Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda)
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1883 | 103,575 words
The Yoga-Sutra 3.52, 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 3.52
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 3.52:
क्षणतत्क्रमयोः संयमाद्विवेकजं ज्ञानम् ॥ ३.५२ ॥
kṣaṇatatkramayoḥ saṃyamādvivekajaṃ jñānam || 3.52 ||
52. From Saṃyama with reference to the course of moments (proceeds) an understanding born of discriminative knowledge.
The Rajamartanda commentary by King Bhoja:
[English translation of the 11th century commentary by Bhoja called the Rājamārtaṇḍa]
[Sanskrit text for commentary available]
“Moment” (kṣaṇa) is the smallest division of time, which can no further be reduced in quantity. “Course” (krama) the successive modifications of such moments of time. By performing Saṃyama with reference to the course of moments, the aforesaid understanding of discriminative knowledge results. The meaning is this: This is a moment of time, it is subsequent to another, therefore the first is antecedent to this. For him who has performed Saṃyama with reference to this course, interview with the minutest is effected in the course of a moment, and so is the interview effected of the subtile nature. This is manifestation of discriminative knowledge.
Notes and Extracts
[Notes and comparative extracts from other commentaries on the Yogasūtra]
[The next step of the Yogī is to perform Saṃyama with reference to the progress of time, and when this is accomplished, discriminative knowledge becomes thoroughly manifest.]
He now applies this Saṃyama to a special subject.