Shloka 32

Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis

Sanskrit

प्राकाम्यमस्य व्यापित्वादीशित्वञ्चेश्वरो यतः ।

वखित्वाद्वशिमा नाम योगिनः सप्तमो गुणः ॥

Transliteration

prākāmyam asya vyāptitvād īśitvaṃ ceśvaro yataḥ / vakhitvād vaśimā nāma yoginaḥ saptamo guṇaḥ

Translation

Karena sifatnya yang meliputi segalanya timbul prākāmya (daya meraih tanpa halangan), dan karena ia bersifat berdaulat timbul īśitva (kedaulatan). Dan karena ia mampu menundukkan, kualitas yang disebut vaśitā (penguasaan) dinyatakan sebagai sifat ketujuh sang yogin.

Word by Word

प्राकाम्यम्(the power of) unfettered will/fulfilment of desire

अस्यof him/of this (yogin)

व्यापित्वpervasiveness

आदिetc., and so on

ईशित्वम्lordship/sovereignty

चand

ईश्वरःthe Lord; the master

यतःbecause/for which reason

वखित्वात्from/owing to vakhitva (term as transmitted)

वशिमाvaśimā (power of subjugation/control)

नामnamed/called

योगिनःof the yogin

सप्तमःseventh

गुणःquality; attribute

Speakers

Didactic narration within a philosophical instruction (speaker not explicit in given extract)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

YogaSiddhiMokshaPhilosophy

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Extraordinary capacities (siddhis) are presented as derivative ‘attributes’ of yogic realization—arising from expansion of being (vyāpti) and mastery (īśitva/vaśitā). The implicit ethical caution is that these are powers to be understood, not ends in themselves.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

This passage is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it belongs to ancillary upadeśa (instruction) on yoga and liberation, a common Purāṇic supplement to the pancalakṣaṇa framework.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Pervasiveness’ and ‘lordship’ indicate the yogin’s consciousness becoming less localized and more universal; ‘vaśitā’ symbolizes inner sovereignty—mastery over impulses and the sensed world—mirrored outwardly as control.