īśvarapraṇidhānād vā [YS 1.23]
praṇidhānād bhaktiviśeṣād āvarjita īśvaras tam anugṛhṇāty abhidhyānamātreṇa. tadabhidhyānamātrād api yogina āsannatamaḥ samādhilābhaḥ samādhiphalaṃ ca bhavatīti.
atha pradhānapuruṣavyatiriktaḥ ko 'yam īśvaro nāmeti ---