Sūtra 2.41

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 2.41:

सत्त्वशुद्धिसौमनस्यैकाग्र्येन्द्रियजयात्मदर्शनयोग्यत्वानि च ॥ २.४१ ॥

sattvaśuddhisaumanasyaikāgryendriyajayātmadarśanayogyatvāni ca || 2.41 ||

sattva—of the essence, śuddhau—on the purification. saumanasya—high-mindedness. ekāgrya—one-pointedness. indriya—of the senses. jaya—control. ātma—of the self. darśana—the knowledge. yogyatva—fitness for all these. ca—and.

41. And upon-the-essence becoming-pure, come high-mindedness, one-pointedness, control of the senses and fitness for the knowledge of the self.—92.

The Sankhya-pravachana commentary of Vyasa

[English translation of the 7th century commentary by Vyāsa called the Sāṅkhya-pravacana, Vyāsabhāṣya or Yogabhāṣya]

[Sanskrit text for commentary available]

Further, high-mindedness, control of the senses and fitness for self-knowledge come upon the essence becoming pure. By cleanliness comes the purity of the essence. Thence high-mindedness, thence one-pointedness, thence control of the senses and thence fitness for self-knowledge, of the essence of the mind. This it is that comes to the Yogī by cleanliness being confirmed.—92.

The Gloss of Vachaspati Mishra

[English translation of the 9th century Tattvavaiśāradī by Vācaspatimiśra]

Now he describes the attainments indicated by internal cleanliness ‘Further, &c.’ By washing off the impurities of the mind the essence of the mind shows itself in its purity. By the removal of dirt comes high-mindedness which is an index of purity. That which is pure becomes one-pointed. The mind having been thus controlled, the senses too are controlled, being dependent as they are upon the mind. Thence the essence of the mind becomes fit for self-knowledge.—41.