Om Kalyataam mama kurushva taavatiim kalyate bhavadupaasanam yayaa | Spashtamashtavidhayogacharyayaa pushtayaashu tava tushtimaapnuyaam ||
Melpathur Narayani Bhattathiri prays Lord Guruvayurappan to give him health to perform Yoga and earn his grace.
Sri Vasuki is incarnated as Sri Patanjali and formed the Yogasutras.He then borned as Sri Govinda Bhagavatpada the Guru of Sri Adi Shankaracharya.
What is Yoga?
The word Yoga is derieved from the Dhatu (root) 'Yuj' meaning 'to unite'. As said in the scriptures , 'Jeevatma, Paramatma Eikma Avasya yogaha' which translates to 'That which unites the Soul (Jeevatma) with God (Paramatma) is Yoga' (Shandilya Upanishad).
History
The history of yoga dates several thousand years back, to the Vedic Era.It is said that the origin of Yougashastra is Brahma.However it is the Sage Pathanjali who renewed the yoga sutras in around 3rd century B.C. There are different versions of definitions for yoga.However neither of them can fully describe the greatness of Yoga.
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"Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind." -Pathanjali,Translated from Sanskrit
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. -B.K.S Iyengar
