Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda)
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1883 | 103,575 words
The Yoga-Sutra 3.23, 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 3.23
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 3.23:
मैत्र्यादिषु बलानि ॥ ३.२३ ॥
maitryādiṣu balāni || 3.23 ||
23. In friendliness, superhuman powers.
The Rajamartanda commentary by King Bhoja:
[English translation of the 11th century commentary by Bhoja called the Rājamārtaṇḍa]
[Sanskrit text for commentary available]
In order to explain the perfection acquired by the purifying processes (Chap. I, A. XXXIII, p. 40) he says:
[Read Sūtra 3.23]
By performing Saṃyama in regard to friendliness, mercy, complaisance, and indifference, super-human powers are acquired with reference to them, i.e., in the performer friendliness, mercy, and complaisance attain such great excellence as to enable him to contract friendship with all (persons).
Notes and Extracts
[Notes and comparative extracts from other commentaries on the Yogasūtra]
[The sense is obvious, and needs no comment.]
He describes another kind of perfection.