pūrva
Devanāgarī: पूर्व Translation: eastward, to the east of; in front, before; former, prior, preceding, previous to, earlier than Similar words:pūrvatāna Opposite words:uttara Related concepts:antar, aṅga, aṣṭāṅgaAppears in
Yoga Sūtra: Sāṃkhya Kārikā: Gītārtha Saṃgraha: Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā:Chapter 1: 17
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Commentaries around
“The preceding limbs cleanse the Mala of the Mind.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 7
“The first six chapters of the Gītā
deal with Karma and Jñāna that
reveal the true nature of oneself.”
– TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Two
Question:
What is the most important aspect of Pūrva Aṅga?
Response:
“Pūrva Aṅga is essentially a process of elimination
in which we eliminate those thoughts that are not relevant.
In fact Yoga is the process of eliminating the undesirable
so we can be linked with the desirable.
It is the movement from Saṃyoga to Viyoga,
from Saguṇa to Nirguṇa.
But we must be careful how we define desirable or undesirable.”
– TKV Desikachar Madras December 19th 1988
“Often Dhyāna fails because one is not able to reach the first stage,
the Pūrva Aṅga.
Often one wants to go to the second stage
without going through the first one,
and that is not possible.”
– TKV Desikachar Madras December 19th 1988
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