Yogena chittasya padena vacham malam sharirasya cha vaidyakena |
Yopakarotam pravaram muninam patanjalim pranjaliranatosmi ||
Meaning: I bow to Patanjali, the noblest of sages, who brought serenity of mind through yoga, clarity of speech through grammar and purity of body through medicine as a holistic health.
Rajatvat sarvayoganam raja yoga iti smritah ||
According to Sadasiva Brahmendra Saraswathi, the author of the Sivayogadipika, the yoga that helps to attain the superior state is Raja Yoga.
The science of Raja Yoga indicates the means for observing the internal state, with the focal point of observation being the mind itself. The power of attention, when guided properly and directed internally, will calm the mind, brings internal harmony and real knowledge (by seeing things as they really are).
Patanjali explained the science of Raja Yoga in the Yoga Sutra, where it is also known as Ashtanga Yoga. It is classified into four chapters, they are Samadhi Pada, Sadhana Pada, Vibhuti Pada and Kaivalya Pada.
