Essay name: Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study)
Author:
Susmi Sabu
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the enduring and relevance of Yoga in India, highlighting its evolution from a comprehensive philosophy to primarily a physical practice. It further underscores the importance of studying Yoga texts to understand its historical trajectory. Special attention is given to the Patanjala Yogasutra Bhashya Vivarana, a significant work attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Chapter 3 - The Authorship Problem of Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana
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G38193 that, the vocabulary and usage of words are similar to those in authenticated commentaries of Sankar膩c膩rya. Mayeda refers to the view of Paul Hacker and observes that the 'conversion thesis' formulated by Hacker is not fully acceptable." * KERALA UNIVERSITY P. Ramasastri and S.R. Krishnamurthi Sastrin authorship of PYSBV ANANTHAPURAM * LIBRARY The editors of PYSBV argue that, the author of PYSBV is the same 艢ankarabhagavatp膩da- the author of Brahmas奴trabh膩峁a. They also give sufficient evidences to support this argument. The only real evidence in fact in support of this identification is the authority of the colophon at the end of each pada found in the manuscript. Furthermore, a comparison of the opening sentences of some other acknowledged commentaries of 艢ankara like that on the Chandogyopani峁d and on the Apastamba dharmas奴tra with the opening sentence of the present work reveals a family resemblance and suggests the pen of a common author behind them. 8 The identical name vivara峁嘺 used in all these
commentaries, provides further strength to this suggestion. In
numerous references to Yoga found in Brahmas奴trabh膩峁a, the
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