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CECYI
Kavyanusasana
Of these, the main are the Yogaşastra, the T. S. P. C. including the Parisishța-parvan and the Vītarāgastutis including the two well-known Dvātrimşikās.
...The subject - matter of the Yogaşăstra is distinctly religious. The whole work consists of twelve Prakäşas. Yoga is described as the thing that leads to liberation ( lit. cause of liberation) and it consists of three jewels - Jnana ( knowledge ), Sraddhā (faith), and Chāritra (conduct ) ( v. 15). In this part, Yoga is described in Jaina terminology. The first three Prakāșas are devoted to ethical rules in Jaina phraseology. In the fourth Prakāşa soul is identified with the "three jewels" and then follows description of Yoga which embodies the substance of the Yoga-system of Patanjali. The fourth discusses the nature of contemplation, asanas, etc. The fifth describes the control of breath and the acquisition of miraculous powers. The rest of the prakāșas are devoted to similar topics. : In the fourth verse of the first prakāsa, Hemachandra says “ After having acquired knowledge from the ocean of learning, the tradition of sadgūru (the initiator), and one's own experience, the Yoga – sāstra is being composed. ” The same thing is repeated in the fifty - fifth and the last verse of the twelfth prakāşa, with the additional information that“ Āchārya Hemachandra put into language the secret of Yoga at the repeated request of Sri Chālukya Kumārapāla-the king." +
The commentary on the first four prakāsas is prolix in the style of Jaina Vyākhyānas or sermons narrating anecdotes, stories, etc.; while on the remaining prakasas, it is brief. Probably the commentary is not the work
+Prakāļa 3, v. 4; Prakāşa 12, v. 55.
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