Shiva Chandra Vidyarnava Bhattacharya

The Yoga Yajnavalkya (Sanskrit: योगयाज्ञवल्क्य, Yoga-Yājñavalkya) is a classical Hindu yoga text in the Sanskrit language. The text is written in the form of a male–female dialogue between the sages Yajnavalkya and Gargi. The text consists of 12 chapters and contains 504 verses. Like Patanjali's Yogasutras, the Yoga Yajnavalkya describes the eight components of yoga; however, it has different goals. The text contains additional material that is not found in Yogasutras, such as the concept of ku…