The detailed exposition of yamas begins: ahiṃsā (non-violence), satya (truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacarya (celibacy/moderation), dayā (compassion), ārjavam (straightforwardness). The instruction vistareṇa pṛthak śṛṇu — listen separately in detail — signals a systematic elaboration. These yamas form the ethical foundation without which higher practice is impossible.