svadhyaya
स्वाध्याय svadhyayaSelf-study and the study of sacred texts; one of the niyamas.
Where this term appears
- Ishta-Devata: Choosing a Personal Deity Deities
— Yoga Sūtra 2.44 Svadhyaya , self-study and the study of the sacred.
- Meditation and the Eight Limbs Yoga
Again five: shaucha , purity; santosha , contentment; tapas , austerity; svadhyaya , self-study; ishvara-pranidhana , surrender to the Lord.
- Yoga as a Darshana Philosophy
…terity, self-study, and devotion to the Lord ( shaucha-santosha-tapah-svadhyaya-ishvara-pranidhana , 2.32).
- The Yamas and Niyamas Yoga
Svadhyaya , self-study, the recitation and study of scripture together with the study of oneself, which the text says leads to communion with one's chosen deity, the ishta-devata.