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Ancient texts on Yoga, up to around 1000 AD, excluding Medieval texts such as those on Hatha yoga. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Statue of Patañjali, its traditional snake form indicating kundalini or an incarnation of Shesha. The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (IAST: Patañjali yoga-sūtras) is a compilation "from a variety of sources" [1] of Sanskrit sutras on the practice of yoga – 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to others, including BKS Iyengar).
The Haṭha Ratnāvalī is a Haṭha yoga text written in the 17th century by Srinivasa. [1] It states (1.17-18) that asanas , breath retentions , and seals assist in Haṭha yoga. [ 2 ] It mentions 8 purifications ( shatkarmas ), criticising the Hatha Yoga Pradipika for only describing 6 of these.
This is an overarching category covering books and texts over thousands of years, so it is suggested that all individual titles should go into one of the sub-categories such as 'Hatha yoga texts'. If a suitable subcategory does not exist for a book it should be created and the book placed in it, the category to be added here.
The Yogatārāvalī ("A String of Stars on Yoga" [1]) is a short yoga text of 29 verses from the 13th or 14th century, covering both haṭha yoga and rāja yoga (the yoga of Patanjali). It mentions the yogic sleep state of samadhi or yoganidra. The text was used by the author of the 15th century Haṭhapradīpikā.
The Dattātreyayogaśāstra is the first text to describe and teach yoga as having three types, namely mantra yoga, laya yoga, and hatha yoga. All three lead to samadhi , the goal of raja yoga . Mantra yoga consists simply of repeating mantras until powers ( siddhis ) are obtained.
Yogatattva Upanishad is one of the most important text on Yoga. [29] [82] It is the Yogatattva that appears to be most minutely acquainted with yogic practices: it mentions the eight angas and distinguishes the four kinds of yoga: Mantra yoga, Laya yoga, Hatha yoga and Raja yoga. —