Yogasutra 4.28
Yogasūtra 4.28
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.28
hānam eṣāṃ kleśavad uktam ||
These are to be overcome as it was taught that hindrances should be overcome.
These new enemies and fears are to be overcome by ceaselessly renewing the fight, by a steadfast, dogged persistence, whether in victory or defeat, which shall put the stubbornness of the rocks to shame. For the Soul is older than all things, and invincible; it is of the very nature of the Soul to be unconquerable.
Therefore fight on, undaunted; knowing that the spiritual will, once awakened, shall, through the effort of the contest, come to its full strength; that ground gained can be held permanently; that great as is the dead-weight of the adversary, it is yet measurable, while the Warrior who fights for you, for whom you fight, is, in might, immeasurable, invincible, everlasting.
Translations (2)
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man — Charles Johnston 1912, English
- Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms (in Raja-Yoga) — Swami Vivekananda 1896, English
Commentaries (3)
- Yogabhāṣya (Pātañjalayogaśāstravivaraṇa) — Vyāsa & Patañjali (author of the Yogasūtra), Sanskrit
- Rājamārtaṇḍa — Bhoja, Sanskrit
- Yogasiddhāntacandrikā — Nārāyaṇatīrtha 1660, Sanskrit