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    atha

    Devanāgarī: अथ Translation: now, 'now' (begins); an auspicious and inceptive particle; A particle used at the beginning (of works) mostly as a sign of auspiciousness Related concepts:maṅgala

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 1: 1

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    6

    Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā:

    Chapter 2: 1


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    Commentaries around

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    ”The term Atha signifies auspicious beginning,
    uninterrupted continuity and an appropriate end.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1

    ‎”Another aspect of Atha is Saṃkalpa,
    which in the Vedic Tradition is the decision to initiate something important
    and to ensure that it is completed at any cost, without distraction or deviation.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1

    “Atha – Now in the sense of nowness.
    By convention let there be something auspicious.
    The Sūtra are different in the sense of not having a prayer dedication in the first Sūtra.
    Thus Atha fills this role.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1

    “Now,
    you follow what follows,
    the teachings of Yoga.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1

    “In Sūtra 1.1 what does the word Atha symbolise for you
    in relation to your moment to moment choices?”
    – 108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers

    “Yoga directs the mind to what is happening now.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4

    Links to Related Posts:

    • T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated
    • TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated
    • Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra
    • Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters
    • Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters
    • That is why in Yoga the word for earning confidence is ‘Atha’- TKV Desikachar
    • The first Sūtra also acts as a key for the memory to link all the Yoga – TKV Desikachar

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