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Yoga-drushti-samuccaya
Meaning: The observance of Yama, which is free from the anxiety of opposition, is known here as sthaya Yama; and that is the third Yama, sthira Yama.
Commentary:
The observance of Yama, which is free from the anxiety of opposition, such as aticara, etc., and which is characterized by the specific cessation of kshaya, is sthaya in Yama; and that is the third sthira Yama.
Therefore, the observance of ahimsa Yama becomes so strong that there is no need to worry about the possibility of aticara, etc., by mistake. This is called stability. There was also observance of Yama in pravritti Yama, but there was still the possibility of faults such as aticara, deshabhang, aticara, etc.; and here, in sthira Yama, it becomes so free from anxiety, so stable, that there is no possibility of faults such as aticara, etc. In pravritti Yama, there was still the fear of deshabhang, aticara, and vyaghata due to the possibility of the opposite faults of himsa, etc., to ahimsa, etc., but now there is no scope for such fear. There was fear of the obstacle of previous aticara, the obstacle of himsa, etc., and the obstacle of digmeha due to matimeha-mithyatva. But now there is no fear of any such obstacle. There is definite activity in the path of Yama, because the one who walks the path for the first time is ignorant and stumbles and encounters obstacles; therefore, he has to walk with care, worrying about not stumbling and not encountering obstacles, or about removing them; but later, when he becomes familiar with the path and becomes a seasoned traveler, he does not have to fear stumbling or encountering obstacles, so he walks confidently and fearlessly. Similarly, in the path of ahimsa, etc., the one who walks the path for the first time is ignorant and inexperienced, and he stumbles, encounters aticara, etc., and encounters obstacles of himsa, etc., so he has to walk with care, worrying about not stumbling, not encountering obstacles, or about removing them; but later, when he becomes knowledgeable and experienced, he does not fear stumbling or encountering obstacles of himsa, etc., so he walks confidently and fearlessly in the path of ahimsa, etc.
The beginner yogi is 'raw' and still has the possibility of stumbling and aticara, but the mature, experienced yogi is 'ripe' and does not have the possibility of stumbling, even by mistake. (1) A new student makes mistakes when learning a lesson.| SR No. | 034350 |
| Book Title | Yogdrushti Samucchaya New Edition Part 01 and 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | Haribhadrasuri |
| Author | Bhagvandas Mehta |
| Publisher | Mahavir Jain Vidyalay |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 844 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Book_Gujarati |
| File Size | 160 MB |