योगानामात्मसंरोधो मन्त्रोऽस्मि विजिगीषताम् । आन्वीक्षिकी कौशलानां विकल्प: ख्यातिवादिनाम् ॥ २४ ॥
yogānām ātma-saṁrodho mantro ’smi vijigīṣatām ānvīkṣikī kauśalānāṁ vikalpaḥ khyāti-vādinām
- yogānām
- among the eight stages of yoga practice (aṣṭāṅga)
- ātma-saṁrodhaḥ
- the ultimate stage, samādhi, in which the soul is completely separated from illusion
- mantraḥ
- prudent political counsel
- asmi
- I am
- vijigīṣatām
- among those desiring victory
- ānvīkṣikī
- spiritual science, by which one can distinguish between matter and spirit
- kauśalānām
- among all processes of expert discrimination
- vikalpaḥ
- diversity of perception
- khyāti-vādinām
- among the speculative philosophers
Among the eight progressive states of yoga I am the final stage, samādhi, in which the soul is completely separated from illusion. Among those desiring victory I am prudent political counsel, and among processes of expert discrimination I am the science of the soul, by which one distinguishes spirit from matter. Among all speculative philosophers I am diversity of perception.