nābhi-cakre kāya-vyūha-jñānam Knowledge of the arrangement of the body comes from saṁyama on the navel centre The cakra’s (literally...

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...

baleṣu hasti-balaādīni [Through Saṁyama on] on the qualities beginning with the strengths of an elephant makes strength manifest Here,...

maitrī-ādiṣu balāni [Through Saṁyama on] on the qualities beginning with friendship the corresponding strengths will manifest This in...

sopakramaṃ nirupakramaṃ ca karma tat-saṃyamāt-aparānta-jñānam-ariṣṭebhyaḥvāh There are actions with clear results and actions with...

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

na ca tat-sālambanaṃ tasya-āviṣayī-bhūtatvāt [Whilst knowledge of others is acquired] not their foundation, because that is not the...

pratyayasya para-citta-jñānam Through Saṁyama on the workings of your mind, knowledge of others is acquired If you truly know yourself...

śabda-artha-pratyayānām-itaretara-adhyāsāt-saṃkaraḥ-tat-pravibhāga-saṃyamāt-sarva-bhūta-rūta-jñānam There is a natural confusion of...

pariṇāma-traya-saṁyamāt-atīta-anāgata-jñānam Profound understanding on the three types of transformation comes knowledge of the past and...

krama-anyatvaṁ pariṇāma-anyatve hetuḥ Different steps result in distinct changes Patañjali tells us that every change is the result or...

śānta-udita-avyapadeśya-dharma-anupātī dharmī The underlying substance is retained in the past, present and future characteristics...

etena bhūta-indriyeṣu dharma-lakṣaṇa-avasthā-pariṇāmā vyākhyātāḥ In this way, change is essential, secondary and temporary...

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...

tasya praśānta-vāhitā saṁskārāt Because of this profound tendency, a consistent practise flows from it All the practises described by...

vyutthāna-nirodha-saṁskārayoḥ-abhibhava-prādhurbhāvau nirodha-kṣaṇa-citta-anvayaḥ nirodha-pariṇāmaḥ Mental metamorphosis occurs in the...

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