Advaita Yoga Sūtras

Chapter 1: Sādhyādhyāyaḥ

“The Goal”

1.1

अथानुसांख्यं योगशासनम् ॥ १.१ ॥
athānusāṃkhyaṃ yogaśāsanam ‖ 1.1 ‖

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atha: now; anu-sāṃkhyam: after + Sāṃkhya; yoga-śāsanam: of Yoga + instruction

“Now, after Samkhya, comes the instruction of Yoga.”

1.2

योगः क्लिष्टवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥ १.२ ॥
yogaḥ kliṣṭavṛttinirodhaḥ ‖ 1.2 ‖

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yogaḥ: Yoga; kliṣṭa-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ: of afflicted + modifications + cessation

“Yoga is cessation of afflicted modifications.”

1.3

तदा दृग्दृश्यसंयोगः ॥ १.३ ॥
tadā dṛgdṛśyasaṃyogaḥ ‖ 1.3 ‖

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tadā: then; dṛś-dṛśya-saṃyogaḥ: of the seer + the seen + union

“Then there is union of the seer and the seen.”

1.4

इतरत्र वियोगदुःखम् ॥ १.४ ॥
itaratra viyogaduḥkham ‖ 1.4 ‖

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itaratra: otherwise; viyoga-duḥkham: of separation + suffering

“Otherwise, there is the suffering of separation.”

1.5

अविद्या दृश्यविषमदृष्टिः ॥ १.५ ॥
avidyā dṛśyaviṣamadṛṣṭiḥ ‖ 1.5 ‖

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avidyā: ignorance; dṛśya-viṣamadṛṣṭiḥ: of the seen + unequal vision

“Ignorance is unequal vision of the seen.”

1.6

सा क्षेत्रम् उत्तरक्लेशानाम् ॥ १.६ ॥
sā kṣetram uttarakleśānām ‖ 1.6 ‖

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sā: it; kṣetram: field; uttara-kleśānām: of subsequent + afflictions

“It is the field of the subsequent afflictions.”

1.7

अस्मिताविद्यानामरूपम् ॥ १.७ ॥
asmitāvidyānāmarūpam ‖ 1.7 ‖

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asmitā: egotism; avidyā-nāmarūpam: of ignorance + name and form

“Egotism is the name and form of ignorance.”

1.8

रागद्वेषोऽविद्यामदः ॥ १.८ ॥
rāgadveṣo’vidyāmadaḥ ‖ 1.8 ‖

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rāgadveṣaḥ: attachment and aversion; avidyā-madaḥ: of ignorance + thrill

“Attachment and aversion are the thrill of ignorance.”

1.9

अभिनिवेशोऽविद्याबन्धः ॥ १.९ ॥
abhiniveśo’vidyābandhaḥ ‖ 1.9 ‖

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abhiniveśaḥ: inertia; avidyā-bandhaḥ: of ignorance + bondage

“Inertia is the bondage of ignorance.”

1.10

वृत्तयो द्वादशतय्यः क्लिष्टाक्लिष्टाः ॥ १.१० ॥
vṛttayo dvādaśatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ ‖ 1.10 ‖

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vṛttayaḥ: modifications; dvādaśatayyaḥ: twelvefold; kliṣṭa-akliṣṭāḥ: afflicted + unafflicted

“Modifications are twelvefold and either afflicted or unafflicted.”

1.11

अक्लिष्टवृत्तयो धर्म्यपुण्याः क्लिष्टवृत्तयोऽधर्म्यपापाः ॥ १.११ ॥
akliṣṭavṛttayo dharmyapuṇyāḥ kliṣṭavṛttayo’dharmyapāpāḥ ‖ 1.11 ‖

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akliṣṭa-vṛttayaḥ: unafflicted + modifications; dharmya-puṇyāḥ: lawful + auspicious; kliṣṭa-vṛttayaḥ: afflicted + modifications; adharmya-pāpāḥ: unlawful + inauspicious

“Unafflicted modifications are lawful and auspicious; afflicted modifications are unlawful and inauspicious.”

1.12

दुःखसमुदयः क्लिष्टवृत्तयः सुखसमुदयोऽक्लिष्टवृत्तयः ॥ १.१२ ॥
duḥkhasamudayaḥ kliṣṭavṛttayaḥ sukhasamudayo’kliṣṭavṛttayaḥ ‖ 1.12 ‖

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duḥkha-samudayaḥ: suffering + co-arising; kliṣṭa-vṛttayaḥ: afflicted + modifications; sukha-samudayaḥ: happiness + co-arising; akliṣṭa-vṛttayaḥ: unafflicted + modifications

“The co-arising of suffering is afflicted modifications; the co-arising of happiness is unafflicted modifications.”

1.13

अयमानियमौ वृत्तयः क्लिष्टा भवसर्पिण्याम् ॥ १.१३ ॥
ayamāniyamau vṛttayaḥ kliṣṭā bhavasarpiṇyām ‖ 1.13 ‖

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ayama-aniyamau: without restraint + without observance; vṛttayaḥ: modifications; kliṣṭāḥ: afflicted; bhavasarpiṇyām: during the arc of rebirth

“Without restraint and without observance, modifications become afflicted during the arc of rebirth.”

1.14

अक्लिष्टवृत्तयः प्रलीना अनुभवसर्पिणी तु क्लिष्टवृत्तयः संचिता आशयेषु ॥ १.१४ ॥
akliṣṭavṛttayaḥ pralīnā anubhavasarpiṇī tu kliṣṭavṛttayaḥ saṃcitā āśayeṣu ‖ 1.14 ‖

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akliṣṭa-vṛttayaḥ: unafflicted + modifications; pralīnāḥ: reabsorbed; anu-bhavasarpiṇī: after + arc of rebirth; tu: while; kliṣṭa-vṛttayaḥ: afflicted + modifications; saṃcitāḥ: accumulated; āśayeṣu: in abodes

“Unafflicted modifications are reabsorbed after the arc of rebirth, while afflicted modifications are accumulated in their abodes.”

1.15

संचितवृत्तयः पुनःप्रारब्धा अनुधर्मसर्पिणी ॥ १.१५ ॥
saṃcitavṛttayaḥ punaḥprārabdhā anudharmasarpiṇī ‖ 1.15 ‖

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saṃcita-vṛttayaḥ: accumulated + modifications; punaḥ-prārabdhāḥ: again + undertaken; anu-dharmasarpiṇī: after + arc of law

“Accumulated modifications are undertaken again after the arc of law.”

1.16

तद् दुःखम् अनागतं हेयं साधनेन ॥ १.१६ ॥
tad duḥkham anāgataṃ heyaṃ sādhanena ‖ 1.16 ‖

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tat: that; duḥkham: suffering; anāgatam: yet to come; heyam: to be avoided; sādhanena: through practice

“That suffering yet to come is to be avoided through practice.”