Yoga, a safe course.
Moreover,
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते ।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥ ४० ॥
nehābhikramanāśo’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate .
svalpamapyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt .. 40 ..
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Unlike agriculture, nothing that is attempted here—in this path to mōksha, in this devotion by works—is entirely lost. That is, there is no uncertainty regarding the result of any effort in the path of Yoga. Neither is there any chance of harm resulting from it, as it may sometimes result from medical treatment.—What is the result?—Anything done, however little it be, in this Path of Yoga, saves one from great fear, from the fear of samsāra, of birth and death.
Wisdom is one.
The wisdom concerning Sānkhya and Yoga thus far described is of the following nature :