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| साधनपाद,-Sādhana-Pāda, (S.-0, Ch.-2, V.-1) |
तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः ॥१॥ |
tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyā-yogaḥ ॥1॥ |
| tapah = accepting the purifying aspects of painful experience, purifying action,
training the senses svadhyaya = self-study in the context of teachings, remembrance of sacred word or mantra ishvara = creative source, causal field, God, supreme Guru or teacher pranidhana = practicing the presence, dedication, devotion, surrender of fruits of practice kriya-yogah = yoga of practice, action, practical yoga |
Mortification, study, and surrendering fruits of work to God are called Kriya Yoga. |
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