Yogasutra vibhutipada sutra 28-38

Yogasutra Vibhutipada sutra 28-38

Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah

28. Chandra tara vyuha jnanam

Samyama on chandra (moon) leads to knowledge of stars.

29. Dhruve tad gati jnanam

Samyama on the pole-star will lead to knowledge of movement of stars.

30. Nabhi chakra kaya vyuha jnanam

Samyama on Nabhi chakra will lead to knowledge of the body

31. Kanthah kupe kshut pipasa nivrittihi

Samyama on throat will remove the hunger and thirst.

32. Kurma nadyaam stairyam

Samyama on Kurma nadi (the nerve center below throat), one gets steadiness.

33. Murdha jyotishi siddha darshanam

Samyama on the light at crown of head will lead to visions of perfect masters

34. Pratibhad va sarvam

The powers described so far can come stage by stage or in one go by dawn of higher knowledge (wisdom, intuition)

35. Hridaye chitta samvit

Samyama on heart chakra will lead to knowledge of chitta (store house of karma, mind activities), understanding of mind.

36. satwa purushayoh atyanta asankirnayoh pratyaya avisesa bhogah pararthatvat svartha samyavat purusha jnanam

Meaning : To experience something, mind is needed (satwa). For the experience of self-realisation, there has to be an experiencer of Self. Thus requiring Self and an experiencer.

But mind even though it has become satwa, cannot know Self. Self has to know Self. Thus the separation of Purushah (Self) with the mind has to happen. The samyama that helps yogi to separate Self and mind is what is mentioned in this sutra.

37. Tatah pratibha sravana vedana adarsha asvada varta jayanta

From the samyama that separates purusha (Self) from satwa (mind), one attains spontaneous wisdom and that makes the hearing, touch, smell, vision, and taste as divine.

38. Te samadhau upasargah vyutthane siddayah

All the powers mentioned above are obstacles for Self-realisation as they are powers are in external world.

Hari Om

In Guruseva