Samprajnata Vs Asamprajnata Samadhi - PYS I.17, I.18 | #patanjaliyogasutra | #yogadarshana

वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितारूपानुगमात्सम्प्रज्ञातः॥१७॥ Vitarkavicārānandāsmitārūpānugamātsamprajñātaḥ||17|| vitarka = gross thought or reasoning vichara = subtle thought ananda = bliss, ecstasy asmita = I-ness, individuality rupa = appearances, nature, form anugamat = accompanied by, associated with samprajnatah = cognitive absorption, lower samadhi Meaning: The deep absorption of attention on an object is of four kinds, 1) gross (vitarka), 2) subtle (vichara), 3) bliss accompanied (ananda), and 4) with I-ness (asmita), and is called samprajnata #samadhi . विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः॥१८॥ Virāmapratyayābhyāsapūrvaḥ saṁskāraśeṣo'nyaḥ||18|| virama = cessation, stopping, receding pratyaya = cause, cognitive principle, content of mind, cognition abhyasa = practice purvah = preceding, coming before samskara = deep impressions, imprints in the unconscious, deepest habits, subliminal activators, traces shesha = residual, subliminal anyah = the other (the other samadhi) Meaning: The other kind of samadhi is asamprajnata samadhi, and has no object in which attention is absorbed, wherein only latent impressions remain; attainment of this state is preceded by the constant practice of allowing all of the gross and subtle fluctuations of mind to recede back into the field from which they arose. ***Important Mantras, Slokas, and Sutras: Meaning, Lyrics and Significance**    • Important Mantras, Slokas, and Sutras: Mea...   ***Kundalini Tantra Explained: All Chakras, Pranas, Common Practices, Do’s and Don't s**    • Kundalini Tantra Explained: All Chakras, P...   ***Patanjali Yoga Sutras Explained: Samadhi Pada 51 Sutras, Sadhana Pada 55 Sutras,Vibhuti Pada 56 Sutras, Kaivalya Pada 34 Sutras. **    • Patanjali Yoga Sutras: The Yoga Darshanas ...   Like us on Facebook:   / yogic-iq-111371633886689   Follow us on Twitter:   / yogiciq   Follow us on Instagram:   / yogiciq