Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.51   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.51   «   »

तद्वैराग्यादपि दोषबीजक्षये कैवल्यम् ॥

tadvairāgyādapi doṣabījakṣaye kaivalyam .. 3.51..

51. By giving up even these powers comes the destruction of the very seed of evil, which leads to Kaivalya.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

He attains aloneness, independence, and becomes free. When one gives up even the ideas of omnipotence and omniscience, there comes entire rejection of enjoyment, of the temptations from celestial beings. When the Yogi has seen all these wonderful powers, and rejected them, he reaches the goal. What are all these powers? Simply manifestations. They are no better than dreams. Even omnipotence is a dream. It depends on the mind. So long as there is a mind it can be understood, but the goal is beyond even the mind.


Yogasutra – Verse 3.51 – Yogasutra-3.51-tadvairāgyādapi – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-3-51