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Description: In the third aphorism, Patanjali presents the benefits of being in the state of yoga. The sutra states that when one is in the yogic state, the drashta is established in its own essence. Drashta here refers to the Seer or the perceiver and is another term for consciousness that exists in all living beings. This entity is called Purusha in Sankhya philosophy. The word tada in this sutra refers to the yogic state of Citta Vritti Nirodha explained in the previous sutra. When a yogi is in this state