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Hatha Yoga Pradipika book by YPT
'''Hatha Yoga Pradipika''', in English ''Light on Hatha Yoga'' is a commentary on the [[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]] by ''Swami Muktibodhananda''. It is first published in 1985 by ''Bihar School of Yoga'' later republished in 2000 by ''Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar''.
This is a commentary on 389 Sūtras, also divided into four chapters as;
*Asana - 67 Sūtras
*Shatkarma and Pranayama - 78 Sūtras
*Mudra and Bandha - 130 Sūtras
*Samadhi - 114 Sūtras
Each Sutra (verse) is written in Sanskrit letters with its meaning and detailed explanation in English.
According to Hatha Yoga Pradipika, there are 15 Asanas which are described in the Asana chapter from verse no. 17 to 54. Some Asanas like Padmasana, Simhasana took more than one verse upto four verses to describe.
They are;
#[[Swastikasana]] (auspicious pose) - verse 19
#[[Gomukhasana]] (cow's face pose) - versw 20
#[[Virasana|Veerasana]] (hero's pose) - verse 21
#
==Author==
Swami Muktibodhananda
==Further Information==
*ISBN-10: 81-8578738-7
*ISBN-13: 978-81-8578738-1
*645 pages
==External links==
[https://www.amazon.in/Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika-Muktibodhananda-Swami/dp/8185787387/ Hatha Yoga Pradipika by YPT, Munger]
[[Category:Books]]
This is a commentary on 389 Sūtras, also divided into four chapters as;
*Asana - 67 Sūtras
*Shatkarma and Pranayama - 78 Sūtras
*Mudra and Bandha - 130 Sūtras
*Samadhi - 114 Sūtras
Each Sutra (verse) is written in Sanskrit letters with its meaning and detailed explanation in English.
According to Hatha Yoga Pradipika, there are 15 Asanas which are described in the Asana chapter from verse no. 17 to 54. Some Asanas like Padmasana, Simhasana took more than one verse upto four verses to describe.
They are;
#[[Swastikasana]] (auspicious pose) - verse 19
#[[Gomukhasana]] (cow's face pose) - versw 20
#[[Virasana|Veerasana]] (hero's pose) - verse 21
#
==Author==
Swami Muktibodhananda
==Further Information==
*ISBN-10: 81-8578738-7
*ISBN-13: 978-81-8578738-1
*645 pages
==External links==
[https://www.amazon.in/Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika-Muktibodhananda-Swami/dp/8185787387/ Hatha Yoga Pradipika by YPT, Munger]
[[Category:Books]]
