{"id":505,"date":"2025-06-16T11:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:08:39","slug":"patanjali-yoga-sutra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/patanjali-yoga-sutra\/","title":{"rendered":"PATANJALI YOGA SUTRA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/yt02patanjali-yogsutra-2024-pgdyt-question-paper\/\">YT=02(Patanjali Yogsutra) 2024 PGDYT question paper<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/patanjali-yoga-sutra-second-paper\/\">YT=02 patanjali yoga sutra last year papers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/%f0%9f%a7%a0-modern-day-applications-of-the-yoga-sutras\/\">\ud83e\udde0 Modern-Day Applications of the Yoga S\u016btras<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/patanjali-yoga-sutra\/\">Patanjali Yoga sutra<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>There are 4 Chapters in Patanjali yoga sutra:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/samadhi-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"808\">Samadhi Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Samadhi Pada<\/em>&nbsp;(Chapter 1) of Patanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutras&nbsp;<mark>introduces yoga as the&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;cessation of the fluctuations of the mind&#8221;<\/strong><\/mark>&nbsp;(<em>Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah<\/em>). It defines the goal of yoga as achieving&nbsp;<strong>samadhi<\/strong>&nbsp;(a state of deep absorption), which allows the &#8220;seer&#8221; (the self) to rest in its true nature. Key sutras explain that this state is attained through&nbsp;<strong>practice and non-attachment<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>abhyasa<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>vairagya<\/em>) and describe different types of samadhi, including seedless samadhi (<em>nirbija samadhi<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/sadhana-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"810\">Sadhana Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Sadhana Pada<\/strong>&nbsp;(Chapter 2) of Patanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutras is the book on&nbsp;<strong>practice<\/strong>. It contains 55 sutras that explain the practical steps, tools, and techniques needed to achieve the goal of yoga, which is stilling the mind (as outlined in the first chapter, the Samadhi Pada)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/vibhuti-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"812\">Vibhuti Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vibhuti Pada is&nbsp;<mark>the third chapter of Patanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutras, focusing on the advanced practices of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Dharana&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=qooladWgK8fvseMPn9-22Ak&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiLmdHTkY2RAxXvT2wGHVbtMGwQgK4QegQIARAC&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=vibhuti+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHZpYmh1dGkgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQIRigARjDBEjeOlDCBlj0L3ABeACQAQCYAY0CoAGEF6oBBTAuOS42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoALmE8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS42LjagB-xJsgcFMC42Lja4B94TwgcHMi01LjYuMsgHhwE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAXilHnPJx1GQL4UQsxEOgmURwgJ54v7HzkDfnI9QK9wHR3rgdTXo6ksSzgBV_zCnxwcAYeShABRL6oGBmbqslpe-rnlFaHP1vxn1GL1mJzLPPiA9vx5SQSPXJlj6_HtZA&amp;csui=3\">Dharana<\/a>&nbsp;(concentration)<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Dhyana&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=qooladWgK8fvseMPn9-22Ak&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiLmdHTkY2RAxXvT2wGHVbtMGwQgK4QegQIARAD&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=vibhuti+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHZpYmh1dGkgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQIRigARjDBEjeOlDCBlj0L3ABeACQAQCYAY0CoAGEF6oBBTAuOS42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoALmE8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS42LjagB-xJsgcFMC42Lja4B94TwgcHMi01LjYuMsgHhwE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAXilHnPJx1GQL4UQsxEOgmURwgJ54v7HzkDfnI9QK9wHR3rgdTXo6ksSzgBV_zCnxwcAYeShABRL6oGBmbqslpe-rnlFaHP1vxn1GL1mJzLPPiA9vx5SQSPXJlj6_HtZA&amp;csui=3\">Dhyana<\/a>&nbsp;(meditation)<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Samadhi&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=qooladWgK8fvseMPn9-22Ak&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiLmdHTkY2RAxXvT2wGHVbtMGwQgK4QegQIARAE&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=vibhuti+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHZpYmh1dGkgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQIRigARjDBEjeOlDCBlj0L3ABeACQAQCYAY0CoAGEF6oBBTAuOS42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoALmE8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS42LjagB-xJsgcFMC42Lja4B94TwgcHMi01LjYuMsgHhwE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAXilHnPJx1GQL4UQsxEOgmURwgJ54v7HzkDfnI9QK9wHR3rgdTXo6ksSzgBV_zCnxwcAYeShABRL6oGBmbqslpe-rnlFaHP1vxn1GL1mJzLPPiA9vx5SQSPXJlj6_HtZA&amp;csui=3\">Samadhi<\/a>&nbsp;(absorption)<\/strong>, collectively known as&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=samyama&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=qooladWgK8fvseMPn9-22Ak&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiLmdHTkY2RAxXvT2wGHVbtMGwQgK4QegQIARAF&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=vibhuti+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHZpYmh1dGkgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQIRigARjDBEjeOlDCBlj0L3ABeACQAQCYAY0CoAGEF6oBBTAuOS42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoALmE8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS42LjagB-xJsgcFMC42Lja4B94TwgcHMi01LjYuMsgHhwE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAXilHnPJx1GQL4UQsxEOgmURwgJ54v7HzkDfnI9QK9wHR3rgdTXo6ksSzgBV_zCnxwcAYeShABRL6oGBmbqslpe-rnlFaHP1vxn1GL1mJzLPPiA9vx5SQSPXJlj6_HtZA&amp;csui=3\">samyama<\/a><\/strong><\/mark>. It