पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras
39. यथाभिमतध्यानाद् वा ॥ ३९॥
yathabhimatadhyanad va
Or by meditation on anything that appeals to one as
good.
This does not mean any wicked subject, but anything good
that you like, any place that you like best, any scenery that
you like best, any idea that you like best, anything that will
concentrate the mind.
40. परमाणु परममहत्त्वान्तोऽस्य वशीकारः ॥ ४०॥
paramanu paramamahattvantosya vashikarah
The Yogi's mind thus meditating, becomes
un-obstructed from the atomic to the Infinite.
The mind, by this practice, easily contemplates the most
minute thing, as well as the biggest thing. Thus the mind
waves become fainter.
41. क्षीणवृत्तेरभिजातस्येव मणेर्ग्रहीतृग्रहणग्राह्येषु
तत्स्थतदञ्जनतासमापत्तिः ॥ ४१॥
ksheennavritterabhijatasyev
manergrahitrigrahannagrahyeshu
tatsthatadangjanatasamapattih
The Yogi whose Vrttis have thus become powerless
(controlled) obtains in the receiver, receiving, and
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