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अत्यल्पो ऽपि यथा दीपः सुमहन्नाशयेत्तमः ॥ योगाभ्यासस्तथाल्पो ऽपि महापापं विनाशयेत् ॥ २६ ॥
Just as even a modicum of light dispels darkness so also even the slightest practice of Yoga destroys great sins.
english translation
ध्यायतः क्षणमात्रं वा श्रद्धया परमेश्वरम् ॥ यद्भवेत्सुमहच्छ्रेयस्तस्यांतो नैव विद्यते ॥ २७ ॥
There is no limit to the benefits acquired by one who meditates on the lord with faith even for a moment.
english translation
नास्ति ध्यानसमं तीर्थं नास्ति ध्यानसमं तपः ॥ नास्ति ध्यानसमो यज्ञस्तस्माद्ध्यानं समाचरेत् ॥ २८ ॥
No holy centre is so efficacious as meditation; no penance, no sacrifice is equal to it. Hence one shall perform meditation strenuously.
english translation
तीर्थानि तोयपूर्णानि देवान्पाषाणमृन्मयान् ॥ योगिनो न प्रपद्यंते स्वात्मप्रत्ययकारणात् ॥ २९ ॥
Yogins do not resort to holy centres full of waters nor to deities made of stone or clay because they have belief only in their Ātmans.
english translation
योगिनां च वपुः सूक्ष्मं भवेत्प्रत्यक्षमैश्वरम् ॥ यथा स्थूलमयुक्तानां मृत्काष्ठाद्यैः प्रकल्पितम् ॥ ३० ॥
Just as the gross form of the lord fashioned out of clay or wood is observed by the non-yogins so also his subtle form can be perceived by the Yogins.
english translation