describes the extraordinary powers or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=siddhis&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=qooladWgK8fvseMPn9-22Ak&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiLmdHTkY2RAxXvT2wGHVbtMGwQgK4QegQIARAG&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=vibhuti+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHZpYmh1dGkgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQIRigARjDBEjeOlDCBlj0L3ABeACQAQCYAY0CoAGEF6oBBTAuOS42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoALmE8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS42LjagB-xJsgcFMC42Lja4B94TwgcHMi01LjYuMsgHhwE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAXilHnPJx1GQL4UQsxEOgmURwgJ54v7HzkDfnI9QK9wHR3rgdTXo6ksSzgBV_zCnxwcAYeShABRL6oGBmbqslpe-rnlFaHP1vxn1GL1mJzLPPiA9vx5SQSPXJlj6_HtZA&amp;csui=3\">siddhis<\/a>&nbsp;that can arise from mastering these practices, while warning that these powers are not the ultimate goal, which is liberation (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=kaivalya&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=qooladWgK8fvseMPn9-22Ak&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiLmdHTkY2RAxXvT2wGHVbtMGwQgK4QegQIARAH&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=vibhuti+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHZpYmh1dGkgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQIRigARjDBEjeOlDCBlj0L3ABeACQAQCYAY0CoAGEF6oBBTAuOS42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoALmE8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBxgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS42LjagB-xJsgcFMC42Lja4B94TwgcHMi01LjYuMsgHhwE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAXilHnPJx1GQL4UQsxEOgmURwgJ54v7HzkDfnI9QK9wHR3rgdTXo6ksSzgBV_zCnxwcAYeShABRL6oGBmbqslpe-rnlFaHP1vxn1GL1mJzLPPiA9vx5SQSPXJlj6_HtZA&amp;csui=3\">kaivalya<\/a><\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/kewalya-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"814\">Kewalya Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Kaivalya Pada<\/em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<mark>the fourth and final chapter of Patanjali&#8217;s&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Yoga+Sutras&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=4oolabruCNKjseMPgL6V0Ag&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiP1e7lkY2RAxX3RmwGHZ0aLNkQgK4QegQIARAC&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Kewalya+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIEtld2FseWEgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQABiABBiiBDIFEAAY7wUyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRI5kFQkQdYlC5wAXgBkAEAmAHmAaAB0RWqAQYwLjEzLjO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg-gApgTwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICCBAAGAUYDRgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiiBBiJBcICBhAAGAcYHsICCBAhGKABGMMEwgIKECEYoAEYwwQYCpgDAIgGAZAGCJIHBjEuMTEuM6AHrVCyBwYwLjExLjO4B40TwgcIMC4zLjEwLjLIB1E&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfD0Ss4f1ASnqgBOX6gB4_FbHnDQcn_qYuDb7l9yLdwRd13owb3OLhf2PQfwNiD_jaXVKxtGQ4-JJ0FMyOP61mrOa3aN8tmvoKJW-Lq0cXwXrH3q5OoZA4N4KLkEmmnSBko&amp;csui=3\">Yoga Sutras<\/a><\/em>, focusing on achieving ultimate liberation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=kaivalya&amp;sca_esv=43c455ccb544f936&amp;ei=4oolabruCNKjseMPgL6V0Ag&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiP1e7lkY2RAxX3RmwGHZ0aLNkQgK4QegQIARAD&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Kewalya+pada+sutras+with+meaning&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIEtld2FseWEgcGFkYSBzdXRyYXMgd2l0aCBtZWFuaW5nMggQABiABBiiBDIFEAAY7wUyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRI5kFQkQdYlC5wAXgBkAEAmAHmAaAB0RWqAQYwLjEzLjO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg-gApgTwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICCBAAGAUYDRgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiiBBiJBcICBhAAGAcYHsICCBAhGKABGMMEwgIKECEYoAEYwwQYCpgDAIgGAZAGCJIHBjEuMTEuM6AHrVCyBwYwLjExLjO4B40TwgcIMC4zLjEwLjLIB1E&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfD0Ss4f1ASnqgBOX6gB4_FbHnDQcn_qYuDb7l9yLdwRd13owb3OLhf2PQfwNiD_jaXVKxtGQ4-JJ0FMyOP61mrOa3aN8tmvoKJW-Lq0cXwXrH3q5OoZA4N4KLkEmmnSBko&amp;csui=3\">kaivalya<\/a>)<\/mark>. It explains how the mind&#8217;s construction and its various impressions (samskaras) obscure the true Self and how to dissolve these by detaching from the material world and the fear of death. The chapter concludes by describing the final state of freedom where consciousness is independent of the ego and the cycle of birth and death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Chapters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71fe22bb42aafa2290b8f696264051ce\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/samadhi-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"808\">Samadhi Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/sadhana-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"810\">Sadhana Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/vibhuti-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"812\">Vibhuti Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/kewalya-pad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"814\">Kewalya Pad<\/a><\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 4 Chapters in Patanjali yoga sutra: &gt;&gt;Samadhi Pad: The&nbsp;Samadhi Pada&nbsp;(Chapter 1) of Patanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutras&nbsp;introduces yoga as the&nbsp;&#8220;cessation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-505","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":831,"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/505\/revisions\/831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}