Hatha Yoga Pradipika
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Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a seminal 15th-century Sanskrit manual on hatha yoga that systematizes postures, breath control, and subtle body practices within the Nath yogi tradition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hatha yoga manual
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Hindu religious text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ yogic text ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
attainment of rāja yoga
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awakening kuṇḍalinī ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Svātmārāma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | one of the principal classical Haṭha yoga texts ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 15th century ⓘ |
| describes |
15 major āsanas (in some recensions)
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several bandhas ⓘ several mudrās ⓘ states of samādhi ⓘ various prāṇāyāma techniques ⓘ śatkarman (six purificatory acts) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
breath control
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purification practices ⓘ subtle body practices ⓘ āsana (postures) ⓘ |
| genre | didactic verse ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2 ⓘ Chapter 3 ⓘ Chapter 4 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Haṭha yoga texts
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modern yoga practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nāth siddha tradition
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Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | various Sanskrit meters ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
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Śiva Saṃhitā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Haṭha yoga
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bandha ⓘ kuṇḍalinī ⓘ mudrā ⓘ nāḍī (subtle channels) ⓘ prāṇāyāma ⓘ rāja yoga ⓘ yoga postures ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “Light on Haṭha Yoga” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Nāth yoga tradition ⓘ |
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