Essay name: Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study)
Author:
Susmi Sabu
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the enduring and relevance of Yoga in India, highlighting its evolution from a comprehensive philosophy to primarily a physical practice. It further underscores the importance of studying Yoga texts to understand its historical trajectory. Special attention is given to the Patanjala Yogasutra Bhashya Vivarana, a significant work attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Chapter 4 - Textual Examination of the Text
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Practice of Yoga The acquaintance of practical features is the main speciality of Yoga philosophy. It helps an aspirant to step forward systematically to attain the final goal. Y.S. clearly illustrates the different means of Yogic practices, different types of yogins, etc. Four-fold division of Yoga Y.S, VBh. and PYSBV explains the four-fold division (caturvyūhatva) of Yoga philosophy. They are- heya 140 (to be avoided) i.e., samsara which is full of pain, heyahetu (the
cause of samsāra), hāna (destruction of samsāra) i.e., kaivalya and
hānopāya (the method to destruct samsāra).
Heya- duḥkha (pain): Pain is that by which living beings are
strive to overcome. 141 It is of three kinds viz., ādhyatmika,
ādhibhautika and ādhidaivika. The pain which is to come in a
future life after death is to be destroyed through right vision. One
should strive only to eliminate future births and not try to restrain
142 pain that is present in this life. The cause of pain is nothing but
ignorance which relates pradhāna and puruṣa.
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