Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 40, Shloka 6
Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
ब्रह्मसङ्गिमनः कुर्वन्नुपसर्गात् प्रमुच्यते । उपसर्गैर्जितैरेभिरुपसर्गास्ततः पुनः ॥
brahma-saṅgi-manaḥ kurvann upasargāt pramucyate | upasargair jitair ebhir upasargās tataḥ punaḥ ||
मन को ब्रह्म में आसक्त/स्थिर करने से वह (ऐसे) विघ्नों से मुक्त होता है। परन्तु जब वे विघ्न जीत लिए जाते हैं, तब उसके बाद फिर अन्य विघ्न उत्पन्न हो जाते हैं।
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FAQs
Freedom is stabilized by brahma-oriented attention, but the path is iterative: overcoming one layer of distraction reveals subtler ones, requiring sustained practice.
Philosophical/yogic instruction; not a direct expression of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Obstacles ‘mutate’ with refinement of consciousness: as gross desire fades, subtler identifications (with power, purity, knowledge) emerge—hence the need for Brahman as the non-object support.