YagaSutra 2.16

Heyam Dukham Anagatam

Richa Grover 


Heyam - to be avoided
Duhkham - pain
Anagatam - which has not yet come.

It simply means the pain that is yet to come can be avoided. 

Another popular translation is " Avert the danger that has not yet arrived ".

Sufferings are part of our lives which come in a variety of forms.

The pain cannot be avoided , but it can be overcome through understanding and practise of yoga.

Anything that can be a cause of pain as a consequence of our present actions ,no matter how pleasurable at the moment, should be avoided.

Three kinds of pain as per samkhya philosophy.

The main premise of putting forth this philosophy is to mitigate suffering caused by three kinds of misery/pain

Adhyatmika - Pain induced by ownself

Adhibhautika - Pain caused by other living beings

Adhidaivika - Pain caused by natural phenomenon. 


1)Adhyatmika - pain induced by ownself. Those miseries that are caused by the mind and body.Pain because of our nature, habits, bad routines and bad diet. Physical and mental illness. It is also related to psychosomatic diseases the root cause of these problems is our mind.


2) Adhibhautika - Pain caused by other living beings or anything stemming from the world around us- pests , biting dogs, rude neighbors etc. 


3)Adhidaivika - The adhidaivika duhka or pain is that which is caused by daiva. The word daiva includes the power of time, nature and the unseen hand or fate. Diseases caused by the changing seasons, misery caused by the elemental forces like floods, drought and fire, suffering caused by natural tribulations due to hunger, thirst and old-age belongs to this group.

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  1. Ashutosh MishraJanuary 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM

    True need to be realized

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  2. PicturewaalaJanuary 13, 2024 at 8:10 AM

    Very insightful

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  3. Radhey RadheyNovember 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM

    Nice share dear Richa mam God bless you and you provide us sach a useful information so that we connect with our god become physically mentally healthy..

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