ततः प्रातिभश्रवणवेदनादर्श

Patanjal Yoga-Sutra : vibhUtipad --

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पातञ्जल योग-सूत्र : विभूतिपाद --

३७-३८-३९-४०-४१-४२-४३-४४

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ततः प्रातिभश्रवणवेदनादर्शास्वादवार्ता जायन्ते।।३७।।

(ततः प्रातिभ श्रवण वेदना दर्श आस्वाद वार्ता जायन्ते।।)

Before going through the योग-सूत्र ३७-४४ / the Aphorisms 37 to 44, let us take a glance over The योग-सूत्र ३४, ३५, ३६ / Aphorism 34, 35, 36 :

प्रातिभाद्वा सर्वम्।। ३४।।

हृदये चित्तसंवित्।।३५।।

सत्त्वपुरुषयोरत्यन्तसंकीर्णयोः प्रत्ययाविशेषाद् भोगः परार्थत्वादन्यस्वार्थसंयमात् पुरुषज्ञानम्।।३६।।

The above are about how a योगी / yogi who has attained this stage and level, not only has those occult and miraculous powers, but has deeper subtle experiences of the kind of higher लोक / realms / spheres of देवता / devatA. There are such references in पुराण / PurANa, रामायण / Ramayana, महाभारत / Mahabharata, even in those texts : रघुवंशम्  / Raguvamsham of Kalidas that describe such events when these many celestial देवता / devatA, like गन्धर्व / gandharva / किन्नर / kinnara /अप्सरा / apsarA / यक्ष / YakSha etc. appear, sing, dance, and rejoice, shower flowers from the heavens.

Though a ऋषि /  Rishi like वाल्मीकि / Valmiki has already described them in the रामायण / Ramayana in great details the mortals like us can't comprehend how that happens. 

ततः प्रातिभश्रवणवेदनादर्शास्वादवार्ता जायन्ते।।३७।।

(ततः प्रातिभ श्रवण वेदना दर्श आस्वाद वार्ता जायन्ते।।)

Having attained this level a योगी / Yogi comes to experience this and such phenomenon. He can hear those sounds, music, and feel like a participant there. These experiences apart from the miraculous powers are obstacle to samAdhi but at the ordinary level, the state of waking, are  सिद्धि / siddhi  known to him but not to others.  

ते समाधावुपसर्गा व्युत्थाने सिद्धयः।।३८।।

(ते समाधौ उपसर्गाः -- व्युत्थाने सिद्धयः।।)

बन्धकारणशैथिल्यात् प्रचारसंवेदनाच्च चित्तस्य परशरीरप्रवेशः।। ।।३९।।

(बन्धकारण शैथिल्यात् प्रचारसंवेदनात्  च चित्तस्य पर-शरीर-प्रवेशः।।)

If required, such an accomplished योगी / YogI could gather the प्राण / prANa and through the nADi-s, with the help of mind / consciousness (चेतना) leave his physical body and can go and enter into the physical body of a dead one / corpse or even someone alive but in a stage of trans like mental state. This has been also often experienced by many of the aboriginal cults, everywhere in the world. 

उदानजयाज्जलपङ्ककण्टकादिष्वसङ्ग उत्क्रान्तिश्च।।४०।।

(उदान जयात् जल पङ्क कण्टक आदिषु असङ्गः उत्क्रान्तिः च।।)

Having controlled the उदान / udAna the force that lifts one above in the direction opposite to gravity one can walk upon waters, marshy lands, land full with thorny bushes etc. 

समानजयात्प्रज्वलनम्।।४१।।

(समान-जयात् प्रज्वलनम्।।) 

One having control संयम / samyama over the समान / samAna could emanate light from the body. This is precisely what तेजस् / tejas, and the ओजस् / ojas. He may look like the shining,  luminous beings.

श्रोत्राकाशयोः संबंधसंयमाद्दिव्यं श्रोत्रम्।।४२।।

(श्रोतृ-आकाशयोः संबंध  संयमात् दिव्यं श्रोत्रम्।।)

A योगी  / YogI Through the संयम / samyama over the relation between the ear (the power of hearing) and the आकाश  / ether / AkAsha, can hear the divine sounds and voices and this gives us a clue how Veda is called श्रुति / the  shruti. That is again why Veda are the word of ईश्वर / Ishvara / ब्रह्मा / BrahmA. Therefore, the Veda is / are of immaculate birth. A ऋषि / Rishi is one who first heard it.

कायाकाशयोःसम्बन्धसंयमाल्लघुतूलसमापत्तेश्चाकाशगमनम् -- ।।४३।।

(काया आकाशयोः सम्बन्ध संयमात् लघु तूल समापत्तेः च आकाशगमनम्।।)

As said about the relationship between the ear / hearing and the AkAsha in the योग-सूत्र ४२ / Aphorism 42, this योग-सूत्र ४३ / Aphorism 43 points out how by applying संयम / samyama over the relation between the body ( लघुतूल / light or heavy)  and the sky / AkAsha / space,  one can move in the sky (or the space) 

बहिरकल्पिता वृत्तिर्महाविदेहा ततः प्रकाशावरणक्षयः।।४४।।

(बहिः अकल्पिता वृत्तिः महाविदेहा ततः प्रकाशावरण-क्षयः।।)

Lastly, the महाविदेहा वृत्ति / mahAvidehA vritti, that is beyond कल्पना /  imagination / thought of, at the बहिः / external world of the sensory perceptions, is reached by such an exalted / योगी / YogI, where the cover that shields the light, is finally and totally destroyed forever. 

To be continued. ...

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