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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
पातञ्जलयोगसूत्राणि
— Maharshi Patanjali
Patanjali's 196 sutras systematising the eightfold path of raja yoga — from yamas and niyamas through samadhi.
4 chapters · 195 verses
Chapters · अध्याय
- 1
Samadhi Pada
समाधिपाद
The nature of yoga and the eight limbs of samadhi.
51 verses
- 2
Sadhana Pada
साधनपाद
The practice — kriya yoga, the kleshas, the first five limbs.
55 verses
- 3
Vibhuti Pada
विभूतिपाद
Concentration, meditation, samadhi (the inner three limbs) — and the siddhis they yield.
55 verses
- 4
Kaivalya Pada
कैवल्यपाद
Liberation — the absoluteness of pure consciousness.
34 verses
Sanskrit text in public domain