The Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali
2 Seasons
a verse by verse discussion of one of the most important texts for yoga practitioners everywhere. Patañjali Yoga Sutram is a highly regarded text encompassing 4 chapters on the state of yoga, the practice of yoga, benefits and cautions of the yoga path and the ultimate aim of abiding peace. Studying this text is an enormous support to our continued practice.
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06:30Episode 1Yoga Sūtra 2.1
Episode 1
तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः ॥१॥
tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyā-yogaḥ ॥1॥ -
04:08Episode 2Yoga Sūtra 2.2
Episode 2
समाधिभावनार्थः क्लेश तनूकरणार्थश्च ॥२॥
samādhi-bhāvana-arthaḥ kleśa tanū-karaṇa-arthaś-ca ॥2॥ -
06:10Episode 3Yoga Sūtra 2.3
Episode 3
अविद्याअस्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशः क्लेशाः ॥३॥
avidyā-asmitā-rāga-dveṣa-abhiniveśaḥ kleśāḥ ॥3॥ -
03:54Episode 4Yoga Sūtra 2.4
Episode 4
अविद्या क्षेत्रमुत्तरेषाम् प्रसुप्ततनुविच्छिन्नोदाराणाम् ॥४॥
avidyā kṣetram-uttareṣām prasupta-tanu-vicchinn-odārāṇām ॥4॥ -
04:29Episode 5Yoga Sūtra 2.5
Episode 5
अनित्याअशुचिदुःखानात्मसु नित्यशुचिसुखाअत्मख्यातिरविद्या ॥५॥
anityāśuci-duḥkhānātmasu nitya-śuci-sukhātmakhyātir-avidyā ॥5॥ -
04:21Episode 6Yoga Sūtra 2.8
Episode 6
दुःखानुशयी द्वेषः ॥८॥
duḥkha-anuśayī dveṣaḥ ॥8॥ -
04:10Episode 7Yoga Sūtra 2.9
Episode 7
स्वरस्वाहि विदुषोऽपि समारूढोऽभिनिवेशः ॥९॥
svarasvāhi viduṣo-'pi samārūḍho-'bhiniveśaḥ ॥9॥ -
05:15Episode 8Yoga Sutra 2.12
Episode 8
क्लेशमूलः कर्माशयो दृष्टादृष्टजन्मवेदनीयः ॥१२॥
kleśa-mūlaḥ karma-aśayo dr̥ṣṭa-adr̥ṣṭa-janma-vedanīyaḥ ॥12॥ -
05:50Episode 9Yoga Sūtra 2.13
Episode 9
सति मूले तद्विपाको जात्यायुर्भोगाः ॥१३॥
sati mūle tadvipāko jātyāyur-bhogāḥ ॥13॥ -
04:53Episode 10Yoga Sutra 2.18
Episode 10
प्रकाशक्रियास्थितिशीलं भूतेन्द्रियाअत्मकं भोगापवर्गार्थं दृश्यम् ॥१८॥
prakāśa-kriyā-sthiti-śīlaṁ bhūtendriyātmakaṁ bhogāpavargārthaṁ dr̥śyam ॥18॥ -
04:54Episode 11Yoga Sūtra 2.19
Episode 11
विशेषाविशेषलिङ्गमात्रालिङ्गानि गुणपर्वाणि ॥१९॥
viśeṣa-aviśeṣa-liṅga-mātra-aliṅgāni guṇaparvāṇi ॥19॥ -
07:10Episode 12Yoga Sūtra 2.22
Episode 12
कृतार्थं प्रतिनष्टंअप्यनष्टं तदन्य साधारणत्वात् ॥२२॥
kr̥tārthaṁ pratinaṣṭaṁ-apy-anaṣṭaṁ tadanya sādhāraṇatvāt ॥22॥ -
14:21Episode 13Yoga Sutra 2.23
Episode 13
स्वस्वामिशक्त्योः स्वरूपोप्लब्धिहेतुः संयोगः ॥२३॥
svasvāmi-śaktyoḥ svarūpoplabdhi-hetuḥ saṁyogaḥ ॥23॥ -
07:43Episode 14Yoga Sutra 2.24
Episode 14
तस्य हेतुरविद्या ॥२४॥
tasya hetur-avidyā ॥24॥ -
11:26Episode 15Yoga Sutra 2.25
Episode 15
तदभाबात्संयोगाभावो हानं तद्दृशेः कैवल्यम् ॥२५॥
tad-abhābāt-saṁyoga-abhāvo hānaṁ taddr̥śeḥ kaivalyam ॥25॥ -
10:03Episode 16Yoga Sutra 2.26
Episode 16
विवेकख्यातिरविप्लवा हानोपायः ॥२६॥
viveka-khyātir-aviplavā hānopāyaḥ ॥26॥ -
09:59Episode 17Yoga Sutra 2.27
Episode 17
तस्य सप्तधा प्रान्तभूमिः प्रज्ञ ॥२७॥
tasya saptadhā prānta-bhūmiḥ prajña ॥27॥ -
10:58Episode 18Yoga Sutra 2.28
Episode 18
Yoga Sutra 2.28. This sutra is the long awaited introduction to the limbs of yoga. A pivotal moment in the text!
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10:47Episode 19Yoga Sūtra 2.31
Episode 19
जातिदेशकालसमयानवच्छिन्नाः सार्वभौमामहाव्रतम् ॥३१॥
jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārvabhaumā-mahāvratam ॥31॥ -
05:17Episode 20Yoga Sūtra 2.33
Episode 20
वितर्कबाधने प्रतिप्रक्षभावनम् ॥३३॥
vitarka-bādhane pratiprakṣa-bhāvanam ॥33॥ -
12:17Episode 21Yoga Sūtra 2.29
Episode 21
यम नियमाअसन प्राणायाम प्रत्याहार धारणा ध्यान समाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि ॥२९॥
yama niyama-āsana prāṇāyāma pratyāhāra dhāraṇā dhyāna samādhayo-'ṣṭāvaṅgāni ॥29॥
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13:08Episode 22Yoga Sūtra 2.30
Episode 22
अहिंसासत्यास्तेय ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहाः यमाः ॥३०॥
ahiṁsā-satya-asteya brahmacarya-aparigrahāḥ yamāḥ ॥30॥ -
12:51Episode 23Yoga Sūtra 2.32
Episode 23
शौच संतोष तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ॥३२॥
śauca saṁtoṣa tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ ॥32॥ -
10:48Episode 24Yoga Sūtra 2.34
Episode 24
वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहाअपूर्वका मृदुमध्य अधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिप्रक्षभावनम् ॥३४॥
vitarkā hiṁsādayaḥ kr̥ta-kārita-anumoditā lobha-krodha-moha-āpūrvakā mr̥du-madhya adhimātrā duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalā iti pratiprakṣa-bhāvanam ॥34॥