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 ||
कारण त्याला सर्व काही ‘प्रतिभासित’ होऊन प्रकट होते, म्हणून योग्यास ते ‘प्रातिभ’ म्हणतात; तो सर्व शब्द व अर्थ जाणतो आणि वाणीचा अभिप्रायही ग्रहण करतो।
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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.