238:1 There are four kinds of yoga—the fourth being Rājayoga. Manṭrayoga is that in which perfection is obtained through the pronunciation of manṭras. Layayoga is that in which perfection is obtained through laya (absorption).

238:2 They mean respectively forbearance, religious restraint, posture, restraint of breath, subjugation of the senses, contemplation, meditation, and intense self-absorption.

239:1 Lit., germ.

241:1 It is mystic here and later on.

241:2 He has pierced all the granṭhis and hence becomes a master of veḍha.

242:1 There are the three kinds of pronunciation with 1 māṭrā, 2 māṭrās and 3 māṭrās. They are respectively hrasva, ḍīrgha and pluṭa which may be translated as short, long and very long.

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