Gheranda Samhita

The Gherandasamhita (Sansk. gheraṇḍasaṃhitā ; Gheranda's collection ) is one of the most important scriptures of Hatha Yoga.

The text comes from the second half of the 17th century and is thus younger than the Hathapradipika.The Author Gorakhnath was a member of the Natha Pantha.

The Gheranda Samhita is a manual of yoga taught by Gheranda to Chanda Kapali.

It leads to Ashtanga Yoga and also contains verses from the Goraksha Samhita (Goraksha Paddhati).

== Content ==

The Gheranda Samhita speaks of a sevenfold yoga :

Shatkarma for purification
Asana for strengthening
Mudra for steadfastness
Pratyahara for calming
Pranayama for lightness
Dhyana for perception
Samadhi for isolation

== Literature ==

Bahadur, Rai and Srisa Chandra Vasu. 1914-15 The Gheranda Samhita sans-en
The Gherandasamhita : The Original Sanskrit and an English Translation, James Mallinson, 2004 , ISBN 9780971646636

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