"The sadhana of Saundarya Lahari can be commenced at any stage of life . . . With the chanting of the mantras, it will be observed that one becomes accomplished in yama and niyama . . . without any great effort. Pratyahara and dharana then follow as a consequence because they develop side by side."
p. 89 Sri Saundarya Lahari: The Descent by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati, Bihar School of Yoga 2008, Yoga Publications Trust, Ganga Darshan, Munger, Bihar, India.