Pada 3, Sutra 44

Sanskrit Verse

Sthoola-svaroopa-sooksmaanvayaarthavattva-sanyamaad bhoota-jayah

Translation

Through constraint on their gross state, essential nature, subtle state, interconnectedness, and their purpose, mastery over the elements.

Interpr...

Pada 3, Sutra 43

Sanskrit Verse

Bahir akalpitaa vrttir mahaa-videhaa tatah prakaashaavarana-ksayah

Translation

By constraint on the disembodied state, where consciousness acts outside of the body, the veil covering the Light of the Self is dispersed.

Inte...

Pada 3, Sutra 42

Sanskrit Verse

Kaayaakaashayoh sambandha-sanyamaal laghu-toola-samaapattesh caakaasha-gamanam

Translation

By constraint on the relation between the body and space or ether, and by cognitive absorption on the lightness of cotton, one can...

Pada 3, Sutra 41

Sanskrit Verse

Shrotraakaashayoh sambandha-sanyamaad divyam shrotram

Translation

Through constraint on the relation between the ear and space, divine hearing.

Interpretation

Divine hearing signifies clairaudience.  Space is where vibration...

Pada 3, Sutra 40

Sanskrit Verse

Samaana-jayaaj jvalanam

Translation

Through mastery of Samaana, radiance

Interpretation

Samaana is the life-air that is responsible for digesting food and distributing the nutrition throughout the body.  It therefore stimula...

Pada 3, Sutra 39

Sanskrit Verse

Udaana-jayaaj jala-panka-kantakaadisvasanga utkraantish ca

Translation

Through mastery of Udaana, the upward flowing air, one is not affected by and rises above water, mud, thorns, etc...

Interpretation

Udana, the upward flo...

Pada 3, Sutra 38

Sanskrit Verse

Bandha-kaarana-shaithilyaat pracaara-samvedanaac ca cittasya para-shareeraaveshah

Translation

By the relaxation of the cause of relationship to the body, and the experience of going forth, consciousness is able to enter an...

Pada 3, Sutra 37

Sanskrit Verse

te samaadhaav upasargaa vyutthaane siddhayah

Translation

These psychic powers (Siddhis) attained in the worldly state are obstacles to Samadhi or cognitive absorption in the undifferentiated state of awareness.

Interpretati...

Pada 3, Sutra 36

Sanskrit Verse

Tatah praatibha-shraavana-vedanaadarshaasvaada-vaarttaa jaayante

Translation

From that constraint (Pada 3, Sutra 35), spontaneous intuitive flashes based on suprasensory hearing, feeling, seeing, tasting, smelling and inte...

Pada 3, Sutra 35

Sanskrit Verse

Sattva-purusayor atyantaasankeernayoh pratyayaavisheso bhogah paraarthaat svaartha-sanyamaat purusa-jnaanam

Translation

Experience is a notion which does not distinguish between the most refined mode of material nature and...