Thank you to all who responded to my query. The responses are most helpful.

Essentially, part of what I've been wondering about is if there are any mentions of either attaining a general "yogic state" which are not co-signed by the idea of perfection. Is there any mention that might otherwise suggest that the pursuit/practice of "yoga" and the attainment of its final state(s) is antithetical to the pursuit, practice or attainment of perfection?

Or, is the general scholarly consensus that the attainment/accomplishment of "yoga", in whatever guise or context, implies manifesting/reaching a perfected state? Would it be fair to say that yoga, across the board, and generally speaking, is a synonym with perfection? Does the state of being situated in perfection require a continual attention to the process of becoming perfected? For instance, is there any final "yogic state" of accomplishment that otherwise requires attending to a state of imperfection or incompleteness?

What about along the way? I think of some of the milestones that Patañjali explains in PYS ch. 2, around the discussion of yamas/niyamas, etc., such as the disgust for the body and withdrawal of the self from wanting to engage with other people. Are there other, let's say, "indexes of accomplishment" found in other texts? Lists, say, of signposts of things to look out for, such as changes in one's appearance, demeanour, etc., to know the practitioner is on the right path?

Thank you.

Patrick