Shloka 50
Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment
देशेष्वेतेषु तत्त्वज्ञो योगाभ्यासं विवर्जयेत् ।
सत्त्वस्यानुपपत्तौ च देशकालं विवर्जयेत् ॥
deśeṣv eteṣu tattva-jño yogābhyāsaṃ vivarjayet / sattvasyānupapattau ca deśa-kālaṃ vivarjayet
ಇಂತಹ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತತ್ತ್ವವಿದನು ಯೋಗಾಭ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ವರ್ಜಿಸಬೇಕು; ಮತ್ತು ಸತ್ತ್ವ (ಸ್ವಚ್ಛತೆ, ಸಮತೋಲನ) ಲಭಿಸದಾಗ ಆ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನೂ ಆ ಕಾಲವನ್ನೂ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಕು।
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FAQs
Spiritual practice must be guided by viveka: choose contexts that support sattva. The ‘right means’ includes right environment; otherwise effort becomes counterproductive.
A yogic-dharma instruction embedded in the Purāṇa’s teaching layer, not pancalakṣaṇa narrative.
‘Sattva not attainable’ points to inner readiness: when the mind cannot settle, one should change conditions rather than force—indicating a skillful management of prāṇa, diet, and setting.