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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThunderbolts (in Sanskrit: Vajra) do not hurt those students of Yoga having practiced for over six years, according to the Śivayogadīpikā, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Yoga possibly corresponding to the Śivayoga quoted in Śivānanda’s Yogacintāmaṇi.—Accordingly, [while describing a sequence of Haṭhayoga practices]: “Thus, by means of this Haṭhayoga which has eight auxiliaries, those [students who are] life-long celibates obtain the Siddhis of the [best of Sages] because of their untiring practice. [...] In the fifth year, he has clairaudience, the Siddhi of speech and [the power to] enter the bodies of other [beings]. Within six [years,] he cannot be pierced by even a thunderbolt (vajra), he can move extremely quickly and has clairvoyance. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.127 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 1.7.32 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Verse 3.2.25 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
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15. List of Weapons < [Chapter 11 - Political Structure]
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XLIX - Description of daivastras or supernatural weapons < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter LXXXIX - The parable of an elephant < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
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