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Krishnamacharya Yoga

Mandiram Yogäcärya Tirumala

KåñëamäcäryaSanskrit Scholar

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 YogäcäryaKåñëamäcärya

 Yogäcärya, T Kåñëamäcärya (1888-1989) was aunique personaliy, an !a"aära puruña#$ %presen, &e is "ery popularly 'nown as &e!a&er o &e mo*ern *ay Yoga# an* is

acclaime* as suc& naionally an*inernaionally$ +e is singularly responsileor &e sprea* o Yoga in a way o a'e i o&e *oor seps. o e"ery &ome$

%ll &e presen *ay in"enions in Yoga are ase*on &e un*amenal principles e"ol"e* y &im$ Ye &e remaine* &umle o say &a all &iseac&ings are w&a &e go rom &is eac&ers$

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 YogäcäryaKåñëamäcärya

 Yoga /ournal, a oreign yoga maga0ine, in is issueay2/une 3441, in an aricle enile* T&e 5egacy oKris&namac&arya# says6

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“You may never have heard of him, but TirumalaiKrishnamacharya inuenced or perhaps even inventedyour Yoga. Whether you practice the dynamic series ofPattabhi Jois, the rened alignment of !K" #yengar, the

classical postures of #ndra $evi or the customised%inyasa of $esi&achar your practice stems from onesource, a ve foot t'o inch !rahmin born more thanone hundred years ago in a small "outh #ndian village.(

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 YogäcäryaKåñëamäcärya

7 all &is conriuions o Yoga,ousan*ing eaures are6

• o *e"iaing rom &e originaleac&ings as oun* in &e e*asan* &an*e* *own y &e anciensages$

• %*apaion o yoga or &ein*i"i*uals

• %pplicaion o yoga or &erapy4

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vdyaga !"#a $a%&t'a()ga yagamu*y&

+t,il& -./gvan0 T)

dds'5& Svk6t5& k6+a7u&8yanmailka.n th 9das: Yoga is s+okn o; in many ays is th !st

?ata-@ali: th Su+rm Aing:*ut o; com+assion #+oundd it through his sBtrasC

Dhyänamälikä

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•  Yogäcärya Kåñëamäcärya was orn in a amily*e"oe* o e*ic e*ucaion wi& &is a&er runninga !:uru'ulam# in w&ic& &e &a* &is iniiale*ucaion$

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+is lineage is race* o ;ain a&amuni, &e &ir*cenury "aiñëa"a acärya responsile or re"i"al o&e "aiñëa"ism$

• +is amily was ollowers o ?ara'äla u,

esalis&e* y &e *isciple o ;"ämi @e=i'an (13A9-1BC4) =r>"aiñëa"a acärya o ame$• +is amily *eiy was !+ayagr>"ä#, &e *eiy

wors&ippe* in &e ?ara'äla u$

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vr. vGTymana Hid -.hyaSyanr. nGTymana rsIa) r.r @r. @GMJyma& smL) ir+a)

sma-.yma& sda si&

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 YogäcäryaKåñëamäcärya

D&en Kåñëamäcärya was 11 years o age, &elos &is a&er an* came un*er &e uelageo &e ?ara'ala u, w&ere &e coninue* orecei"e &e e*ic e*ucaion$ +e procee*e*

o &e or& En*ia, paricularly aranasiw&ere &e recei"e* numerous *egrees in"arious ranc&es o e*ic e*ucaion$ T&eiles &e acquire* inclu*es6 "e*äna "äg>=a,

"e*a 'esar>, nyäyäcärya, m>mämsa >r&a,säF'&yayoga si'&ämaëi "e*äna$ %ll &roug&&is e*ucaion &as een in ;ans'ri me*ium$

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 YogäcäryaKåñëamäcärya

T&us ;ans'ri ecame &islanguage o eGpression$ %parrom &a"ing &e aciliy ocon"erse in ;ans'ri Huenly, all&is wor's were in ;ans'riI e icommenaries, &ymns on *eiies,

message o yoga, ec$ +e &a* &eaciliy o compose ;ans'ripoems sponaneously$

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• +is pulis&e* wor's in ;ans'ri are6 

