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a string to make a garland, just as rows of pearls are beautifullyarranged in a string to form a necklace, so also Yogic ideas arewell arranged in Sutras. They are arranged into Chapters.(a) The First ChapterThe first Chapter is Samadhipada. lt deals with differentkinds of Samadhi. lt contains 51 Sutras. Obstacles in meditation,five kinds of Vrittis and their control, three kinds ofVairagya, nature of lsvara, various methods to enter into Samadhiand the way to acquire peace of mind by developing virtuesare described here.(5) The Second ChapterThis is Sadhanapada. lt contains 55 Sutras. lt treats ofKriya Yoga viz., Tapas, study and self-surrender to God, thefive Kleshas, the methods to destroy these afflictions whichstand in the way of getting Samadhi, Yama and Niyama andtheir fruits, practice of Asana and its benefits, Pratyahara andits advantage, etc.(6) The Third ChapterThe third Chapter is Vibhutipada. lt contains 56 Sutras. lttreats of Dharana, Dhyana and various kinds of Samyama onexternal objects, mind, internal Chakras and on several objectsto acquire various Siddhis.(7) The Fourth ChapterThe fourth Chapter is Kaivalyapada or lndependence. ltcontains 34 Sutras. lt treats of the lndependence of a full-blownYogi who has perfect discrimination between Prakriti andPurusha, and who has separated himself from the threeGunas. lt also deals with mind and its nature. DharmameghaSamadhi also is described here.(8) A New OrderThe origina! Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Maharshi are givenin the above order into four Chapters. But this book presents anew classification of the subject matter. I have divided the(20)