Gheranda Samhita the foundation of Modern Yoga

Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

2020年8月 · Yoga and Meditation 第 4 本图书 · Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram

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Of all the Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga texts that enumerate various Asana and Pranayama and Meditation, the one that explains body postures and breath control with crystal clear clarity is the Gheranda Samhita.

Gheranda Samhita is also known as Ghata Samhita which means “Health & Fitness through stretching and molding the clay-pot like anatomical Body in different ways”.

Gheranda = name of a Sage

Samhita = proper collection of his Teaching

Ghata = clay pot = anatomical body

The text is called saptanga or seven limbed, and closely models the eight limbed ashtanga of Patanjali Yoga Sutras. Also notice that Goraksha Samhita teaches the same in six limbed shatanga, while Hatha Yoga Pradipika discusses it in four chapters chaturanga.   

Gheranda Samhita is in the form of a dialogue between

·        Gheranda Muni the preceptor and

·        Chandakapali the pupil

 

Here we give a factual description of the Asanas and Breathing techniques as popularly practiced today and relevant for the common man who is seeking to learn Yoga for his betterment, upliftment and overall success in life.

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contains photos and explanations for all the 32 Asanas.

contains a well-formatted Index of the Techniques.

contains original verse in Sanskrit with a Latin transliteration and lucid English commentary.

作者简介

Ashwini is with the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram based in Punjab.

He loves to practice Yoga, perform Homa, study Sanskrit,

and be at home.

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Dipanshu studies Electronics & Communications and is an avid photographer.

Apart from playing the Drums he loves to read and write.

Yoga is his driving motive and his Yoga Studio is

a hub of activity with participants of all age groups.