The Path of liberation of the individual soul from bondage. Isvara said : - Verse 11
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 11 · Verse 11
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प्राणायामस्तथा ध्यानं प्रत्याहारो ऽथ धारणा। समाधिश्च मुनिश्रेष्ठा यमो नियम आसनम।।
prāṇāyāmastathā dhyānaṃ pratyāhāro 'tha dhāraṇā| samādhiśca muniśreṣṭhā yamo niyama āsanam||
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O excellent sages, (the following are the essential adjuncts of Yoga) viz. Pranayama, Dhyana (meditation), Pratyahara (withdrawal of the sense-organs), Dharana (reten¬ tion), Samadhi (trance), Yama (control), Niyama (Restraint and observance), Asana (posture).