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| साधनपाद,-Sādhana-Pāda, (S.-0, Ch.-2, V.-32) |
शौच संतोष तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ॥३२॥ |
śauca saṁtoṣa tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ ॥32॥ |
| shaucha = purity of body and mind santosha = contentment tapah = training the senses, austerities, ascesis svadhyaya = self-study, reflection on sacred words ishvara = creative source, causal field, God, supreme Guru or teacher pranidhana = practicing the presence, dedication, devotion, surrender of fruits of practice niyamah = observances or practices of self-training |
Cleanliness (shaucha), contentment (santosha), self-discipline (tapas), learning from yourself (svadhyaya) and accepting your fate (iishvara-pranidhana) automatically translate into the practice of respect (niyama). ||32|| |
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