Shloka 62
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां शरीरं साधनं यतः ।
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणाख्यानाद्योगिनो विस्मयात्तथा ।
विज्ञानं विलयं याति तस्माद्गोप्याः प्रवृत्तयः ॥
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ śarīraṃ sādhanaṃ yataḥ /
pravṛtti-lakṣaṇa-ākhyānād yogino vismayāt tathā /
vijñānaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tasmād gopyāḥ pravṛttayaḥ //
দেহই ধর্ম, অর্থ, কাম ও মোক্ষের সাধন। যদি সাধনার লক্ষণ প্রকাশ করা হয়, তবে লোকের বিস্ময় ও দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণে যোগীর জ্ঞান ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত হয়। অতএব সাধনা গোপন রাখা উচিত।
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FAQs
The body is honored as the vehicle of all aims of life, yet inner attainment is fragile; public display of yogic progress invites distraction, ego, and social interference—hence discretion is a virtue.
Didactic yoga-ethics; not part of the five hallmark topics.
‘Others’ wonder’ can be read as externalization of prāṇa/citta; when attention turns outward (through fame, curiosity, or scrutiny), subtle integration loosens and vijñāna ‘dissolves’ into ordinary mentation.