Shloka 17
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
अक्रोधो गुरुशुश्रूषा शौचमाहारलाघवम् ।
नित्यस्वाध्याय इत्येते नियमाः पञ्च कीर्तिताः ॥
akrodho guruśuśrūṣā śaucam āhāralāghavam | nityasvādhyāya ity ete niyamāḥ pañca kīrtitāḥ ||
അക്രോധം, ഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷ, ശൗചം, ലഘുഭോജനം, നിത്യ സ്വാധ്യായം—ഇവ അഞ്ചും ‘നിയമങ്ങൾ’ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
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FAQs
Inner steadiness is built by emotional restraint (akrodha), humility and learning (guruśuśrūṣā), purity (śauca), moderation (lāghava), and continual reflection (svādhyāya).
Ācāra/dharma-yoga instruction; it complements the Purāṇa’s broader teachings rather than serving as cosmological history.
These niyamas refine the ‘instrument’ (antaḥkaraṇa). Especially akrodha and lāghava reduce psychic turbulence, making the mind fit for subtle inquiry and meditation.