The Hindu God Patanjali, the Father of Yoga
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Pantanjali's life story is
somewhat unknown, leaving many details unexplained and disputed.
Pantanjali
was born to Atri and Anusuya; both masters of Ashtanga yoga.
The details surrounding his birth have assumed mythical
dimensions. It is said that in order to teach
yoga,
Pantanjali fell from the
heavens in the form of a little snake, and fell into his
virginal mother's open palms. His most known accomplishment is
the compilation of the Yoga Sutras, a major work which contains
aphorisms on the philosophical aspects of mind and
consciousness, and is the assumed writer of work on the ancient
Indian medicine system. Recently Yoga Sutra has
become popular worldwide for the precepts of Raja Yoga, and also
the philosophical basis of the Yoga movement, which aids in the
health of harmonizing of the bodymind.
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Pantanjali is also said to be
an incarnation of Adi S'esha who is the first ego-expansion of
Vishnu, Sankarshana .
Pantanjali is worshiped by the
dancers of India as their patron saint. However,
Pantanjali's reputation as a
great dancer is doubted by scholars who know him as the author
of the famous Sutras. It is said that once while watching
a dance by
Lord Shiva, Adi Shesha found
unbearable to support the weight of
Lord Vishnu.
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