Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.36   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.36   «   »

सत्त्व पुरुषयोरत्यन्तासंकीर्णयोः प्रत्ययाविशेषो भोगः
परार्थत्वात्स्वार्थसंयमात्पुरुषज्ञानम् ॥

sattva puruṣayoratyanta asaṃkīrṇayoḥ pratyayāviśeṣo bhogaḥ
parārthatvātsvārthasaṃyamātpuruṣajñānam .. 3.36..

36. Enjoyment comes from the non-discrimination of the soul and Sattva which are totally different because the latter’s actions are for another. Samyama on the self-centred one gives knowledge of the Purusha.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

All action of Sattva, a modification of Prakriti characterised by light and happiness, is for the soul. When Sattva is free from egoism and illuminated with the pure intelligence of Purusha, it is called the self-centred one, because in that state it becomes independent of all relations.


Yogasutra – Verse 3.36 – Yogasutra-3.36-sattva puruṣa – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-3-36