पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras
CHAPTER III – VIBHOOTI PADA
THE CHAPTER OF POWERS
॥ तृतीयः विभूतिपादः ॥
We have now come to the chapter which is called the Chapter
of Powers.

1. देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा ॥ १॥
   deshabandhashchittasya dharana
   Dharana is holding the mind on to some particular
   object.
   Dharana (concentration) is when the mind holds on to some
   object, either in the body, or outside the body, and keeps itself
   in that state.
2. तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम् ॥ २॥
   tatra pratyayaikatanata dhyanam
   An unbroken flow of knowledge to that object is
   Dhyana.
   The mind tries to think of one object, to hold itself to one
   particular spot, as the top of the head, the heart, etc., and if the
   mind succeeds in receiving the sensations only through that
   part of the body, and through no other part, that would be
   Dharana, and when the mind succeeds in keeping itself in
   that state for some time it is called Dhyana (meditation).
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