Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 11

ध्यान हेयाः तद्वृत्तयः ॥११॥

dhyāna-heyāḥ tat-vṛttayaḥ ||11||

Those fluctuations are overcome by meditation.

dhyāna - meditation, thought, reflection; visualisation; mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity; profound and abstract religious meditationheya - overcome; to be left or quitted or abandoned; rejected or avoided; to be left or quitted or abandonedtat - that, thisvṛtti - fluctuation; modification; turning; set in motion, course of action, behaviour, movement; activity, function; profession, mode of life or conduct, course of action, behaviour
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Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:

When Kleśa are on  the move, time should not be lost.
Reflection is a must.
Reduction of all the factors that increase Rajas and Tamas,
including right food, company, study and Niyama is a must.
Without them, reflection leading to a reduction of the power of Kleśa will not work.

Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

‎”Meditation is
the process of
moving backwards.”

‎”When obstacles are present
we must recognise this condition and
develop a means of practice to remove them.”

Commentary by S Ramaswami:

“How Kleśa manifest themselves through Vṛtti.
Having done Kriyā Yoga now we go into Antāra Sādhana,

The limit of Dhyāna is Puruṣa Prakṛti Viveka. Dhyāna here can be compared to Nirvicārā Samādhi in Chapter One. It is used here in a broad sense.

If you want to take your Sādhana to Kaivalya, one has to practice Dhyāna.”

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

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