योगेश्वरैश्वर्यगतिर्लिङ्गभङ्गस्तु योगिनाम् । वेदोपवेदधर्माणामितिहासपुराणयो: ॥ २० ॥
yogesvaraisvarya-gatir linga-bhangas tu yoginam vedopaveda-dharmanam itihasa-puranayoh
- yoga-isvara
- of the master of the mystic powers
- aisvarya
- opulence
- gatih
- advancement
- linga
- astral body
- bhangah
- detachment
- tu
- but
- yoginam
- of the mystics
- veda
- transcendental knowledge
- upaveda
- knowledge in pursuance of the Veda indirectly
- dharmanam
- of the religiosities
- itihasa
- history
- puranayoh
- of the Puranas.
What are the opulences of the great mystics, and what is their ultimate realization? How does the perfect mystic become detached from the subtle astral body? What is the basic knowledge of the Vedic literatures, including the branches of history and the supplementary Puranas?