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.
Chapter 6 - Conclusion
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philosophy. In course of time, they began to show distinct characteristic features and became different philosophies. The origin of Yoga as a separate philosophical system is examined in this study. The founder of Yoga philosophy is not Pata帽jali, but he may be regarded as the main promoter of the same. The term anu艣膩sana used in the very first s奴tra of Y.S. specifies that, Patanjali only re-states the doctrines entirely known to his predecessors. To gain a complete picture of the history of Yoga, this study analyses the early sources of Yoga such as the Upanisads and the B.G. Besides the references in the Upanisads, there are a number of references to Yoga in the Epics, Pur膩峁嘺s, etc. Some of the minor Upanisads also are related to Yoga philosophy. They are- Yogaku峁囜笉ali upani峁d, Yogac奴岣嵞乵a峁噄 upani峁d, Yogatattvopani峁d, and Yogar膩jopani峁d. All of them depict the doctrines of Yoga, especially the practical aspect. The main sources of Yoga philosophy can be found in the classical treatises on Yoga such as Ahirbudhnya-samhita, 艢iva-samhita, Ghera峁囜笉a-samhita and Hathayoga-pradipika. The contents of these treatises are given in a nutshell in this study. While discussing the Vedic origin of Yoga, it is equally important to go 318
