Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.31   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.31   «   »

जातिदेशकालसमयानवच्छिन्नाः सार्वभौमा महाव्रतम् ॥ २.३१॥

jātideśakālasamayānavacchinnāḥ sārvabhaumā mahāvratam .. 2.31..

31. These, unbroken by time, place, purpose, and caste – rules, are (universal) great vows.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

These practices — non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-receiving — are to be practised by every man, woman, and child; by every soul, irrespective of nation, country, or position.


Yogasutra – Verse 2.31 – Yogasutra-2.31-jātideśakāla – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-2-31