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LAST FOUR YOGA-VIEWPOINTS
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the yogins have designated by names like Prasantavahita, Visabhagaparikṣaya, Śivavartman, Dhruvadhvan, this state is realized by the yogin who occupies the stage (i. e. the yoga-viewpoint) in question and the experts on the matter maintain that this stage is alone competent to bring about this state.
the Eighth Yoga-viewpoint:
erfafagı 3 qe azroşfääffar i सात्मीकृतप्रवृत्तिश्च तदुत्तीर्णाशयेति च ॥१७८॥
[176] These different names (i. e. Praśāntavāhitā,, etc.) current in different circles represent the penultimate stage of the multistaged process of meditative concentration. As Yasovijaya informs us (in the Dvātrimšaddvātrimśikā 24. 55) the word praśāntavāhitā was empolyed by the Sankhyas, visabhagaparikṣaya by the Buddhists, sivavartman by the Saivas and dhruvadhvan by the Mahavratikas.
(d) Parā
samādhiniṣṭhā tu para tadāsangavivarjitā | sātmīkṛtapravṛllis ca taduttiṛṇāśayeti ca ||178||
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The stage called Pară (i. e. one who occupies this stage constituting the eighth yoga-viewpoint) is engaged in meditative concentration (of a supreme type), is free from all attachement for this concentration even, has all one's practical endeavours undertaken in a manner that is absolutely natural, and has gone beyond that state where mind is affected by everyday likes and dislikes.
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निराचारपदो ह्यस्यामतिचारविवर्जितः । आरूढारोहणाभावगतिवत् त्वस्य चेष्टितम् ॥ १७९ ॥
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[178] In this verse begins Haribhadra's account of the eighth yogaviewpoint. Note that samadhi (i. e. meditative concentration of a supreme type) occupies eighth place in Patanjali's list of spiritual qualifications, 'implementation' (synonym for 'practical endeavour') eighth place in Bhagavaddatta's list, 'non-attachment' eighth place in Bhadanta Bhaskara's list.
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nirācārapado hy asyām aticāravivarjitaḥ | ārūḍharohaṇābhāvagativat tv asya cestitam ||179||
This is a stage of no code of conduct and one free from the violation of the noble man's code of conduct; the behaviour of the man occu
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