Yogasthala, Yoga-sthala: 1 definition
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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationYogasthala (啶啶椸じ啷嵿ぅ啶�) refers to a 鈥減lace for practising Yoga鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.40.鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] after going beyond 础濒补办腻, the capital of the king of Yak峁s and the Saugandhika park, they saw the fig-tree of 艢iva. The fig tree had steady shade all round. It had a number of suspended branches without hanging roots. Its height was a hundred Yojanas. It had no nests on it. It afforded protection from heat. It was the place where 艢iva practised Yoga (i.e., 艣补峁僢丑耻-测辞驳补蝉迟丑补濒补). It was divine. It was resorted to by other Yogins. It was great and excellent. It could be seen only by the excessively meritorious persons. It was beautiful and sacred鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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