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Foundational yoga texts in 5 languages
Mahābhārata — séc. V–II a.C.
Bhagavad Gītā
भगवद्गीता
The 'Song of the Lord' — 18 chapters of dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna condensing the foundations of yoga, duty (dharma) and spiritual liberation.
Read →Patanjali — séc. II a.C.
Yoga Sūtras de Patañjali
महर्षि पतञ्जलि प्रणीतं योगदर्शनम्
196 aphorisms systematising Classical Yoga — from the cessation of mental fluctuations to the eight-limbed path (Ashtanga Yoga).
Read →Yogi Svātmārāma — 15th century
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā
हठयोगप्रदीपिका
290 verses systematising classical Haṭha Yoga — from Āsanas and Prāṇāyāma to Mudrās, Bandhas and Samādhi.
Read →Gheraṇḍa — 17th century
Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
हठयोगान्तर्गता घेरण्डसंहिता
360 verses that systematise Ghaṭastha Yoga through Gheraṇḍa's teaching — from the Six Purifications and the Āsanas to the Mudrās, Pratyāhāra, Prāṇāyāma, Meditation and Samādhi.
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