Shloka 22
Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
एतासां धारणानान्तु सप्तानां सौक्ष्म्यमात्मवान् ।
दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा ततः सिद्धिं त्यक्त्वा त्यक्त्वा परां व्रजेत् ॥
etāsāṃ dhāraṇānāntu saptānāṃ saukṣmyam ātmavān /
dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā tataḥ siddhiṃ tyaktvā tyaktvā parāṃ vrajet
Setelah berulang kali menyedari sifat halus tujuh dhāraṇā ini, yogin yang menguasai diri hendaklah—sesudah memperoleh siddhi yang sepadan—melepaskannya berulang kali, lalu melangkah menuju keadaan Tertinggi.
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FAQs
Even genuine yogic attainments (siddhis) are not the final aim; they must be relinquished. The ethical discipline here is non-attachment: powers may arise through practice, but liberation requires transcending fascination with them.
This passage is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vamsha/vamshanucharita. It belongs to ancillary upadeśa (instruction) commonly embedded in Purāṇas alongside the Pancalakṣaṇa themes.
The ‘seven dhāraṇās’ point to progressive internalizations into subtler principles; repeated ‘seeing’ indicates stabilized samyag-darśana (direct insight). Renouncing siddhi symbolizes moving from prakṛti-based mastery to transcendence of all guṇic attainments.