Yoga Sutras of Patanjali · 2.44
स्वाध्यायादिष्टदेवतासंप्रयोगः ॥४४॥
svādhyāyād iṣṭa-devatā-saṁprayogaḥ
From svadhyaya comes communion with the chosen deity.
— Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2.44
Source: Sanskrit attributed to Patanjali (c. 2nd century BCE – 4th century CE). Public-domain English readings drawn from Swami Vivekananda's 'Raja Yoga' (1896) and Charles Johnston's 'The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali' (1912).