पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः ।जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥
pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hy avaśo 'pi saḥ |jijñāsur api yogasya śabdabrahmātivartate ||
- पूर्वाभ्यासेन · pūrvābhyāsena
- by former practice
- ह्रियते · hriyate
- is carried on
- अवशः अपि · avaśaḥ api
- even involuntarily
- जिज्ञासुः · jijñāsuḥ
- seeker, inquirer
- योगस्य · yogasya
- of yoga
- शब्दब्रह्म · śabdabrahma
- the Brahman of words, ritual text
- अतिवर्तते · ativartate
- goes beyond
“By that former practice alone he is carried on, even involuntarily. Even the seeker of yoga goes beyond the Brahman of words.”
— Original plain-language translation
Past momentum pulls the striver forward despite himself. Mere longing for yoga outruns scriptural letter-learning. Aspiration itself carries liberating force.
— Reader's notes (original)