पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras the Yogi. It is one bit of the universal mind. Now, however, it can only work through the nerve currents in this body, but when the Yogi has loosened himself from these nerve currents, he will be able to work through other things. 40. उदानजयाज्जलपङ्ककण्टकादिष्वसङ्ग उत्क्रान्तिश्च ॥४०॥ udanajayajjalapangkakantakadishvasangg utkrantishch By conquering the current called Udana the Yogi does not sink in water, or in swamps, and he can walk on thorns. Udana is the name of the nerve current that governs the lungs, and all the upper parts of the body, and when he is master of it he becomes light in weight. He cannot sink in water; he can walk on thorns and sword baldes, and stand in fire, and so on. 41. समानजयात् प्रज्वलनम् ॥४१॥ samanajayat prajvalanam By the conquest of the current Samana he is surrounded by blaze. Whenever he likes light flashes from his body. 42. श्रोत्राकाशयोः संबन्धसंयमाद् दिव्यं श्रोत्रम् ॥४२॥ shrotrakashayoh sanbandhasanyamad divyan shrotram By making Samyama on the relation between the ear 114