Subhashitams on Yoga
This theme brings together 4 subhashitams from 5 sources.
Latest update: Aug 4, 2026
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते। तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति॥
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitram iha vidyate । tat svayaṁ yogasaṁsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ॥
Nothing is as purifying as knowledge; one perfected through yoga discovers it within oneself in due course.
चित्तप्रशमनोपायो योग इत्यभिधीयते। प्राणस्पन्दनिरोधो वा द्वेधा योगस्य धारणा॥
cittapraśamanopāyo yoga ity abhidhīyate । prāṇaspandanirodho vā dvedhā yogasya dhāraṇā ॥
Yoga is presented as a twofold discipline: calming the mind and regulating the movement of breath.
योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन। योऽपाकरोत् तं प्रवरं मुनीनां पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि॥
yogena cittasya padena vācāṃ malaṃ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena । yo'pākarot taṃ pravaraṃ munīnāṃ patañjaliṃ prāñjalir ānato'smi ॥
A traditional invocation to Sage Patanjali, honoring yoga for the mind, grammar for speech, and medicine for the body.
आसनेन रुजो हन्ति प्राणायामेन पातकम्। विकारं मानसं योगी प्रत्याहारेण सर्वदा॥ धारणाभिर्मनोधैर्यं याति चैतन्यमद्भुतम्। समाधौ मोक्षमाप्नोति त्यक्त्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम्॥
āsanena rujo hanti prāṇāyāmena pātakam । vikāraṁ mānasaṁ yogī pratyāhāreṇa sarvadā ॥ dhāraṇābhir mano dhairyaṁ yāti caitanyam adbhutam । samādhau mokṣam āpnoti tyaktvā karma śubhāśubham ॥
Asana, pranayama, and disciplined yoga address bodily affliction and inner impurity, preparing the seeker for deeper freedom.