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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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