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CHAPTER VBHAKTI IN YOGA1. Who ls lsvara@:g{qfrfrqtm'r-z+dvr afflictions,6d works, fdqrs fruition, enqr+, vehicles,sItI([E: unaffected Uy, gwffiV particular soul, tm, God.God is a particular soul unaffected by afflictions, works,fruition and vehicles.NOTESYoga of Patanjali Maharshi is a complement of Sankhyaphilosophy of Kapila. Kapila denies the existence of an lsvara.He says that Prakritican do everything. Patanjali Maharshiadmitsthe existence of an lsvara. This philosophy hence derivesits significant name Sa-lsvara Sankhya. lsvara of Patanjali isneither the personal God of the Bhaktas nor the impersona!Brahman of the Vedantins. His God is a peculiar Purusha, completelyfree from all afflictions, works, fruition and vehicles.2. Source of Knowledgeffiftrft{r{iqffiq{tL2sitt in Him, ft{furq{the highest Iimit, v{T omniscience,fq{t seed.ln Him is the highest limit of the seed of omniscience.NOTES\The nature of lsvara is described in Sutras 24,25 and 26.The way to develop devotion for lsvara is described in theSutras 27 and 28. The fruits of devotion are described in Sutra29. lnfinite knowledge is God. Vayu Purana says: "Omni-(61)