Sūtra 3.12

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 3.12:

ततः पुनः शान्तोदितौ तुल्यप्रत्ययौ चित्तस्यैकाग्रतापरिणामः ॥ ३.१२ ॥

tataḥ punaḥ śāntoditau tulyapratyayau cittasyaikāgratāpariṇāmaḥ || 3.12 ||

tataḥ—thence. punaḥ—again, śānta-uditau—the subsiding and rising, tulya-pratyayau—having similar, (tulya) Cognitive, acts, (pratyaya) cittasya—of the mind, mental, ekāgratā—of the one-pointedness, pariṇāmaḥ—modification.

12. Thence again conies the mental modification of one-pointedness, when the subsiding and rising cognitive acts are similar.—118.

The Sankhya-pravachana commentary of Vyasa

[English translation of the 7th century commentary by Vyāsa called the Sāṅkhya-pravacana, Vyāsabhāṣya or Yogabhāṣya]

[Sanskrit text for commentary available]

Of him whose mind is inclined towards the trance modification, the former cognitive act subsides; and the later that rises is similar thereto. The mind inclined towards trance is common to both. The same happens again and again up to the end of trance.

This of course is the modification of the one-pointedness of the mind which exists as an individualized unit independent of the characteristics.—118.

The Gloss of Vachaspati Mishra

[English translation of the 9th century Tattvavaiśāradī by Vācaspatimiśra]

‘Thence again comes the mental modification of one-pointedness, when subsiding and cognitive acts are similar.’

Again, when trance having been achieved, the later state of trance becomes the former, the former subsides and the later cognitive trance modification arises. That is to say, one becomes the past and the other the present. When both these cognitive acts of him who has become inclined towards trance, become similar to each other, it becomes one-pointed. This shows the achievement of trance, and also of one-pointedness itself. The Bhāṣyakāra shows the limit:—‘Up to the end of trance.’—12.