Hindu religious traditions
Yoga Sutrasयोगसूत्र
Philosophical foundation
A concise teaching on yoga, mental processes, practice and liberation, together with a substantial commentary tradition.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Yoga Sutras.
A concise teaching on yoga, mental processes, practice and liberation, together with a substantial commentary tradition.
The Sacred Library
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Library category
- Darshanas
- Form / textual family
- Philosophical foundation
- Traditional attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Patanjali.
- Subject & teachings
- A concise teaching on yoga, mental processes, practice and liberation, together with a substantial commentary tradition.
- Structure
- Consult the identified edition for chapters, recension and numbering.
- Associated deities / figures
- Ishvara
- Textual relationships
- Darshanas
- Historical context
- Composition, transmission and redaction must be distinguished; no unsupported exact date is assigned.
- Reading notes
- Read the Sanskrit with an identified translation. Commentary is presented by its own school, not as the only interpretation.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
The Sacred Library1
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
Related source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Sanskrit Documents — Text editionsImage credit.
Bhagavata Purana manuscript, West Bengal, 16th century (?), LACMA M.88.134.4. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser. Image courtesy LACMA, public domain.
Original source · Public domain, released with LACMA's Public Domain High Resolution Image Available designationResized and converted to WebP.
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
Sanskrit Documents — Text editions
Sanskrit electronic texts; check the individual file’s edition and contributors.
Multiple traditions · A text directory is a finding aid. Precise passage-level claims are identified separately when available.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.