Niyamas

केदार

शौचसन्तोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ॥३२॥

śauca-santoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāyeśvara-praṇidhānāni niyamāḥ ॥ 32 ॥

The niyamas are śauca (cleanliness), santoṣa (contentment), tapas (discipline), svādhyāya (self-study), īśvara-praṇidhānāni (surrender to something larger than yourself).

Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, 2.32.[1]

References

  1. The Yoga sūtras of Patañjali : a new edition, translation, and commentary with insights from the traditional commentators, Edwin F. Bryant (2015). ISBN: 9781429995986