Shloka 116

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

नश्यन्त्य् अभ्यासतस् ते ऽपि प्रणिधानेन वै गुरोः

Transliteration

naśyanty abhyāsatas te 'pi praṇidhānena vai guroḥ

Translation

Даже эти препятствия и изъяны уничтожаются постоянной практикой — воистину, преданным преданием себя и дисциплинированной опорой на Гуру.

Word by Word

• नश्यन्ति: are destroyed/come to an end

• अभ्यासतः: by practice, through repeated disciplined effort

• ते अपि: even those (obstacles/defects mentioned earlier)

• प्रणिधानेन: by profound dedication/surrender (praṇidhāna)

• वै: indeed, certainly

• गुरोः: to the Guru/of the Guru (in the sense of taking refuge in the Guru’s instruction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami