SARANAGATI

Saranagati is said to be sixfold and thereby it gets the name of Sadangayoga as distinguished from Bhaktiyoga which is known as Astangayoga because of the eight angas or accessories that constitute it. Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi are the eight angas. Of these Samadhi is the angi, though it is included in the angas or accessories. In the same way out of the six angas in Sadangayoga, Atmaniksepa is the angi, though included in the accessories.

In the following sloka of Ahirbudhnya Samhita we have the names of the six angas:

Anukulyasya samkalpah pradtikulyasya varjanam,
Raksisyati iti visvasah goptrtvavaranam tatha,
Atmaniksepa-karpanye sadvidha saranagatih.

Intention to do whatever is pleasing to the Lord (anukulyasya samkalpah), the avoidance of whatever is displeasing to Him (pratikulyasya varjanam). The intense faith that He will afford protection when sought (maha- visvasa), begging His protection (goptrtva-varanam), the surrender of the self (atmaniksepa) and the feeling of helplessness (karpanya) are the six kinds of Saranagati. That one of these is the angi and the others are angas are evident from the following: "Nyasa or self- surrender which has the word niksepa for a synonym has five angas".