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Yoga Sutra 3:56
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
SATTVA PURUSAYOH SUDDHI SAMYE KAIVALYAM.
Source: English translation from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
When the tranquil mind attains purity equal to that of the Self, there is Absoluteness.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
sattva purusayoh suddhi samye kaivalyam iti
Source: English translation from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
When the purity of intelligence equals the purity of the soul, the yogi has reached kaivalya, perfection in yoga.
Source: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood)
Perfection is attained when the mind becomes as pure as the Atman itself.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
sattva purusayoh suddhi samye kaivalyam iti
Source: English translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
With the attainment of equality between the purest aspect of sattvic buddhi and the pure consciousness of purusha, there comes absolute liberation, and that is the end.
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