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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'.
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]
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).
Bharadvaja is a revered sage in the Hindu traditions, and like other revered sages, numerous treatises composed in the ancient and medieval eras are reverentially named after him. Some treatises named after him or attributed to him include: Dhanur-veda, credited to Bharadvaja in chapter 12.203 of the Mahabharata, is an Upaveda treatise on archery.
Mahabhashya (Sanskrit: महाभाष्य, IAST: Mahābhāṣya, IPA: [mɐɦaːbʱaːʂjɐ], "Great Commentary"), attributed to Patañjali, is a commentary on selected rules of Sanskrit grammar from Pāṇini's treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī, as well as Kātyāyana's Vārttika-sūtra, an elaboration of Pāṇini's grammar.
Now bearing tiger's feet, the sage easily moved from place to place, including climbing rough trees to pluck fresh flowers untouched even by the honeybees. [2] Both the sages Patanjali and Vyaghrapada venerated Shiva, and in response, the deity performed the ananda tandava , his dance of bliss. [ 3 ]
The work is generally ascribed to Shaunaka, an ancient rishi (sage). It has been translated into German by Max Müller . A French translation done by M. Regnier is also available, as is an English translation by Mangal Deva Shastri.
The commentary by Vyasa may have been written by Patanjali himself, forming an integrated text called the Pātañjalayogaśāstra ("The Treatise on Yoga of Patañjali"). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Yoga as a separate school of philosophy has been included as one of the six orthodox schools in medieval era Indian texts; [ 4 ] the other schools are Samkhya ...