The Concept of the Yoga Sutras and their Significance in Indian Astronomy and Cosmology

The Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 aphorisms on yoga philosophy by the sage Patanjali.

The Yoga Sutras are written in Sanskrit, the classical language of India.

The Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 aphorisms on yoga philosophy.

The Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 aphorisms on yoga philosophy.

The first aphorism of the Yoga Sutras is 'Atha yoga anushasanam', which means 'Now, the discipline of yoga'.

The last aphorism of the Yoga Sutras is 'Kaivalyam svarupa pratistha va', which means 'Isolation of the seer is its establishment in its own nature'.

The goal of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is kaivalya, which is the state of isolation of the seer from the seen.

The eight limbs of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi.

The first limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is yama, which are the moral restraints.

The second limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is niyama, which are the observances.

The third limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is asana, which are the physical postures.

The fourth limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is pranayama, which is the control of breath.

The fifth limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is pratyahara, which is the withdrawal of the senses.

The sixth limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is dharana, which is the concentration of the mind.

The seventh limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is dhyana, which is the meditation.

The eighth limb of yoga according to the Yoga Sutras is samadhi, which is the state of superconsciousness.