Chapter 2: Sadhana pada.

समाधिभावनार्थः क्लेश तनूकरणार्थश्च ॥२॥

samādhi-bhāvana-arthaḥ kleśa-tanū-karaṇa-arthaḥ ca ||2||

"For the purpose of bringing about trance and for the purpose of attenuating afflictions."

The purpose of this sutra is to indicate to us the purpose of practicing kriya yoga, which is the thinning of afflictions.

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