Isvara Pranidhana is the last of the Niyamas. Its made up of two words; Isvara, which translates to ‘Supreme Being’, ‘God’, ‘Brahman’, ‘Ultimate reality’ or ‘True Self’ and Pranidhana which means fixing. It’s interpreted as surrendering to the higher self. In other words you can say its about building a deep and trusting relationship with the universe.
As we work our way up the limbs, the yamas and the niyamas we see that they are not placed in random order. The translator of the Sutras, Swami Satchidananda says that if you’re able to master this one Niyama, there is no need to practice an of the others. In order to surrender to your higher self, you must let go of all impurities (saucha), you’ve found contentment(Santosha) in your higher self, you have the discipline(tapas) because your why is so strong and there is no longer any need to study self(Svadhyaya).
In every action, honor the Supreme Being, that is Isvara Pranidhana.
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