Patañjali Yoga Sūtras: Chapter 2: Sādhanapāda — Overview

अध्याय २: साधन पाद

Having dealt with the aims of yoga in ‘Samādhipāda’, chapter, now we read about the actual nature of practice one should have to reach those aims discussed in the first chapter. ‘Sādhana’ means ‘practice to be carried out to reach the desired goal’. Sādhaka is the one who practices and Sādhya is the goal to be achieved.

Overview of the chapter