Yogadrstisamuccaya and Yogavinshika

Author(s): K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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FIRST FOUR YOGA-VIEWPOINTS
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The stage of Diprā (.e. of the Fourth yoga-viewpoint) is charaeterized by control of breath and there is here to interruption at all of the yoga once entered into; moreover, while in this stage one listeps to the doctrinal matters but is not possessed of understanding of a subtle type.
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[57] In this verse begins Haribhadra's account of the fourth yogaviewpoint. Note that prānāyāma (i.e. breath-control) occupies fourth place in Patanjali's list of spiritual qualifications, 'listening' fourth place in Bhagavaddatta's list, while fuon-interruption' fourth place in Bhadanta Bhaskara's list. Here also it can be seen that prāņāyāma occurring in Patañjali's list is no spiritual qualificatiou hut a sheer physical capacity. And the anomaly is sought to be evaded by suggesting that in the present context prānāyāma should not mean the exercise of breath-control consisting in breathing in, breathing out and retaining the breath but the practice of virtues consisting in 'rejecting what is not in one's true self-interest, accepting what is in one's true self-interest and retaining what is thus accepted', Again, by saying that the fourth yoga-viewpoint is not accompanied by the upderstanding of a subtle type Haribhadra for the first time hints that there is something inherently defective about the yoga-viewpoints described so far. In the section coming next he is golog to dilate on this point. ..
प्राणेभ्योऽपि गुरुर्धर्मः सत्यामस्यामसंशयम् । ... प्राणांस्त्यजति धर्मार्थ न धर्म प्राणसङ्कटे ॥५८॥ .. prānebhyo’pi gurur dharmaḥ salyām asyām na samśayam / prānāṁs tyajati dharmartham na dharınań prāṇasankate 1158|||
In this stage religion is doubtless considered to be dearer than life itself: thus here a man gives up his life for the sake of his religion but he will not give up his religion when his life is in danger (i, e. will not give up his religion just to save his skiu).
एक एव सुहृद् धर्मो मृतमप्यनुयाति यः । anpito aizi Harreta za 119811.
eka eva suhd dharmo mrtam apy anuyali yaḥ / sarirena saman nāśam sarvam anyat tu gacchati //5911
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For religion is one's only such friend as accompanies one even after one's death, while everything else that one possesses, comes to an end along with one's body.