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Yoga Sutra 1.8

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Sutra 8
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विपर्ययो मिथ्याज्ञानमतद्रूपप्रतिष्ठम् ॥८॥

viparyayo mithyājñānamatadrūpapratiṣṭham ॥8॥
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''viparyayah'':misconception; ''mithyā'':false, illusory; ''jñānam'':knowledge; ''atat'':not its own; ''rūpa'':form; ''pratiṣṭham'':based

:'''Wrong conception is false knowledge which is not based on its own form.'''
:::::OR
:'''Misconception is illusory knowledge based on mistaking a particular form for something completely different.'''


'''Viparyaya - misconception''' is false knowledge which we need to overcome. For example, when we mistake a rope for a snake, the knowledge is incorrect, because it's a rope mistaken for a snake. This can be avoided with adequate light.

Hence it is important that we don't mistake things for something else.

Viparyaya is also known as ''avidya'', because it is based on a misunderstanding of the real nature of purusha and prakriti. It can be replaced by ''viveka'' which brings correct understanding of the true nature of purusha and prakriti.


==References==
*[[Four Chapters on Freedom]] by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, published in 1976.
*[https://www.sanskrit-trikashaivism.com/en/patanjali-yoga-sutras/629 Viparyaya]

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