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    artha

    Devanāgarī: अर्थ Translation: purpose, aim; sense, meaning, notion; thing, object Similar words:gītārtha, arthavattva, arthatā Related concepts:dharma, kāma, mokṣa, svārthe

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 1: 28 , 32 , 42 , 43 , 49
    Chapter 2: 2 , 18 , 21 , 22
    Chapter 3: 3 , 17 , 35
    Chapter 4: 23 , 24 , 32 , 34

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    21 , 17 , 31 , 36 , 42 , 58 , 60 , 63 , 65 , 69 , 72 , 12

    Gītārtha Saṃgraha:

    2 , 14


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    Commentaries around

    “In Yoga Sutra Chapter One, the role for
    Īśvara Praṇidhānā in the  Samādhi Yoga section can
    be as an appropriate Upāya for a Śikṣaṇa situation,
    Here, its purpose is in turning inwards. as in
    realising what is consciousness, through a Japam
    Mantra practice within an Antar Aṅga Sādhana.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23

    “In Yoga Sutra Chapter Two, the role for
    Īśvara Praṇidhānā in the Kriya Yoga section, can
    be as an appropriate Upāya for a Cikitsā situation.
    Here, as one of a triad in the cultivation of helpful
    lifestyle habits, its purpose is in reducing agitation.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1

    “Its purpose is to cultivate a feeling
    of integration and help placate
    the dominance of the afflictions.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2

    “In Yoga Sutra Chapter Two, the role for
    Īśvara Praṇidhānā in the Bāhya Aṅga section can
    be as an appropriate Upāya for a Rakṣaṇa situation.
    Here, as part of a cultivation of Niyama within the Bāhya
    Aṅga Sādhana, its purpose is in accessing Antar Aṅga.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 32

    “Meditation must elevate the mind.
    That is its basic purpose, to be where I was not.
    This involves an ascent of the individual’s mind.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 5

    “I think once you know how to recite the Praṇava
    orally you will be able to do it silently.
    And perhaps each time you can add a little meaning
    to it as well as find a little more meaning in it.
    The best way is to begin orally and
    then transfer it to a mental recitation.
    Then you can easily use it in your Yoga practice.”
    – TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga
    ‘Various Approaches to Yoga’
    Chapter Seventeen Page 238

    “In the Indian tradition we have the idea of Varṇa–Āśrama–Dharma
    and Dharma–Artha–Kāma–Mokṣa.
    According to a persons environment, development
    or stage of activity in life, the choice must vary.
    Which will help a person grow at the body and mental level?
    So as such it should be Sṛṣṭi Krama for a certain level of people.
    In old times. up to the age of 24 years should be in the direction of Sṛṣṭi Krama.
    In other words more risk taken with the body, more ability to grasp ideas.
    i.e. Vinyāsa almost like gymnastics.
    Not suitable for older person starting Yoga.
    We need to be open to this beautiful idea of adaptation.”
    – TKV Desikachar France August 1983

    A third factor, that of Respect for Responses
    “Āsana are not automatic but can become so.
    The inevitability of voluntary actions is that we
    get used to them and they become involuntary.
    With this, the risk factor is increased as well.
    So what is voluntary and what is involuntary is
    completely different when there is a ‘new’ response.
    However, such a response needs to be linked to
    something deeper than just merely a ‘tweaking’,
    or ‘inventive’ variation within the form of the body.
    Given, that in Yoga the breath is that which gives life.
    By cultivating a role for, and the purpose of the breath,
    we are creating and re-creating a situation for, not just new,
    but also more subtle responses to occur and reoccur.
    Within this field for enhancing awareness,
    through our relationship with the breath,
    the risk factor is reduced as well.”
    – 108 Yoga Planning Pointers
    – The Viniyoga of Planning Principles Guidelines – Collected & Collated

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