te vyakta-sūkṣmāḥ guṇa-ātmānaḥ Gross or subtle, characteristics change due to the primordial tendencies ( gunas ) of nature. The...

pravṛtt-ibhede prayojakaṃ cittam-ekam-anekeṣām In such a case, the influence of meditation is free from residual flaws A yogi/guru in a...

kṣaṇa-tat-kramayoḥ saṃyamāt-viveka-jaṃ jñānam Wisdom born of discrimination results from samyama on single moments and their sequence An...

Sthāni-upanimantraṇe saṅga-smayā-akaraṇaṃ punah-aniṣṭa-prasaṅgāt Even when flattered you must be aware of attachment, pride and...

tad-vairāgyād-api doṣa-bīja-kṣaye kaivalyam Releasing even those attainments and removing the remaining seeds of afflictions delivers...

grahaṇa-svarūpa-asmitā-anvaya-arthavattva-saṃyamāt indriya-jayaḥ Mastery over the senses can be achieved from samyama on their...

rūpa-lāvaṇya-bala-vajra-saṃhananatvāni kaya-saṃpat Bodily perfection is expressed in beautiful features and habits, grace, elegance,...

Bahir-akalpitā vṛttiḥ-mahā-videhā tataḥ prakāśā-āvaraṇa-kṣayaḥ External contact free of mental fiction is “the great disembodiment” and...

Udāna-jayāt-jala-paṅka-kaṇṭak-ādiṣu-asaṅgh utkrāntih-ca Through  mastery of the ascending energy in your body, there is elevation and...

bandha-kāraṇa-śaithilyāt-pracāra-saṃvedanāt-ca cittasya para-śarīrā-aveśaḥ Through release of the causes of attachment and through...

hirdaye chitta-samvit Comprehensive knowledge of the mental mechanisms [comes from saṁyama] on the heart According to yoga, the heart...

pratibhat va sarvam Or all is known [comes from saṁyama] on intuition In Mūrdha / the crown of your head, lives your highest skills;...

dhruve tad-gati-jñānam Knowledge of the movement of the stars comes from saṁyama on the Pole-Star. In this Sutra the fixed polestar is...

candre tārā-vyūha-jñānam Knowledge of the arrangements of the stars comes from saṁyama on the moon. The moon phases set the rhythm for...

Bhuvana-jñánam súrye sanyamát Saṁyama on the sun gives knowledge of different parts of the world. Here Patanjali gives the first of three...

pravṛtti-āloka-nyāsāt-sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam Distant, latent, subtle or hidden matters [are discovered through] on ritual...

Kaya-rūpa-saṃyamāt-tat-grāhya-śakti-stambhe cakṣuḥ-prakāśā-asaṃprayoge-antardhānam Meditative integration (saṁyama) on the relationship...

tataḥ punaḥ śānta-uditau tulya-pratyayau cittasya-ekāgratā-pariṇāmaḥ Then the minds one-pointedness concentration changes again, when its...

sarva-arthatā-ekāgratayoḥ kṣaya-udayau cittasya samādhi-pariṇāmaḥ The transformation to being “completely absorbed” occurs when your mind...

trayam-antar-aṅgaṁ pūrvebhyaḥ These three limbs are more internal when compared to the five previous ones These three [dharana, dhyana,...