The eight limbs are enumerated for the first time: yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā — six are listed here, with dhyāna and samādhi to follow in the next verse. This is the same aṣṭāṅga framework found in Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra, though the Yājñavalkya tradition may predate or develop independently from it. The parallel structure suggests a shared yogic heritage.