Benefits of  self-study – Patanjali yoga sutra

Benefits of  self-study

2.44.  Svadhyayadistadevatasamprayogah|

• Svadhyayat-by self-awareness, self-obsrvation
• Istadevata-the deity of choice
• Samprayogah-communion

By self-study, union with the desired deity is brought about.