पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras CHAPTER III – VIBHOOTI PADA THE CHAPTER OF POWERS ॥ तृतीयः विभूतिपादः ॥ We have now come to the chapter which is called the Chapter of Powers.

1. देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा ॥ १॥ deshabandhashchittasya dharana Dharana is holding the mind on to some particular object. Dharana (concentration) is when the mind holds on to some object, either in the body, or outside the body, and keeps itself in that state.
2. तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम् ॥ २॥ tatra pratyayaikatanata dhyanam An unbroken flow of knowledge to that object is Dhyana. The mind tries to think of one object, to hold itself to one particular spot, as the top of the head, the heart, etc., and if the mind succeeds in receiving the sensations only through that part of the body, and through no other part, that would be Dharana, and when the mind succeeds in keeping itself in that state for some time it is called Dhyana (meditation). 98