(1) Yoga alli J ommenary in ;ans'ri or Yoga ;ura &aper1 ;ama*&i ?a*a

  (3) YogäFLalisäram J +ymns on &e message o Yoga  (B) @&yänamäli'äJ +ymns on e*iaion. one o &e ools o Yoga

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En e"ery opporuniy &a came across o &im &ewoul* con"erse in muliple languages amiliar o&e o&er person$ +e was "ery Huen in;ans'ri, +in*i, Telegu, Kanna*a, Tamil an*

nglis&$ +is con"ersaion wi& @r M Kris&namuri;asrigal an* @r ara*ac&ari use* o e onlyin ;ans'ri$ En &e "ale*icory uncion o anEnernaional programme con*uce* yKris&namac&arya Yoga an*iram (KY) in w&ic&

@r + +an*e, &e &en ;ae +eal& iniserpresi*e* o"er, Kris&namac&arya ga"e &is speec&in ;ans'ri w&ic& *rew &e aenion o one an*all$

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+e was a non-compromising elie"er oe*ic sysem o e pracice* wi&perecion$ T&oug& &e roug& in &e

conriuion o !a*apaion# in Yoga &ewill no permi e"en a slig& *e"iaion inpronunciaion o "e*ic manras$ +e wasso sric &a priess w&o con*uce*

riuals in &is &ouse were *oulycauious aou no commiing anymisa'es les &ey will e repriman*e*$

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Kris&namac&arya s&are* a special relaions&ip wi& &eKanc&i a&aperiya"a, ;ri &an*rase'&aren*ra;araswai (189

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gay'.X

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 YogäcäryaKåñëamäcärya

Kåñëamäcärya &as always &ig&lig&e* &e close lin'eween e*as an* Yoga$ En &is eac&ings, &e clearlysaes &a i is &e !samanra'a praëäyämam# w&ic&wor's in &e applicaion o yoga or &erapeuicpurposes$ +e &as a*"ocae* &ow manra can e

properly c&osen *epen*ing on &e !a*&i'äram# o &erecipien inclu*ing &eir elie sysem$ +e ne"er orce*&e use o manras, "e*ic c&aning or e"en &e elie o:o* on &ose w&o approac&e* &im or learning yoga$+owe"er, &e aug& "e*ic c&aning o la*ies an*eGplaine* saying &a in &e Kali Yuga w&ere Rra&minsw&o are suppose* o proec &e e*as &a"e a'en upo&er proessions, eac&ing women woul* &elp inproecing &e e*as rom oal eGincion$ +e use*eGensi"ely "e*ic manras or &ealing purposes

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• Reing a saunc& iUiPQV*"aiin an* ollower o ;ri"ais&na"ara*iion, &is unique conriuion lies in lin'ing &e Yoga wi& &ep&ilosop&y o iUiPQV*"aia$ ;ome o &e ollowing reerenceswill &ig&lig& &e same6

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+e &as compose* a unique eGplanaion or &e wor* !Yoga#w&ic& in ;ans'ri comines our leers, i$e$ yam, am, um an*gum$ T&e slo'a runs as un*er6

 मरत   ह म त   बज सकलनत   इमम   । यग खगयल -भ     गयल वसय जवन वध   6

 •   T&e wor* Yoga comines &e our leers w&ic& represen

+anuman (&e son o maru) +ari, 5a's&mi (Mamaa) an* :aru*a(ar's&ya) w&o oge&er proec &ose w&o li"e in &is Xni"erse$

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• En eGplaining Es"ara in &e Yoga ;ura &esaes in &is commenary !Yoga alli#

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 !"व#   $धनम%त    ñrp*mZ  !"वम"व   cai[G\eñre]  सकम"व   # जग&   स   ' ()&क 'raei ^i%_yupeymZ ।

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En une wi& &e ;ri"ais&na"a p&ilosop&y,&e saes &a &e Es"ara inclu*es Es"arian* &ence &e Es"ara is!5a's&minarayana#$

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inTyYya -.+tyZ&

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7ne rarely comes across a Yogiw&o &a* &e aciliy o ma'e useo &e ;ans'ri 'nowle*ge o &eull eGen in sprea*ing &emessage o yoga an* a'es &e

pri*e o place among &e!%c&aryas# o yeseryears suc&as ;an'ara, MamanuLa, e*ana

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