Shloka 5
Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
तेभ्यस्तेभ्यश्च कर्मभ्य उपसृष्टोऽभिवाञ्छति । चित्तमित्थं वर्तमानं यत्नाद्योगी निवर्तयेत् ॥
tebhyas tebhyaś ca karmabhya upasṛṣṭo 'bhivāñchati | cittam itthaṃ vartamānaṃ yatnād yogī nivartayet ||
为种种行为（及其诱惑）所侵扰，他便开始贪求它们。瑜伽行者应当以努力使如此驰动之心回转。
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FAQs
The remedy is active vigilance: when the mind inclines toward sidetracks, the yogin must intentionally reverse that movement—discipline is presented as a conscious reorientation.
Instructional yoga ethic; not a pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit.
‘Turning back’ (nivṛtti) is the inner sacrifice: withdrawing attention from attractive objects is itself the yajña that protects samādhi.