Haṭhayogapradīpikā by Svātmārāma is one of the most popular texts of the Haṭhayoga tradition. It contains nearly 400 verses divided into 4 chapters called upadeśas.
- Prathamopadeśaḥ (First chapter) – deals with the pre-requisites to yoga and some important Āsanas
- Dvitīyopadeśaḥ (Second chapter) – deals with Prāṇāyāma and the six Karmas for cleansing the body
- Tṛtīyopadeśaḥ (Third chapter) – deals with the various Mudrās and their benefits
- Caturthopadeśaḥ (Fourth chapter) – deals with Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna and Samādhi
Study of the Haṭhayogapradīpikā is prescribed for the elective Yoga paper in the third year of śāstri examinations of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
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Dr. Jayaraman Mahadevan
- PhD in Sanskrit, expertise in the fields of Yoga and Traditional Indian Research Methodology
- Underwent 6 years of training in Veda-Vedaanta in Gurukula
- 15+ years of teaching experience, in various areas such as Vedamantras, Texts on Yoga and Indian Culture, Upanishads, Sambhashana Samskrita, etc.
- Author of many books, research articles in International and National journals, regular contributions in Sanskrit, English and Tamil magazines.
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Ability to understand Sanskrit and knowledge of Indian systems of Philosophy.
