तपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः
English Translation
I practice yoga through austerity, self-study, and dedication to Ishvara.
समाधिभावनार्थः क्लेशतनूकरणार्थश्च
English Translation
My practice aims to cultivate samadhi and weaken the afflictions.
अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशाः पञ्च क्लेशाः
English Translation
Ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion, and fear of death are my five afflictions.
अविद्या क्षेत्रमुत्तरेषां प्रसुप्ततनुविच्छिन्नोदाराणाम्
English Translation
Ignorance is the field for the other afflictions, whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted, or active.
अनित्याशुचिदुःखानात्मसु नित्यशुचिसुखात्मख्यातिरविद्या
English Translation
Mistaking the non-eternal, impure, painful, and non-self for the eternal, pure, joyful, and self is my ignorance.
दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतेवास्मिता
English Translation
Egoism is my identification of the power of the seer with that of the instrument of seeing.
सुखानुशयी रागः
English Translation
Attachment is my dwelling upon pleasure.
दुःखानुशयी द्वेषः
English Translation
Aversion is my dwelling upon pain.
स्वरसवाही विदुषोऽपि तथारूढोऽभिनिवेशः
English Translation
The clinging to life is my inherent tendency, even in the learned.
ते प्रतिप्रसवहेयाः सूक्ष्माः
English Translation
These afflictions are eliminated by meditation.
ध्यानहेयास्तद्वृत्तयः
English Translation
My karma has consequences seen and unseen.
क्लेशमूलः कर्माशयो दृष्टादृष्टजन्मवेदनीयः
English Translation
When the root exists, it leads to my birth, lifespan, and experiences.
सति मूले तद्विपाको जात्यायुर्भोगाः
English Translation
My actions result in joy or suffering due to their virtuous or non-virtuous nature.
ते ह्लादपरितापफलाः पुण्यापुण्यहेतुत्वात्
English Translation
For the discerning, all is suffering due to the conflicts of transformation, anxiety, and impressions of the modes of nature.
परिणामतापसंस्कारदुःखैर्गुणवृत्तिविरोधाच्च दुःखमेव सर्वं विवेकिनः
English Translation
I must avoid future suffering.
हेयं दुःखमनागतम्
English Translation
The cause of my avoidable suffering is the union of the seer and the seen.
द्रष्टृदृश्ययोः संयोगो हेयहेतुः
English Translation
The seen is composed of light, activity, and inertia, the elements and senses, and exists for my experience and liberation.
प्रकाशक्रियास्थितिशीलं भूतेन्द्रियात्मकं भोगापवर्गार्थं दृश्यम्
English Translation
The stages of the modes of nature are specific, non-specific, indicator-only, and without indicators.
विशेषाविशेषलिङ्गमात्रालिङ्गानि गुणपर्वाणि
English Translation
The seer is pure consciousness and witnesses the seen.
द्रष्टा दृशिमात्रः शुद्धोऽपि प्रत्ययानुपश्यः
English Translation
I exist for the seer’s purpose.
तदर्थ एव दृश्यस्यात्मा
English Translation
The seer and the seen exist for each others purposes.
कृतार्थं प्रति नष्टमप्यनष्टं तदन्यसाधारणत्वात्
English Translation
The seer is pure and observes the seen.
स्वस्वामिशक्त्योः स्वरूपोपलब्धिहेतुः संयोगः
English Translation
The conjunction of the seer and the seen is the cause of my realization of my own form.
तस्य हेतुरविद्या
English Translation
Ignorance is the cause of this conjunction.
तदभावात्संयोगाभावो हानं तद्दृशेः कैवल्यम्
English Translation
With the absence of this ignorance, the conjunction ends, leading to my liberation.
विवेकख्यातिरविप्लवा हानोपायः
English Translation
Unwavering discriminative knowledge is the means to my liberation.
तस्य सप्तधा प्रान्तभूमिः प्रज्ञा
English Translation
My wisdom manifests in seven stages.
योगाङ्गानुष्ठानादशुद्धिक्षये ज्ञानदीप्तिराविवेकख्यातेः
English Translation
By practicing the limbs of yoga, impurities are destroyed and my wisdom radiates, leading to discriminative discernment.
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि
English Translation
The eight limbs of yoga are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi.
अहिंसासत्यास्तेयब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः
English Translation
The restraints of non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, and non-possessiveness are universal vows.
