योगसूत्र · समाधि पाद
Patañjali Yogasūtras · Samādhi Pāda
Pātañjala Yogasūtra · Chapter 1 · Dr Rajani Pradhan · 1:35 · Sanskrit chant · English captions
मन्त्रThe mantra
अथ योगानुशासनम् ।
योगः चित्तवृत्ति निरोधः ।
तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपे अवस्थानम् ॥
atha yoga-anuśāsanam · yogaḥ citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ · tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe avasthānam
Pātañjala Yogasūtra · Chapter 1 · Dr Rajani Pradhan
अर्थPada-by-pada
atha yoga-anuśāsanam
अथ योगानुशासनम्
Now begins the discipline of yoga.
yogaḥ citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ
योगः चित्तवृत्ति निरोधः
Yoga is the stilling of the mind's fluctuations.
tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe avasthānam
तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपे अवस्थानम्
Then the seer rests in their own nature.
How to sit with it
Listen before yoga practice — it sets the orientation.
Don't try to understand. The sutras work on you over years.
About the chant
Sanskrit chant by Dr Rajani Pradhan (YouTube). Visuals + composition by DhyanHQ.