Yogasutra – Part 4 – Kaivalya-pāda – Liberation – Verse 4.13   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 4 – Kaivalya-pāda – Liberation – Verse 4.13   «   »

ते व्यक्तसूक्ष्मा गुणात्मानः ॥ ४.१३॥

te vyaktasūkṣmā guṇātmānaḥ .. 4.13..

13. They are manifested or fine, being of the nature of the Gunas.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

The Gunas are the three substances, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, whose gross state is the sensible universe. Past and future arise from the different modes of manifestation of these Gunas.


Yogasutra – Verse 4.13 – Yogasutra-4.13-te vyaktasūkṣmā – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-4-13