Shloka 9
Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
प्रतिभान्ति यदस्येति प्रातिभः स तु योगिनः । शब्दार्थानखिलान् वेत्ति शब्दं गृह्णाति चैव यत् ॥
pratibhānti yad asyeti prātibhaḥ sa tu yoginaḥ | śabdārthān akhilān vetti śabdaṃ gṛhṇāti caiva yat ||
क्योंकि उसके लिए सब कुछ ‘प्रकट होकर चमक उठता’ है, इसलिए योगी के लिए इसे ‘प्रातिभ’ कहा जाता है; वह सभी शब्दों और अर्थों को जानता है और वाणी के अभिप्राय को भी ग्रहण करता है।
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FAQs
Extraordinary comprehension is not equated with liberation. The yogin must not mistake linguistic/semantic omniscience for the cessation of ego and craving.
A technical yogic definition embedded in Purāṇic instruction; outside pancalakṣaṇa proper.
Mastery over ‘śabda–artha’ hints at a subtle alignment with vāk-śakti (power of speech). Esoterically, it is a threshold where mantra-like potency can arise—hence its danger as a distraction.