पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Isvara (the Supreme Ruler) is a special Purusa,
untouched by misery, the results of actions, or
desires.
We must again remember that this Patanjali Yoga Philosophy
is based upon that of the Sankhyas, only that in the latter there
is no place for God, while with the Yogis God has a place. The
Yogis, however, avoid many ideas about God, such as
creating. God as the Creator of the Universe is not meant by
the Isvara of the Yogis, although, according to the Vedas,
Isvara is the Creator of the universe. Seeing that the universe
is harmonious, it must be the manifestation of one will. The
Yogis and Sankhyas both avoid the question of creation. The
Yogis want to establish a God, but carefully avoid this
question; they do not raise it at all. Yet you will find that they
arrive at God in a peculiar fashion of their own. They say:
25. तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञत्वबीजम् ॥ २५॥
tatra niratishayan sarvajntvabijam
In Him becomes infinite that all-knowing-ness which
in others is (only) a germ.
The mind must always travel between two extremes. You can
think of limited space, but the very idea of that gives you also
unlimited space. Close your eyes and think of a little space,
and at the same time that you perceive the little circle, you
have a circle round it of unlimited dimensions. It is the same
with time. Try to think of a second, you will have, with the
same act of perception, to think of time which is unlimited.
So with knowledge. Knowledge is only a germ in man, but
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