TO COMPARE THE CONCEPT OF HATHA YOGA ACCORDING TO PATANJALI YOGA SUTRA AND VASISHTHA SAMHITA

Abstract

Hatha Yoga, also known as "Discipline of Force" in Sanskrit, is a branch of yoga that emphasizes physical control as a means of achieving spiritual perfection in which the mind is shut off from the world. Hatha yoga was once an austere discipline that has been practiced for a very long time. The tradition began on the boundaries of India and Nepal, with roots that go back to the Sanskrit epics (Hinduism) and the Pali canon (Buddhism). Ancient Hatha yogis practiced the Hatha yoga disciplines for the purpose of self-exploration while living as renunciates. Hindu ideas like karma and rebirth were crucial to their way of thinking. Hatha yoga is a branch of yoga primarily concerned with mastery of the body, and it is arguably the tradition most familiar to Western culture. Hatha yoga has only recently come to be known as a physical practice that normally entails a series of asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques).In this regard, compared to techniques like Ashtanga or Vinyasa, Hatha yoga is typically done more methodically and with more stable posture holds. But Hatha yoga is much more than just the physical exercise that has recently gained popularity.