Shloka 53
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
ज्वरश्च जायते सद्यस्तत्तदज्ञानयोगिनः ।
प्रमादाद्योगिनो दोषा यद्येते स्युश्चिकित्सितम् ॥
jvaraś ca jāyate sadyas tat-tad ajñāna-yoginaḥ / pramādād yogino doṣā yad ete syuś cikitsitam
Fever also arises quickly in that ignorant practitioner of yoga. These faults of a yogin, born of negligence, if they occur, are to be treated (remedied).
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FAQs
Negligence (pramāda) is a primary yogic danger: it converts discipline into disorder. Yet the text is pragmatic—faults can be corrected through appropriate remedial measures.
Didactic yoga and health guidance; not among the five defining narrative characteristics.
‘Fever’ can be read as inner ‘heat’ of agitation produced by misdirected prāṇa. The cure implies restoring balance rather than intensifying austerity.