Bhagavad Gita, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda

Vibhuti: results of Sadhana, after purifying the mind


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Samyama: Dharana (concentration) Dhyana (Meditation) Samadhi (Yoga Sutras Patanjali / Bhagavad Gita)

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Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita (Sadhana Pada, Samadhi Pada, Kaivalya Pada)

The Vibhuti Pada of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Once the mind has been purified through Kriya Yoga (Karma Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita) explained in the Sadhana Pada, the Vibhuti Pana describes the results of the Sadhana (practice) when the mind has been purified.

Chapter 10- the Yoga of Divine Manifestations of the Bhagavad Gita is called Vibhuti Yoga, where Krishna explains to Arjuna the divine manifestations of the Lord, that is, how the Lord projects Himself as the entire universe.

Bhagavad Gita 10-11: destroy ignorance with knowledge (Jnana Philosophy)

In the Vibhuti Pana the last three branches (Samyama) of Ashtanga Yoga (Raja Yoga) are described.

  1. Dharana (concentration)
  2. Dhyana (Meditation): one of the Paths of Yoga defined in the Bhagavad Gita
  3. Samadhi (absorption); Samadhi Pada

Bhagavad Gita in Spanish Vibhuti Pada Bhagavad Gita

Concentration or Dharana (the strength of one - pointed concentration) appears many times in the Bhagavad Gita. For example, in verse 53 of Chapter 2 - Sankhya Yoga, we see that when our understanding (discriminatory knowledge) is stabilized by concentration, then we will have realized yoga.

"When your understanding, distracted by hearing too much, rests firm and motionless in concentration, then you have attained yoga" Bhagavad Gita 2-14

In verse 54 of this same chapter Arjuna asks Sri Krishna:

"What is the characteristic of the man whose understanding is certain (Jivanmukta), whose mind is fixed in concentration? How does he speak? What is he like? How does he act?" Bhagavad Gita 2-54

Sri Krishna replied:

"When a man puts away all the desires that arise in his mind and finds solace for himself in Atman alone, then he is a man of sure understanding" Bhagavad Gita 2-55

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The Meditation (Dhyana Yoga) is one of the main Paths of Yoga defined in the Bhagavad Gita.

Bhagavad Gita 6-13-14. Yogi firm in Brahmacharya, fixing his eyes on his nose

How to practice Dhyana Yoga (philosophy, meditation) according to the Bhagavad Gita?

This chapter contains a series of beautiful and profound verses beyond the meaning they have in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, such as:

Bhagavad Gita 6-29. Man focused on Yoga (Philosophy). Equanimity

Bhagavad Gita 6-19. Yogi trying to unite with Atman

Bhagavad Gita 6-19. Stop thinking with Yoga (Philosophy)

Bhagavad Gita 6-35. Surely, O mighty Arjuna, the mind is restless and difficult to control

Bhagavad Gita 6-8. The Yogi who is fully satisfied by wisdom and knowledge

For Atman (Self) alone is the friend of self, and Self alone is the enemy of self Bhagavad Gita 6-5

Bhagavad Gita 6-15. With the mind controlled, the yogi unites with Atman


Once these three branches of Samyama have been completed: Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (absorption), the Yogi obtains the Siddhis (supernormal powers) by uniting with the Tattvas (in the Sankhya Yoga Philosophy there are 25 Tattwas), Prakriti (the basic matter of the Universe) is considered the first Tattwa.

The Vibhuti Pana warns (III.38) that these powers can become an obstacle to the yogi seeking liberation.

Also the Vibhuti Pana focuses on the understanding of pure consciousness (Purusha).

In Chapter 13 - The The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field of the Bhagavad Gita we find several references to Purusha, such as:

«He who thus knows Purusha and Prakriti with his (three) Gunas, is not born again (is freed from Samsara)..» Bhagavad Gita 13-24.

Also in the chapters: Yoga of the Supreme Being, Knowledge of Brahman, Parabrahman and the Yoga of Royal and Discriminatory Knowledge we find references to Purusha.

Gandhi explained the relationship between Purusha and Jiva:

«Prakriti in common language is Maya (illusion). Purusha is Jiva. Jiva, acting according to his nature, experiences the fruit of the actions arising from the three gunas»

While Swami Sivananda stated:

«That which fills the entire world with the form of Sat Chit Ananda, is Purusha. That which sleeps in this “city of the body” is Purusha. Determined devotion, which consists of incessantly remembering the Supreme Being, is the surest and most powerful means to achieve self-realization.»

And Sri Aurobindo said:

«This descent of consciousness into matter, this sacrifice of Purusha, the Divine Soul submitting to Force and Matter so that it informs and illuminates them is the seed of the redemption of this world of Unconsciousness and Ignorance»



  1. Style: Yoga Sutras (formal), Bhagavad Gita (poetry)
  2. Gita (dialogue), Sutras (scientific text)
  3. Length of the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras
  4. Yoga Philosophy and Vedanta
  5. Non-repetition of the Yoga Sutras
  6. Yoga Shastra: Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita
  7. Aphorisms (Sutras) / verses (Shlokas, Gita)
  8. Bhagavad Gita (Shruti), Yoga Sutras (Smriti)
  9. Spiritual Science (Para-vidya)
  10. Science and Yoga Philosophy




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