Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
ब्रह्मसङ्गिमनः कुर्वन्नुपसर्गात् प्रमुच्यते । उपसर्गैर्जितैरेभिरुपसर्गास्ततः पुनः ॥
brahma-saṅgi-manaḥ kurvann upasargāt pramucyate | upasargair jitair ebhir upasargās tataḥ punaḥ ||
Sa pagpapakapit ng isip sa Brahman, napapalaya ang tao mula sa gayong mga hadlang. Gayunman, kapag napagtagumpayan na ang mga hadlang na ito, may iba pang mga hadlang na muling sumusunod pagkatapos.
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Freedom is stabilized by brahma-oriented attention, but the path is iterative: overcoming one layer of distraction reveals subtler ones, requiring sustained practice.
Philosophical/yogic instruction; not a direct expression of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Obstacles ‘mutate’ with refinement of consciousness: as gross desire fades, subtler identifications (with power, purity, knowledge) emerge—hence the need for Brahman as the non-object support.