Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.56   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.56   «   »

सत्त्वपुरुषयोः शुद्धिसाम्ये कैवल्यमिति ॥
॥ इति पतञ्जलि-विरचिते योग-सूत्रे तृतीयो विभूति-पादः ॥

sattvapuruṣayoḥ śuddhisāmye kaivalyamiti .. 3.56..
.. iti patañjali-viracite yoga-sūtre tṛtīyo vibhūti-pādaḥ ..

56. By the similarity of purity between the Sattva and the Purusha comes Kaivalya.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

When the soul realises that it depends on nothing in the universe, from gods to the lowest atom, that is called Kaivalya (isolation) and perfection. It is attained when this mixture of purity and impurity called Sattva (intellect) has been made as pure as the Purusha itself; then the Sattva reflects only the unqualified essence of purity, which is the Purusha.


Yogasutra – Verse 3.56 – Yogasutra-3.56-sattvapuruṣayoḥ – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-3-56