Shaivayoga, Śaivayoga, Shaiva-yoga: 1 definition
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Shaivayoga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śaivayoga can be transliterated into English as Saivayoga or Shaivayoga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchŚaivayoga (शैवयोग) or Śivayoga refers to the Yoga practised by a worshipper of Śiva, according to the Śivayogadīpikā by Sadāśivayogīśvara: a text dealing with Śaivism and Haṭhayoga in two hundred and eighty-nine verses.—Accordingly, while discussing the difference between Rājayoga and Śaivayoga: “Truly, Śiva’s yoga [i.e., śivayoga] is not identical to Rājayoga. [This] is so said by worshippers of Śiva [and] it is apparent to the [higher faculty of] discernment. The difference between the two is taught to those devoted to Śiva. Therefore, the yoga of Śiva is understood only by [those] wise men. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Shaiva, Yoga.
Full-text (+26): Shivayoga, Shivarata, Shaivavrata, Shivarcin, Shivanda, Gnosis, Jnanabhakti, Worshipper, Bound soul, Pashu, Manishin, Shaivajnana, Wise men, Ekatama, Palm, Yogayogya, Cycle, Lap, Ankagata, Talasamsthita.
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Lal Ded-A Mystic Poetess of Ancient Kashmir < [April 1964]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Brief Summary of Pasupata Sutra as collated from various sources < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 31 - The Greatness of Saubhāgyeśvara and Other Tīrthas < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 40 - The Birth of Mahākāla: The Arrangement of Four Yugas < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Doctrine of the Pāśupata-sūtras < [Chapter XXXVIII - Śaiva Philosophy in some of the Important texts]
Part 1 - The Literature and History of Southern Śaivism < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Part 2 - Śaiva Philosophy in the Vāyavīya-saṃhitā of the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]