Yogena Chittasya - Through Yoga you helped the mind
Padena Vacham - Through Grammar you helped the words
Malam Sharirasya Cha Vaidyakena - Through your work in Ayurveda you helped the body get rid of illness
Yopa Karottam Pravaram Muninam - To that most excellent of sages who gave us all this
Patanjalim Pranjaliranatosmi - Patanjali, I salute thee
Padena Vacham - Through Grammar you helped the words
Malam Sharirasya Cha Vaidyakena - Through your work in Ayurveda you helped the body get rid of illness
Yopa Karottam Pravaram Muninam - To that most excellent of sages who gave us all this
Patanjalim Pranjaliranatosmi - Patanjali, I salute thee
For all those who look at Yoga as something that effects the body - No. Yoga works on mental well-being and mental health. If our mind is in great shape, so will be our physical health. Kabir said a long time ago, Man Changa to Tan Changa!
For those who look at Patanjali as just a Yoga Guru - He worked on Yoga, Sanskrit Grammar and Ayurveda. Amazing isn't it?
For those who look at Patanjali as just a Yoga Guru - He worked on Yoga, Sanskrit Grammar and Ayurveda. Amazing isn't it?
So much to know about the great ones of Yore. Just like a Mira still lives on in her Bhajans or a great artist who has passed away still lives on in her/his works, may the great sage Patanjali continue to live on through "our study, understanding and PRACTICE" of his works
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