Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Translation with Notes from Krishnamacharya

Thank you Ag Mohan and Ganesh Mohan for shining the light of clarity and intelligent reasoning upon this very contradictory and sometimes confusing text. The Introduction is wonderfully concise and elegant, giving an excellent precis of exactly what yoga is, and a straightforward, no nonsense approach to clarifying what isn't useful. This is the version of this text that I would recommend to teachers in training as well as existing teachers and serious aspirants of Yoga . What sets it apart is that it is based on AG Mohan's personal study of the text and practices in it with Sri T Krishnamacharya, which he humbly shares for the benefit of all.Refreshingly it bears none of the academic pedantry of many other translations, offering instead useful information and a timely overview of a significant text. Highly recommended

Very nice version of Hatha Yoga Pradipika, my favourite so far. Notes from Krishnamacharya very useful for contemporary practitioners.

Lord knows there is no dearth of translations of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Along with the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras and the I Ching, the available versions of the HYP are legion. The real question is which translation or version is worthwhile. This one here definitely IS. There are many aspects to this version of the HYP which make it the preferred translation. One, the quality of the translation. To this untrained aspirant, unlearned in Sanskrit, this translation flows easily, and is expressed in crisp, clear English, avoiding unnecessary technical words. Two, the essentials of the text are here. While there is the original Sanskrit and Roman transliteration, along with the English, this translation does not have a word-for-word glossary after every entry. While such glossaries may be helpful in translations of the Vedas, for the HYP, these word-for-word glossaries are not critical to an understanding of the mantra and unnecessary. Three, this translation contains the gloss of that Master Guru, Krishnamacharya. The translator of this text, A.G. Mohan, had been a disciple of Krishnamacharya, for many years. Mohan kept notes of his commentaries, and these notes are included on selected entries. Four, Krishnamacharya’s commentaries do not overwhelm. There are many translations of the HYP which, in addition to the word-for-word glossary of every entry, contain commentaries of every single entry. Really, this is unnecessary. Krishnamacharya’s commentaries, when they are made, are pointed and instructive and add to the meaning to obscure entries. Five — and probably most important — this HYP contains an excellent introduction authored by Mohan. It is amazing. Mohan has accomplished in a short, ten-page introduction, what entire volumes have failed to present, which is a clear explanation of Hatha Yoga, its general overview, and the significance of its practices to the individual aspirant. All in all, this is one of the finest versions of the HYP that I have seen.

Le texte original en sanskrit avec trans-litération et traduction. Mais le plus intéressant se trouve dans les notes éclairées de Sri T.Krishnamacharya.

Having previously obtained and read some six or seven other translations and commentaries on The Hatha Yoga Pradipika I was most interested in the notes from Krishnamacharya contained within this work. I have not been disappointed although the hand written scribbles and notes copied from the personal study of the author were not that legible so not that valuable. Otherwise this edition is one of the best organised I have found with detailed summaries preceding each of the four chapters thereby facilitating ease of referencing.

This wonderful book about hathayoga written by great master.

Als Schüler des herausragenden Yogalehrers und Erneuerers Krishnamacharya bechreibt A. G. Mohan die Yogaliteratur und bringt sie dem Leser nahe.