsic form, subtlety, connection [with the Guṇas], and purposefulness [for experience and liberation] (sthūla-svarūpa-sūkṣmānvayārthavattva-saṃyamāt | abl sg) [arises] mastery over the [gross] elements (bhūta-jayaḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.45
tato 'ṇimādi-prādurbhāvaḥ kāya-saṃpat tad-dharmānabhighātaś ca ||45||
From this (tataḥ) [arise] the emergence of atomic minuteness and the further [Siddhis] (aṇimādi-prādurbhāvaḥ | nom sg), perfection of the body (kāya-saṃpat | nom sg), and (ca) non-obstruction by the properties of those [elements] (tad-dharmānabhighātaḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.46
rūpa-lāvaṇya-bala-vajra-saṃhananatvāni kāya-saṃpat ||46||
Beauty of form, grace, strength, and diamond-like firmness (rūpa-lāvaṇya-bala-vajra-saṃhananatvāni | nom pl) [constitute] perfection of the body (kāya-saṃpat | nom sg).
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PYS 3.47–48: Meisterschaft über Sinne
PYS 3.47–48: Meisterschaft über Sinne

Yogaśāstra 3.47–48: Sense Faculties and Pradhāna

Saṃyama on the five aspects of the sense faculties grants movement swift as thought, cognition without bodily sense instruments, and mastery over pradhāna.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.47
grahaṇa-svarūpāsmitānvayārthavattva-saṃyamād indriya-jayaḥ ||47||
Through Saṃyama on apprehension [of an object], the intrinsic form [of the sense faculty], I-am-ness, connection [with the Guṇas], and purposefulness [for experience and liberation] (grahaṇa-svarūpāsmitānvayārthavattva-saṃyamāt | abl sg) [arises] mastery over the sense organs (indriya-jayaḥ | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.48
tato mano-javitvaṃ vikaraṇa-bhāvaḥ pradhāna-jayaś ca ||48||
From this (tataḥ) [arise] speed of [the body] like that of the mind (mano-javitvam | nom sg), a state in which [the senses] function without [bodily] instruments (vikaraṇa-bhāvaḥ | nom sg), and (ca) mastery over Pradhāna [primordial matter] (pradhāna-jayaḥ | nom sg).
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PYS 3.49–51: Allwissen oder Kaivalya
PYS 3.49–51: Allwissen oder Kaivalya

Yogaśāstra 3.49–51: Relinquishing the Highest Siddhis

Distinguishing sattva from puruṣa grants omniscience and dominion. Dispassion toward these destroys the seed of defect and leads to kaivalya; divine...

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.49
sattva-puruṣānyatā-khyāti-mātrasya sarva-bhāvādhiṣṭhātṛtvaṃ sarva-jñātṛtvaṃ ca ||49||
For [the yogin] who possesses only knowledge of the difference between the Sattva [of Citta] and Puruṣa (sattva-puruṣānyatā-khyāti-mātrasya | gen sg), [arise] dominion over all states of existence (sarva-bhāvādhiṣṭhātṛtvam | nom sg) and (ca) omniscience (sarva-jñātṛtvam | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.50
tad-vairāgyād api doṣa-bīja-kṣaye kaivalyam ||50||
Through dispassion even (api) toward these [highest Siddhis] (tad-vairāgyāt | abl sg), when the seed of the defects [the Kleśas] has dwindled (doṣa-bīja-kṣaye | loc sg), isolation [of Puruṣa] (kaivalyam | nom sg) [arises].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.51
sthāny-upanimantraṇe saṅga-smayākaraṇaṃ punar aniṣṭa-prasaṅgāt ||51||
At an invitation from the exalted [deities] (sthāny-upanimantraṇe | loc sg), attachment and pride are not to be allowed to arise (saṅga-smayākaraṇam | nom sg n), because of the renewed (punar) occurrence of undesirable [consequences] (aniṣṭa-prasaṅgāt | abl sg).
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PYS 3.52–55: Viveka und Kaivalya
PYS 3.52–55: Viveka und Kaivalya

Yogaśāstra 3.52–55: Knowledge without Sequence

Saṃyama on moment and sequence produces all-encompassing, nonsequential discriminative knowledge. When sattva and puruṣa are equally pure, there is kaivalya.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.52
kṣaṇa-tat-kramayoḥ saṃyamād vivekajaṃ jñānam ||52||
Through Saṃyama (saṃyamāt | abl sg) on the [smallest] moment and its sequence (kṣaṇa-tat-kramayoḥ | loc du) [arises] knowledge born of discrimination (vivekajaṃ jñānam | nom sg).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.53
jāti-lakṣaṇa-deśair anyatānavacchedāt tulyayos tataḥ pratipattiḥ ||53||
From this (tataḥ) [arises] discernment [of the difference] (pratipattiḥ | nom sg) between two alike [things] (tulyayoḥ | gen du), because their difference cannot be delimited (anyatānavacchedāt | abl sg) by class, characteristic, and place (jāti-lakṣaṇa-deśaiḥ | ins pl).
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.54
tārakaṃ sarva-viṣayaṃ sarvathā-viṣayam akramaṃ ceti vivekajaṃ jñānam ||54||
Knowledge born of discrimination (vivekajaṃ jñānam | nom sg) [is] born of one’s own intuition [rather than imparted through instruction] (tārakam | nom sg n); it encompasses every object (sarva-viṣayam | nom sg n), encompasses [each] in every way (sarvathā-viṣayam | nom sg n), and is nonsequential (akramam | nom sg n)—thus (ceti) [it is defined].
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Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.55
sattva-puruṣayoḥ śuddhi-sāmye kaivalyam iti ||55||
When there is equality of purity (śuddhi-sāmye | loc sg) between Sattva [of Citta] and Puruṣa (sattva-puruṣayoḥ | gen du), [there is] isolation [of Puruṣa] (kaivalyam | nom sg)—thus (iti).
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