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Satyakāma Jābāla (सत्यकाम जाबाल) also known as Satyakāma Jābāli was a Vedic sage, who first appears in the fourth prapāṭhaka/chapter of the ancient Vedic text, the Chāndogya Upanishad. [1] As a boy, in order to become brahmachārī, Satyakāma enquires about his father and his family from his mother Jabālā ...
Patanjali is also the reputed author of a medical text called Patanjalah, also called Patanjala or Patanjalatantra. [22] [62] This text is quoted in many yoga and health-related Indian texts. Patanjali is called a medical authority in a number of Sanskrit texts such as Yogaratnakara, Yogaratnasamuccaya, Padarthavijnana, Cakradatta bhasya. [22]
Ramlal Siyag (24 November 1926 – 5 June 2017), was an Indian contemporary saint who is known for spreading Siddha Yoga, [1] a chanting and meditation [2] based spiritual practice, based on the yoga as codified by sage Patanjali in a treatise called 'Yoga Sutra'.
The Rekhta Library Project, its books preservation initiative, has successfully digitized approximately 200,000 books over a span of ten years. [5] These books primarily consist of Urdu , Hindi and Persian literature and encompass a wide range of genres, including biographies of poets, Urdu poetry , fiction, and nonfiction. [ 6 ]
Yoga Sutra (योग सूत्र): One of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika, are a milestone in the history of Yoga, compiled sometime between 500 BCE and 400 CE by the sage Patanjali; Yoga Vasistha, the discourse of sage Vasistha to prince Rama.
The Yoga Sutras were compiled around 400 CE by Patanjali, taking materials about yoga from older traditions. [36] The text has been highly influential on Indian culture and spiritual traditions, and it is among the most translated ancient Indian text in the medieval era, having been translated into about forty Indian languages. [37]
In early 11th century, the Persian scholar Al Biruni (973–1050 CE) visited India, lived with Hindus for 16 years, and with their help translated several significant Sanskrit works into Arabic and Persian languages. One of these was Patanjali's Yogasutras. His translation included the text and a thitherto unknown Sanskrit commentary.
Bavji Chatur Singhji received his education at home through tutors Pandit Kripa Shankarji and Pandit Hiralalji Dashora and was educated in Hindi (Devanagri), Sanskrit, Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu and English languages which helped him study the ancient Indian scriptures (vedant Vedanta, Samkhya, yog Yoga and other philosophies), the Bible, the ...