प्रवृत्त्या लोकन्यासात्

Patanjal Yoga-Sutra : vibhUtipada 

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पातञ्जल योग-सूत्र : विभूतिपाद

२६-२७-२८-२९-३०-३१-३२-३३-३४-३५-३६

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प्रवृत्त्या लोकन्यासात् सूक्ष्मव्यवहितविप्रकृष्टज्ञानम्।।२६।।

(प्रवृत्त्या लोकन्यासात् सूक्ष्म-व्यवहित-विप्रकृष्टज्ञानम्।।)

This योग-सूत्र / Aphorism and onwards up-to योग-सूत्र३६ Aphorism 36 are an extension of the योग-सूत्र ३५ / the Aphorism 35 :

विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थितिनिबन्धिनी ।।३५।।

of the समाधिपाद / Chapter on Samadhipada, where it has been pointed out that विषयवती  वृत्ति / viShayavatI vritti is the outward and the outgoing tendency of the mind, the one that binds the mind with the विषयात्मक जगत् / the objective world / reality of matter and the mind / the consciousness.

In the following, this could be understood :

भुवनज्ञानं सूर्ये संयमात्।।२७।।

(भुवनज्ञानं सूर्ये संयमात्।।)

The nature and knowledge of the objective world could be acquired by means of संयम / samyama upon the Sun.

चन्द्रे ताराव्यूहज्ञानम्।।२८।।

(चन्द्रे ताराव्यूहज्ञानम्।।)

The nature and knowledge of the celestial stars, planets and all the other such material bodies and their relative position in the sky and the Zodiac is known by means of  संयम  / samyama upon the Moon.

This is how the वैदिक ज्योतिष / the Astronomy of the Veda is discovered and learnt.

ध्रुवे तद्गतिज्ञानम्।।२९।।

(ध्रुवे तद्गतिज्ञानम्।।)

The संयम / samyama applied to the ध्रुव नक्षत्र / the Polar star / North gives the knowledge of the movement of these heavenly bodies (the material as well as that of the  देवता / devatA / the Divine element associated with them.) 

नाभिचक्रे कायव्यूहज्ञानम्।।३०।।

(नाभिचक्रे कायव्यूहज्ञानम्।।)

The संयम / samyama applied upon the नाभिचक्र / the navel centre in the body results in the knowledge of the anatomy, the physiology and the Neuroscience.

This is the basis of शारीरिक / शारीरक आयुर्वेद the Ayurveda.

कण्ठकूपे क्षुत्पिपासा निवृत्तिः।।३१।।

(कण्ठकूपे क्षुत्पिपासा निवृत्तिः।।)

The संयम / samyama applied over upon to the throat-centre helps one in freeing from the hunger and the thirst.

कूर्मनाड्यां स्थैर्यम्।।३२।।

(कूर्मनाड्यां स्थैर्यम्।।)

The संयम / samyama over the कूर्म-नाडी / त्रिकास्थि / the sacral / secrum plexus helps in making  the posture stable.

मूर्धज्योतिषि सिद्धदर्शनम्।।३३।।

(मूर्धज्योतिषि सिद्धदर्शनम्।।)

Applying the संयम / the samyama on the light in the मूर्धा / सुषुम्ना नाडी / the cerebrum / or the brain connects with the सिद्ध / siddha.

Refer : श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता / Shrimadbhagvadgita 

अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।२६।।

(अध्याय १०, Chapter 10, Stanza 26)

प्रातिभाद्वा सर्वम्।।३४।।

(प्रातिभात् वा सर्वम्।।)

The संयम / samyama helps in so many ways accordingly, but with the awakening of the प्रातिभ ज्ञान / the Intelligence, all these सिद्धि / powers are available to a योगी / YogI.

हृदये चित्तसंवित्।।३५।। 

(हृदये चित्तसंवित्।।)

The heart is the abode of emotions and the feelings, while the brain; -of thoughts and thinking. The two together are variously called as the मन, बुद्धि, चित्त अहं / the mind, the intellect, the consciousness and the ego.

This is collectively known as the चित्त-संवित् / अन्तःकरण / अन्तःकरण चतुष्टय / the four mental inner organs of the mind / the individuality.

Practicing संयम / samyama over this collective heart one can understand the nature and the role of mind with respect to the body. 

सत्त्वपुरुषयोरत्यन्तसंकीर्णयोः प्रत्ययाविशेषाद् भोगः परार्थत्वादन्यस्वार्थसंयमात् पुरुषज्ञानम्।।३६।।

(सत्त्व-पुरुषयोः अत्यन्त-संकीर्णयोः प्रत्यय विशेषाद् भोगः परार्थत्वात्-अन्य स्व-अर्थ-संयमात् पुरुषज्ञानम्।।)

With the extreme closeness / vicinity of the mind and the individuality (the soul) and the sense of the (अस्मिता)  / the self, the individual  पुरुष / purusha goes through various kinds of स्व-अर्थ / worldly experiences (भोगः), but when the same संयम / samyama applied over the  परार्थ / the spiritual, it helps in attaining the knowledge of the ब्रह्मन्  / Brahman. 

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