Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda)
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1883 | 103,575 words
The Yoga-Sutra 3.5, English translation with Commentaries. The Yogasutra of Patanjali represents a collection of aphorisms dealing with spiritual topics such as meditation, absorption, Siddhis (yogic powers) and final liberation (Moksha). The Raja-Martanda is officialy classified as a Vritti (gloss) which means its explanatory in nature, as opposed to being a discursive commentary.
Sūtra 3.5
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 3.5:
तज्जयात्प्रज्ञालोकः ॥ ३.५ ॥
tajjayātprajñālokaḥ || 3.5 ||
5. From success thereof comes the light of understanding.
The Rajamartanda commentary by King Bhoja:
[English translation of the 11th century commentary by Bhoja called the Rājamārtaṇḍa]
[Sanskrit text for commentary available]
“Thereof,” i.e., of Saṃyama. “From success” from its becoming similar (i.e., freely blending with each other so as to be the same) by practice. “Understanding” (prajñā), i.e., the nature of the object to be known. The “Light” (āloka), (understanding) expands. The meaning is—that which has to be known becomes thoroughly manifest.
Notes and Extracts
[Notes and comparative extracts from other commentaries on the Yogasūtra]
[The purport is obvious. When a person is proficient in performing the threefold acts of Saṃyama, he attains the light of understanding, or the power of knowing thoroughly the nature of the object to which he directs his attention.]
Its application.