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the fructifications of the actions has been lamented, the knack for wantonness on the part of the providence has been regretted and the cphemeral nature of the material gains has been marvelled at.
Purușa unalienable from his Prakrti (the primary category being the primordial cause of the Universe) has been deemed cherishing some end and the advice is given in his case that he should not be exclusively devoted to the act of politic behaviour. He should take to a task wholeheartedly by affording authority to Providence since that is instrumental in the accomplishment of the cherished end. The action of a courageous man flourishes when he is aided by the favourable providence.
The attachment unto the world being very powerful and extremely deeprooted, the lack of sense of detachment from it has been demurred. This is also an idea nourished by the Sāṁkhyas.
World has been construed as having no furthest limit. It has its material gains ephemeral in character. The living beings are susceptible to any type of decency or indecency.'
There is reference to the Yoga practice of Kumbhaka "Prānāyāma' in the restraint of the movement of the breath through the nostrils of the coquettes (vilāsinīs).
According to Pātañjali (Yogasūtra) (Samādhipāda I.12) Yoga is the restraint of the attitude of mind whereas in view of Śrīvyāsa it is a synonym of Samādhi or mental concentration.
A supreme Yogi has been defined to be one who inculcates the desire to probe into the parent source of the object that has come to sight all but in a
1. अहो विरसता संसारस्थितेः अहो विचित्रता कर्मपरिणतीनाम्। अहो यदृच्छाकारितायामभिनिवेशो विधेः। अहो
Rayton Fayar141-TM. Vol. III pp. 145-146. 2. Story of Creation of Bhagavadatta I p. 1. 3. फलाभिलाषिणा पुरुषेण नैकान्ततो नीतिनिष्ठेन भवितव्यम् अभिमते वस्तुनि दैवं प्रमाणीकृत्य सर्वात्मना प्रवर्तितव्यम्,
36clafefafegir.407 HERE H erfanfarrifafy fai Ibid. Vol. II p. 322. 4. किं चैकमिह शोच्यते, सर्व एवायमेवप्रकार: संसारः। इदं तु चित्रं यदीदृश्यमप्येनमवगच्छतामीदृशीमपि
भावनामनित्यतां विभावयतामीदृशानापि दशाविशेषाननुभवतां न जातुचिजन्तूनां विरज्यते चित्तम्। न विर्शीयते विषयाभिलाषः, न भंगुरीभवति भोगवाञ्छा नाभिधावति नि:सङ्गता बुद्धिः, नाङ्गीकरोति FITFTC 4THHICHI Cena 9: HRHB: 1 Ibid. Vol. III pp 146- 147. 5. GUYR HAN Saya favailey áulag Mui fumi yang syafari Ibid. Vol. III
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421405 HHf fá 794414: 1 Ibid. Vol. I p. 49. 7. Pat. Y. P. pp 140, 141, 147. TH17974-4001THYCERERUTAHHATTISZTAŞI
