The Yoga-Darsana

About The Book : This edition of Yoga-Darsana comprisies of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali with the commentary of Vyasa. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are foundational text of Yoga. Though brief, the Yoga Sutras are an enormously influential work on yoga philosophy and practice. In recent decades the Yoga Sutra has become quite popular worldwide for the precepts regarding practice of Raja Yoga and its philosophical basis. The most authoritative commentary is that of Vyasa. About The Author : Sir Gaṅgānāth Jhā ( 1872 – 1941) was a scholar of Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy. At the age of 24, he was appointed a librarian of the Darbhanga state by its Maharaja. In 1902, he was appointed a Professor of Sanskrit at Muir College in Allahabad, which he left in 1918 to become the first Indian principal of the Government Sanskrit College in Benares. Between 1920 and 1923 he served as a member of the Council of State in the Central British Government of India. He was vice-chancellor of University of Allahabad (Prayag University) during 1923–32. The University of Allahabad established the Ganganath Jha Hostel in his honour. Sir GN Jha written numerous books and translated many Sanskrit books into English.