Īśvarapraṇidhāna (ईश्वरप्रणिधान) is the combination of īśvara (ईश्वर) and praṇidhāna (प्रणिधान). Patañjali tells us that īśvara is a unique being (puruṣa पुरुष) beyond all affliction…
ॐ Svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) is commonly translated as “self-study”; a combination of “sva”, which means “one’s own”, or “self”, and “adhyāya” which means “chapter (as in…
Like most Sanskrit words, tapas (तपस्) is difficult to render into one concise English term without losing much of its meaning (explicit and implied). Popular…
योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन । योऽपाकरोत् तं प्रवरं मुनीनां पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि ।। yogena cittasya padena vācāṁ malaṁ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena yo’pākarot…