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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Yogavittama (योगवित्तम) refers to the “formost among those who know the theory of Yoga”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.6 (“Prayer to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “Obeisance to you, the soul of all, obeisance to Śiva the remover of distress, [...] You shall be requested for salvation by the Yogins, the formost among those who know the theory of Yoga (yogavittama). You are stationed inside the lotus like heart of the Yogins. The Vedas and the saintly men speak of you as the supreme Brahman. You are a heaped mass of splendour and greater than the greatest. They call you the great principle. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Partial matches: Vittama, Yoga.

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Yogatattva Upanishad (translation and study) (by Sujata Jena)

Chapter 2a - Sanskrit text of the Yogatattva Upanishad

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Bhakti-rasayana by Madhusudana Sarasvati (by Lance Edward Nelson)

Notes for chapter 1 < [Chapter 1 - Devotional trends and impersonalism in the early scriptures]

Notes for chapter 9 < [Chapter 9 - The continuity of Madhusudana’s thought on Bhakti]

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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]

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