- 1st. Ahimsá (अहिंसा); Universal innocence or hurting no animal creature.
- 2nd. Asteyam (अस्तेयं); Avoidance of theft or stealth.
- 3rd. Satyam (सत्यं); Observance of truth.
- 4th. Brahmacharyam (ब्रह्मचर्यं); consisting in purity and chastity.
- 5th. Aparigraha (अपरिग्रह); Disinterestedness.
II. Niyama (नियम पञ्चधा); Moral rules consisting of five-fold acts. Viz.;
- 1st. Saucham (शौचं); Personal cleanliness.
- 2nd. Santosha (सन्तोषः); contentment.
- 3rd. Tapas (तपस्); Devotion including self denial and self mortification.
- 4th. Sádhyáya (साध्याय); knowledge of all nature.
- 5th. Pranidhána (ईश्वर प्रनिधानं); Adoration of God.
III. Asana (आसन); Different modes of postures, tranquil posture (पद्मासन) &c.
IV. Pránáyáma (प्राणायामः); Rules of Respiration, three sorts, viz.;
- 1st. Rechaka (रेचकं); Expiration or Exhalation.
- 2nd. Púraka (पूरकं); Inspiration or Inhalation.
- 3rd. Kumbhaka (कुम्भकं अष्टधा); Suppression of breathing, eight ways.
V. Pratyáhára (प्रत्याहारः इन्द्रिय निग्रहः) Restraining the senses from their gratifications in many ways.
VI. Dhyána (ध्यान चित्तनिरोधः); Abstract contemplation, apart from the testimonies of:—
- 1. Pratyaxa (प्रत्यक्ष); Perceptions.
- 2. Pramána (प्रमाणं); Apprehensions.
- 3. Anumána (अनुमान); Inference.
- 4. Sabda (शब्दः); Verbal testimony.
VII. Dháraná (धारणा); Retentiveness.