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Ch. 3 YS 3.21
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YS • Chapter 3: Vibhūti Pāda

YS 3.21

Canonical Ref: YS 3.21
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
कायरूपसंयमात्तद्ग्राह्यशक्तिस्तम्भे चक्षुःप्रकाशासम्प्रयोगेऽन्तर्धानम्
English Scholarly Translation
By practicing samyama on the form of the body, one ceases to be visible to others as the power of perception is disconnected from the light of the eyes
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes Classical Exegesis
By performing Saṁyama (saṁyamāt) on the form of the body (kāya-rūpa) and suspending (stambhe) its capacity (grāhyaśakti) to be perceived, when the Yogī goes beyond (asamprayoge) the range of the eyes (cakṣuḥ-prakāśa), (there is) invisibility (antardhānam)
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 3.21. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.
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