🧘 Samadhi Pada - On Contemplations
समाधिपादः
Verses: 5
Verses
Verse 1
अथ योगानुशासनम्
atha yogānuśāsanam
Now, the teachings of Yoga
Verse 2
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः
yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ
Yoga is the cessation of the modifications of the mind
Verse 3
तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम्
tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe-'vasthānam
Then the Seer abides in his own nature
Verse 4
वृत्तिसारूप्यमितरत्र
vṛtti-sārūpyam-itaratra
At other times, one appears to assume the form of the modifications
Verse 5
वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाक्लिष्टाः
vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ
The modifications of the mind are five-fold. They may be either afflicted or non-afflicted