Author: Asoke Chatterjee Sastri
Editor: Asoke Chatterjee Sastri
Publisher: Parimal Publications
Year: 2007
Language: multilingual
Pages: 132
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171100198
Description
The present book incorporates the ‘yogasutras’ of Patanjali with Bhojavrtti called Rajamartanda being an English version. The book is divided into four ‘padas—samadhipada, sadhanapada, vibhutipada and kaivalyapada.
The ‘Yogasutras of Patanjali’ is an original work as accepted by scholars and a matchless masterpiece with very profound meaning. These ‘sutras’ on which the Indian ‘Yoga’ philosophy is based were written by Patanjali and also served to develop ‘Samkhya’ philosophy. There are commentaries on these ‘sutras’, one ‘Yoga-Vartika’ by Rajamartanda by Rama Ramga Malla.
The present book incorporates the ‘yogasutras’ of Patanjali with Bhojavrtti called Rajamartanda being an English version. The book is divided into four ‘padas—samadhipada, sadhanapada, vibhutipada and kaivalyapada. In the first pada the nature of yoga with its divisions, aim, mind and its actions have been delineated. The second ‘pada’ describes the advices of meditation, its cause and practices. There are means of the accomplishment produced from the practice of ‘yoga’ as is explained in the third ‘pada’. In the last ‘pada’ mention has been of ‘nirmanacitta’ for five types of accomplishment. The present attempt is made even more useful as it contains a comprehensive introduction by Prof. Asoke Chatterjee, an appendix and an index.