Shloka 52
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
विघ्राय तस्य वै दोषा जायन्ते तन्निबोध मे ।
बाधिर्यं जडता लोपः स्मृतेर्मूकत्वमन्धता ॥
vighrāya tasya vai doṣā jāyante tan nibodha me / bādhiryaṃ jaḍatā lopaḥ smṛter mūkatvam andhatā
Aus solcher Verstörung und Entgleisung entstehen wahrlich Mängel—verstehe dies von mir: Taubheit, Stumpfheit, Gedächtnisverlust, Stummheit und Blindheit.
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FAQs
Improperly pursued yoga can harm rather than heal. The Purāṇic tradition often frames yogic discipline as powerful and therefore requiring correct guidance, moderation, and suitable conditions.
A practical-ethical admonition; not pancalakṣaṇa narrative.
The listed impairments can also be read symbolically: ‘deafness’ to instruction, ‘blindness’ to truth, ‘loss of memory’ of the Self—showing that wrong practice clouds jñāna.