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178 RAJA YOGAffi argumentation, f+qn aeUUeration, eII;f< happiness,3{R-df egoism, 59 form, 3f{rfqf( accompanied by, (ESlIlkT:Samprajnata Samadhi or concrete meditation.Samprajnata Samadhi or concrete meditation is that whichis accompanied by argumentation, deliberation, happiness, egoismand form.NOTESSamadhi is of two kinds viz., Samprajnata andAsamprajnata. Samprajnata Samadhi is the first step. !n thisSamadhi, Samskaras are not destroyed. This is also known asSab'rja Samadhi, because the seeds or the Samskaras arethere. ln this there is Alambana or support.ln Samprajnata Samadhi there are four varieties viz.,Savitiarka, Savichara, Sananda and Asmita. All these will beexplained in the subsequent Sutras. Samadhi can also be dividedinto two kinds, Sthula (gross) and Sukshma (subtle) thatrelates to Tanmatras and lndriyas. Samprajnata andAsamprajnata Samadhis are termed as Savikalpa andNirvikalpa Samadhi by Vedantins and Bhaktas.This Sutra refers actually to a series of meditations in anascending order, first on the physical universe, then the subtleuniverse of potentials called Tanmatras, the cosmic complexknown as space and time and cosmic Self sense leading to abliss born of pure consciousness. Though the Sutra refers onlyto Vitarka, Vichara, Ananda and Asmita, they are further capableof categorisation as involved in spacetime consciousnessor not involved in spacetime consciousness. These stages areintricate and cannot be understood by merely a study of books.(2) Savitarka Samadhir* qr