Attainment of pure consciousness- Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Attainment of pure consciousness or kaivalya 4.34. Purusarthasunyanam gunanam pratiprasavah kaivalyam svarupapratistha va chitisakteriti| Purusartha-purpose of the purusha Sunyanam-devoid of Gunanam-of the gunas Pratiprasavah-involution Kaivalyam-liberation Svarupa-ones own nature Pratistha-establishment Va-or Chitisakteh-purusah Iti-that’s all(denotes the end of the Patanjali Yoga Sutra) Kaivalya is the involution of the gunas because of the fulfilment of their objectives or it is the restoration of the purusha to its inherent form which is called pure consciousness.
Confusion of memories-Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Confusion of memories 4.21. Chittantaradrsye buddhibuddheratiprasangah smrtisankarascha| Chittantaradrsye-in one mind being cognized by the other Buddhibuddheh-cognition of cognitions Atiprasangah-absurd superfluity Smrti-memory Sankarah-confusion Cha-and If cognition by one mind of th eother be accepted, then there will be cognition of cognitions leading to absurdity and confusion of memory.
Limitation of mind- Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Limitation of mind 4.20. Ekasamaye chobhayanavadharanam| Ekasamaye-simultaneously Cha-and Ubhaya-both Anavadharanam-non-comprehension And there cannot be the comprehension of both simultaneously.
Mind & object – Kaivalya Pada – Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Mind & object 4.16. Na chaika chittatantram vastu tadapramanakam tada kim syat| Na-not Cha-and Eka-one Chitta-mind Tantram-dependent Vastu-object Tat-that Apramanakam-non-cognized Tada-then Kim-what Syat-would happen The object of perception is not dependent on the chitta, what would happen to the object of perception when the medium of cognition is not there?. Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Reflection of object 4.17. Taduparagapeksitvachchittasya vastu jnatajnatam| Taduparaga-the reflection of the object in chitta Apeksitvat-because of necessity Chittasya-of the mind Vastu-object Jnata-known Ajnatam-unknown The mind needs the reflection of the objects for its cognition.
Mind is not self-illuminative- Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Mind is not self-illumintive 4.19. Na tatsvabhasam drsyatvat| Na-not Tat-that svabhasam –self-illumined drsyatvat-of perceptibility That chitta is not self-illumined because it is the subject of knowledge and perception.
Purusha knows the mind-Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Purusha knows the mind 4.18. Sada jnatascittavrttayastatprabhoh purusasyaparinnamitvat| Sada-always Jnatah-are known Chittavrttayah-modifications of mind Tatprabhoh-on its master Purusasya-of the purusha Aparinamitvat-due to changelessness Purusha, the master of chitta, is chnageless, therefre, he always knows the modifications of the mind.
What is perception ? – Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada What is perception ? 4.15. Vastusamye chittabhedattayovibhaktah panthah| Vastusamye-by sameness of the object Chittabhedat-by the difference of the mind Tayoh-of these two vibhaktah –separate panthah-path of manifestation Because of the sameness of object and difference of mind their ways are different.
Potentiality of object- Kaivalya Pada-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Potentiality of object 4.14. Parinamaikatvadvastutattvam| Parinama-transformation Ekatvat-due to oneness Vastu-object Tattvam-the essence The potential of the object is due to the uniqueness of transformation of the gunas.
Dominance of action or karma- Kaivalya Pada – Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada – Dominance of action or karma 4.7. Karmasuklakrsnam yoginastrividhamitaresam| Karma-action Asukla-not white Akrsnam-not black Yoginah-of the yogis Trividham-threefold Itaresam-of others The deed of yogis are neither white nor black, of others they are threefold. Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Exhibition of potential desires 4.8. Tatastadvipakanugunanamevabhivyaktirvasanam| Tatah-therefrom Tadvipaka-the ripening of those Anugunanam-accordingly Eva-only Abhivyaktih-manifestation Vasanam-of potential desires Therefrom the exhibition of potential desires according to their activities, ripening only.
Vanishing of impressions-Kaivalya Pada -Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Vanishing of impressions 4.11. Hetuphalasrayalambanaih sangrahitatvadesamabhave tadabhavah| Hetu-cause Phala-effect Asraya-support Alambanaih-object Sangrhitatvat-because of being bound together Esam-of these Abhave-on the disappearance Tadabhavah-their disappearance Since cause and effect, support and object are act together, by their disappearance that also disappears. Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Past & future exist 4.12. Atitanagatam svarupo’styadhvabhedadharmanam| Atita-past Anagatam-future Svarupatah-in its essential form Asti-exists Adhvabhedat dharmanam- of inherent properties Past and future exist in their own form by difference of paths. Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Reason for existence 4.13. Te vyaktasuksma gunatmanah| Te-they Vyakta-manifest Suksma-subtle Gunatmanah-of the nature of gunas Whether manifest or unmanifest they are of the nature of gunas.