Elements Of Yoga In Agni Mahāpurāṇa: A Textual And Comparative Study
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science April 1, 2026 S. Nayak, P. Dash
The Agni Mahāpurāṇa, one of India’s renowned Mahāpurāṇas, provides a systematic account of Yoga which integrates ethical conduct, bodily control, consciousness, and spiritual learning. This article examines the aspects of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga that exist in Agni Purāṇa, with yama and niyama as moral disciplines, āsana and prāṇāyāma as principles of physical and psychological steadiness, and the higher...