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Yoga-sutra with Bhoja Vritti [sanskrit]
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The Sanskrit edition of the Rājamārtaṇḍa or Bhojavṛtti by Bhojarāja.—This represents the commentary on the yoga aphorisms of Patañjali by King Bhoja who ruled in the 11th century. The material was typed by Suryansu Ray from a traditional old manuscript belonging to the family Guru.
Sūtra 1.23
idānīmetadupāyavilakṣaṇaṃ sugamamupāyāntaraṃ darśayitumāha —
īśvarapraṇidhānādvā || samādhi 23 ||
vṛttiḥ — īśvaro vakṣyamāṇalakṣaṇaḥ | tatra praṇidhānaṃ bhaktiviśeṣo viśiṣṭamupāsanaṃ sarvakriyāṇāṃ tatrārpaṇam | viṣayasukhādikaṃ phalamanicchan sarvāḥ kriyāstasmin paramagurāvarpayati | tatpraṇidhānaṃ samādhestatphalalābhasya ca prakṛṣṭa upāyaḥ || 23 ||