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Title |
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The Yogayājñavalkya – Krishnamacharya’s Main Source on Kuṇḍalinī - Krishnamacharya on Kundalini |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Simon Atkinson; scholar-practitioner; |
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Yoga Studies |
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Krishnamacharya; kundalini; yoga; prana; avidya; Sanskrit; South Asia; vaisnava; hathayoga; patanjali; snake worship; srivaisnavism |
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Kundalini yoga |
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Description |
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The Yogayājñavalkya was Krishnamacharya’s source text on kuṇḍalinī. This chapter contains the first detailed critical analysis of translations of the Yogayājñavalkya by two of Krishnamacharya’s long-term students: T.K.V. Desikachar (Krishnamacharya’s son) and A.G. Mohan. It argues that these translators misrepresent the Yogayājñavalkya in different ways. Desikachar mistranslated the Yogayājñavalkya by introducing concepts not in the original Sanskrit text, thereby relocating kuṇḍalinī from the navel to the perineum. Mohan changed the original Sanskrit of one verse without informing his readers, conveniently avoiding content that contradicts Krishnamacharya’s position. |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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24-May-2022 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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PDF |
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https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/42723 |
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10.1558/equinox.42723 |
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Source |
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Equinox eBooks Publishing; Krishnamacharya on Kundalini |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |