When non-violence is firmly established, hostility ceases in its presence.

This is the first of a series of sutras describing the siddhis or powers that arise when each yama and niyama is perfected.

When ahiṃsā is completely established (pratiṣṭhā), its influence transforms the environment. In the presence (sannidhi) of the yogi, even hostile beings abandon (tyāga) their enmity (vaira).

Traditional texts give examples of wild animals becoming tame near such beings.

This siddhi is not a magical power, but the natural effect of a fully developed quality. Total non-violence radiates a peace that disarms.