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Sayings of Gorakhnath : annotated translation of the Gorakh Bānī
- Title
- Sayings of Gorakhnath : annotated translation of the Gorakh Bānī / translators, Gordan Djurdjevic, Shukdev Singh ; introduction and notes, Gordan Djurdjevic.
- Author
- Gorakhanātha
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- ©2019
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- Description
- 228 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- The medieval vernacular (non-Sanskrit) traditions of yoga represent an aspect of Hinduism that to date has received much less scholarly attention than classical and contemporary Hinduism. Gordan Djurdjevic here brings together a representative selection of medieval Hindi poetry attributed to the legendary guru Gorakhnath. Gorakhnath is famed as the founder of the influential order of the Nath yogis, who are credited with the development of hatha yoga. The poetry gathered in the collection, known as The Sayings of Gorakh Bani, reflects this worldview. Its major thematic concerns relate to the practice of yoga, engagement with the various chakras within the body, and the attempts to reverse the flow of seminal fluid, by which process yogis believe the state of immortality may be reached. These often-enigmatic texts on the one hand provide a criticism of religious authority based on bookish knowledge, while on the other hand they celebrate yogic engagement with the subtle body and its centers of occult energy and miraculous powers. Sayings of Gorakhnath offers translations or the complete sabad and pad sections from the Gorakh Bani, the two largest sections in the collection. Some additional texts from the collection are also provided. Translations are preceded by an introduction and accompanied by notes, which contextualize and elucidate the subject matter.
- Uniform Title
- Gorakhabāṇī. Selections. English
- Alternative Title
- Gorakhabāṇī.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Translations.
- Note
- Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of British Columbia, 2005.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Hindi.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Sayings of Gorakhnath. Sabads -- Pads -- The Overview of Teaching -- The String of Breaths -- Instruction to a King -- Self-Understanding -- Measure of Fearlessness Yoga -- Fifteen Days -- Seven Days -- Machindra's Instruction to Gorakh -- A Line of Hair -- The Ornament of Wisdom -- The Five Measures -- Appendix: The Victory of Gorakha.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-4797
- ISBN
- 9780199977673
- 0199977674
- LCCN
- 2018037209
- OCLC
- 1089880125
- Author
- Gorakhanātha, author.
- Title
- Sayings of Gorakhnath : annotated translation of the Gorakh Bānī / translators, Gordan Djurdjevic, Shukdev Singh ; introduction and notes, Gordan Djurdjevic.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language
- Translated from the Hindi.
- Added Author
- Djurdjevic, Gordan, translator, writer of introduction.Siṃha, Śukadeva, 1933-2007, translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-4797