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Definition: Deep sleep; an unconscious state regarded as a modification (vrtti) of the mind.

Insights: Nidra is the state of deep, dreamless sleep, which, despite its restfulness, is classified as a mind modification (vrtti). Yoga Nidra utilizes this state for conscious relaxation and transformation.

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1.6

pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smṛtayaḥ

Importance: 7/10

They are right knowledge, wrong knowledge, conceptualization, sleep, and memory.

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1.10

abhāvapratyayālambanā vṛttirnidrā

Importance: 6/10

Sleep is the mental modification based on the cognition of absence.

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