Purvabhyasena tenaiva hriyate hy avashopi sah, jijnasur api yogasya shabda-brahmativartate
By that very previous practice, the person is irresistibly drawn forward even without conscious will; even one who merely inquires about yoga transcends the Vedic path of ritual. Past practice creates an irresistible inner pull toward yoga, and even sincere inquiry about yoga is itself a high spiritual attainment.
- •Previous practice creates an unstoppable gravitational pull toward yoga
- •Even sincere inquiry about yoga elevates one beyond ritual religion
- •The momentum of spiritual practice transcends individual lifetimes