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Yoga Sutra 2:38
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
BRAHMACARYA PRATISTHAYAM VIRYA LABHAH.
Source: English translation from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
By one established in continence, vigor is gained.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
bramacaryapratisthayam viryalabhah
Source: English translation from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
When the sadhaka is firmly established in continence, knowledge, vigour, valour and energy flow to him.
Source: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood)
When a man becomes steadfast in his abstention from incontinence, he acquires spiritual energy.
Source: English translation from The Heart of Yoga (T.K.V. Desikachar)
At its best, moderation produces the highest individual quality.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
brahmacharya pratisthayam virya labhah
Source: English translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
hen walking in the awareness of the highest reality (brahmacharya) is firmly established, then a great strength, capacity, or vitality (virya) is acquired.
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