Shloka 12
Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
समस्ताचारविभ्रंशाद् भ्रमः स परिकीर्तितः ।
आवर्त इव तोयस्य ज्ञानावर्तो यदाकुलः ॥
samastācāravibhraṃśād bhramaḥ sa parikīrtitaḥ | āvarta iva toyasya jñānāvarto yadākulaḥ ||
O desvio de toda conduta correta chama-se “ilusão” (moha). Quando o redemoinho do conhecimento se agita, é como um remoinho na água.
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FAQs
The verse ties epistemic clarity to ethical stability: when right conduct collapses, the mind’s ‘knowledge’ becomes a turbulent eddy—appearing as understanding but actually producing confusion.
Primarily outside pañcalakṣaṇa’s cosmological-historical scope; it aligns with ancillary purāṇic instruction (dharma/yoga-śikṣā) rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
‘Jñānāvarta’ suggests that even refined cognition can bind when it churns; the seeker must still the subtle movements of knowing itself, not merely gross distractions.