The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda

Author:Swami Satchidananda [Satchidananda, Swami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Integral Yoga Publications
Published: 2012-10-23T15:00:00+00:00

23. Sva Svāmi śaktyoḥ svarūpopalabdhihetuḥ saṁyogaḥ.

Sva = being owned (Prakṛti), one’s; Svāmi = the owner (Puruṣa);

śaktyoḥ = of the powers; sva = one’s; rūpa = nature;

svarūpa = one’s true nature, essence;

upalabdhi = recognition, apprehension;

hetuḥ = cause; saṁyogaḥ = union.

The union of the Owner (Puruṣa) and Owned (Prakṛti) causes the recognition of the nature and powers of them both.

Saṁyoga (union) is necessary for the Puruṣa to realize itself with the help of nature. Saṁyoga means perfect union or junction. And here it doesn’t mean the union of the individual self with the higher Self, but the union of the Puruṣa and Prakṛti, Self and nature. When they are completely apart, they don’t express themselves. Their connection, however, lets us know them both. They help each other. It is something like if you want to print with white letters, you must have a black background for contrast. You can’t write white letters on a white background. Through the Prakṛti, we realize we are the Puruṣa. If not for the Prakṛti, we could not know ourselves. So Prakṛti isn’t just bondage as many people think. It is necessary.

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