Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.47   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.47   «   »

प्रयत्नशैथिल्यानन्तसमापत्तिभ्याम् ॥ २.४७॥

prayatnaśaithilyānantasamāpattibhyām .. 2.47..

47. By lessening the natural tendency (for restlessness) and meditating on the unlimited, posture becomes firm and pleasant.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

We can make the seat firm by thinking of the infinite. We cannot think of the Absolute Infinite, but we can think of the infinite sky.


Yogasutra – Verse 2.47 – Yogasutra-2.47-prayatnaśaithilyā – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-2-47