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The yogadristi samuccaya (collection of yogic vision) is somewhat brighter, more stable, and clearer than the fire of cow dung and tinder. Similarly, the knowledge of this vision is also somewhat more detailed and precise than the previous one. However, it is almost like the vision of a friend, only the quantity is different. Just as the fire of cow dung cannot show the true form of the desired object, this vision cannot show the true nature of the self, etc., which is the desired object of the bound element - the ultimate reality. It only gives a faint idea, because the fire of cow dung does not last long, it is extinguished in a short time. Similarly, the knowledge of this vision does not last long enough to be properly practiced. The light of the fire of cow dung is dim and faint, similarly, the light of knowledge of this vision is also weak and feeble. The fire of cow dung is extinguished in a moment, it does not remain stable. Similarly, here too, the knowledge with weak power does not leave a firm memory imprint, so there is no skillful and expert memory at the time of action in life. And thus, because the light of the fire of cow dung is very weak, it is not possible to achieve any true object-like work through it. Similarly, because of the weakness and inferiority of this vision, acts of worship, etc., do not happen from the heart, they are only material acts of worship, etc.
Similarly, this is the second yogadristi. Therefore, according to the rule mentioned earlier, it has (1) the second limb of yoga, niyama, (2) the renunciation of the other defects, anug, and (3) the attainment of the virtue called jijñāsā.
1. The second limb of yoga: niyama "Shaucha, santosh, and tapas are good...mind is absorbed in the meditation of Ishvara...mind is established in the five niyamas...mind" - Dasha Shray - 2, -1
After the attainment of the first limb of yoga called yama, the second limb, niyama, is attained here in sequence. The yamas like ahimsa, etc., are to be observed as long as the jiva lives, and the niyamas are for a limited time, for a certain fixed time. 'Niyama: parimitaaso vaavjiä chamo priyate |' (Ratnakaranda Shravakachar). For example, swadhyaya, tapas, etc., are for a certain fixed time, they are not for the entire life of the jiva, therefore they are called niyamas. There are five main niyamas: (1) shaucha, (2) santosh, (3) tapas, (4) swadhyaya, (5) Ishvara pranidhana. And due to their intensity, they are of four types according to their level - ichchha niyama, pravritti niyama, sthira niyama, siddhi niyama.
1. Shaucha - means purity, cleanliness, holiness; it cleanses the mind,