Essay name: Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study)
Author:
Susmi Sabu
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the enduring and relevance of Yoga in India, highlighting its evolution from a comprehensive philosophy to primarily a physical practice. It further underscores the importance of studying Yoga texts to understand its historical trajectory. Special attention is given to the Patanjala Yogasutra Bhashya Vivarana, a significant work attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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this and the tenets of the philosophy of Yoga. In another context, the etymological definition of the term samādhi is given. 67 The commentary of the Taittiriya upaniṣad starts
68 with three salutary verses. Here, SBh. salutes Ātman, thereafter
the former commentators of Vedānta and lastly, the guru of the
commentator. There is no direct mention of the aspects of Yoga in
this Upanisad and in the Aitareya Upanisad.
In the commentary of the Chandogya upaniṣad, the
definition given to tapas and tāpasa is- 'tapa iti
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kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādi tadvāmstāpasa� parivrāḍvā. In another
context, it is said that knowledge, yama and niyama are the
70 penance for a mendicant (parivrāt). In the third chapter, SBh.
gives a detailed description of the five vital forces." In another
place, tapas is depicted as 'dhyānalakṣaṇam'.12 The practice of
mauna and manana are mentioned as that which brings
73 knowledge. When the discussion of death comes about, Śaṅkara
criticizes the expedition of praṇa through nāḍis.
74 The Bṛhadāraṇyaka mentions about the yogins who
75 have the knowledge of past and future.
In another context, when
SBh. mentions different opinions of other philosophers, the view
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