Shloka 32

Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis

Sanskrit

प्राकाम्यमस्य व्यापित्वादीशित्वञ्चेश्वरो यतः ।

वखित्वाद्वशिमा नाम योगिनः सप्तमो गुणः ॥

Transliteration

prākāmyam asya vyāptitvād īśitvaṃ ceśvaro yataḥ / vakhitvād vaśimā nāma yoginaḥ saptamo guṇaḥ

Translation

सर्वव्याप्तत्वात् प्राकाम्यं भवति, ऐश्वर्यभावात् ईशित्वं च। वशीकरणसमर्थत्वात् योगिनः सप्तमो गुणो वशिता इति कथ्यते॥

Word by Word

प्राकाम्यम्(the power of) unfettered will/fulfilment of desire

अस्यof him/of this (yogin)

व्यापित्वpervasiveness

आदिetc., and so on

ईशित्वम्lordship/sovereignty

चand

ईश्वरःthe Lord; the master

यतःbecause/for which reason

वखित्वात्from/owing to vakhitva (term as transmitted)

वशिमाvaśimā (power of subjugation/control)

नामnamed/called

योगिनःof the yogin

सप्तमःseventh

गुणःquality; attribute

Speakers

Didactic narration within a philosophical instruction (speaker not explicit in given extract)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

YogaSiddhiMokshaPhilosophy

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Extraordinary capacities (siddhis) are presented as derivative ‘attributes’ of yogic realization—arising from expansion of being (vyāpti) and mastery (īśitva/vaśitā). The implicit ethical caution is that these are powers to be understood, not ends in themselves.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

This passage is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it belongs to ancillary upadeśa (instruction) on yoga and liberation, a common Purāṇic supplement to the pancalakṣaṇa framework.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Pervasiveness’ and ‘lordship’ indicate the yogin’s consciousness becoming less localized and more universal; ‘vaśitā’ symbolizes inner sovereignty—mastery over impulses and the sensed world—mirrored outwardly as control.