Patanjali composed the Yoga Sutras before 400 AD.

The basic text of yoga philosophy is the

Yoga Sutras. In the Yoga Sutras, the mind is concentrated to merge with God.
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
The literal translation of yogas chitta vritti nirodha

YOGA = to yoke, to join, to unite

CHITTA = consciousness
VRITTI = fluctuations
NIRODAH = quieting of
It’s quite impossible to remove the fluctuations of the mind because the mind is always
thinking — that’s what it does.

According to Patanjali, yoga is said to concentrate the mind in one place so that the mind
can be prevented from getting distracted because the tendency of the mind is fickle.

Yogasutra is an ancient Indian text, it has been translated into about 40 Indian languages
and 2 foreign languages. This book has become more prevalent in the 19th-20th-21th
century. The oldest lecture on Patanjali's sutras is that of Ved Vyas ji.

Let us tell you that the philosopher Patanjali has rendered and supported the principles of
Sankhya philosophy in relation to the world and the soul. Patanjali's Yoga Darshana is
divided into four parts namely- Sadhana, Samadhi, Vibhuti and Kaivalya. Let us know in
detail

yoga sutras
The Yoga Sutra is divided into four parts. The sum total of the sutras of all these parts is 195.
Let's go to them
• samadhi pada
• Sadhana pada
• Vibhuti pada
• Kaivalya pada

samadhipada
• This is the first chapter of the Yogasutra, which consists of 51 sutras. In this, the definition
of yoga has been told in such a way as- only through yoga the tendencies of the mind can be
controlled.
• The feelings and thoughts that arise in the mind are called Vichar Sakti and yoga is the
only way to stop them by practicing.
• In samadhipada description of the mind, the distinction of samadhi and forms and
attitudes are found.

sadhnapad
• Sadhnapad is the second chapter of the Yogasutra which consists of 55 sutras. It describes
the practical form of yoga.
• In this chapter the eight parts of yoga have been told, as well as the discipline of the
method of cultivation is also contained in it.
• In Sadhanapada, five afflictions have been described as the cause of all sorrows and many
remedies have been given to destroy sorrow.

Vibhutipad
• The third chapter of the Yoga Sutras is Vibhutipad, it also contains 55 sutras.
• In which meditation, Samadhi of Samadhi, Dharana and Siddhis have been described and it
is told that a seeker should not be tempted by them.

Kaivalyapad
• The fourth chapter of the Yogasutra is Kaivalyapad. In which the type of tomb and its
description have been given. It consists of 35 sutras.
• In this chapter a description of the nature of the mind capable of attaining Kaivalya has
been given.
• In Kaivalyapad, it has been told about the state of Kaivalya, how this state is. This is the
last chapter of the Yoga Sutras.

Ashtanga Yoga
Yoga is described by Maharishi Patanjali as the 'control of the tendencies of the mind'. Eight
limbs have been described in the Yoga Sutras for purification physically, mentally, well-being
and spiritually. These eight limbs are Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara,
Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi.
Yama: There are five social morals in Yama such as - non-violence, truth, asteya, celibacy,

Niyama: There are five personal morals in this viz. – Shaucha, Santosh, Tapa, Swadhyaya,
Ishvara-pranidhana

Asanas: physical control through the practice of yoga asanas

Pranayama: Controlling the prana through special breathing techniques

Pratyahara: Art of introverting the senses

Assumptions: to become focused

meditation: to meditate continuously

Samadhi: meeting the soul