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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchA Great Sage is known in Sanskrit as a Mahāmuni, according to the Mataṅgapārameśvaratantra (Mataṅgapārameśvara’s Yogapāda) verse 2.23-27.—Accordingly, while discussing ancillary and seated poses in Yoga: “[...] His head should always be upright. His gaze is towards heaven and earth, and its support is the tip of the nose. His eyes are slightly closed and he does not touch the teeth [of the upper jaw] with those [of the lower, nor] with the tip of his tongue which is located on the middle of the palate. O great sage (mahāmuni), [this] Karaṇa has been explained fully and at length in regard to the path of Yoga”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 34 - The enumeration of Manvantaras < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 11 - The greatness of the moon-crested Paśupatinātha < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 2 - Indra sends Kāmadeva to disturb the penance of Nārada < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛśṭi-khaṇḍa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.11.1 < [Chapter 11 - The King of Prayers to Lord Balarāma]
Verse 5.24.103 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Verse 5.15.26 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 48 - Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva Dwell in Prayāga < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 255 - The Three Gods Subjected to Test by Bhṛgu < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 239 - The Rise of Bali and Kaśyapa’s Penance < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.3.32 < [Adhikaraṇa 14 - Sūtra 32]
Brahma-Sūtra 3.2.17 < [Adhikaraṇa 5 - Sūtras 11-21]
Bhagavad-gita-mahatmya (by Shankaracharya)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXX < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section CCLIX < [Ghosha-yatra Parva]
Section CXLIV < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
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