Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.51   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.51   «   »

बाह्याभ्यन्तरविषयाक्षेपी चतुर्थः ॥ २.५१॥

bāhyābhyantaraviṣayākṣepī caturthaḥ .. 2.51..

51. The fourth is restraining the Prana by reflecting on external or internal object.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

This is the fourth sort of Pranayama, in which the Kumbhaka is brought about by long practice attended with reflection, which is absent in the other three.


Yogasutra – Verse 2.51 – Yogasutra-2.51-bāhyābhyantaraviṣayā – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-2-51