Sublime

it is conventional to separate the message of the Bhagavad Gita into three yoga paths: action, devotion, and wisdom. But all these three paths are there in the Yogasutra. It is just the emphasis on certain practices, depending on the stage of the practitioner, that is different.

the kriyā-yoga of this sūtra denotes more than the karma-yoga of the Gītā, as it includes bhakti in the form of Īśvara-praṇidhana, and jñāna in the form of svādhyāya, study. Therefore, Patañjali’s kriyā-yoga actually incorporates three of the yogic paths outlined in the Gītā: karma-yoga, jñāna-yoga, and bhakti-yoga.