Question

Who is the author of Yoga Sutras?

Answer 1

Patanjali, also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra.

Patanjali, also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra is the author of Yoga Sutras

• Patanjali, also known as Gonardiya or Gonikaputra, was the author of two significant Hindu classics. The first was the Yoga-sutras, a classification of Yogic philosophy divided into four volumes with the headings "Psychic Power," "Practice of Yoga," and "Samadhi" (state of profound...
• The Yoga Sutras are currently the most widely used source of information on yoga, making Patanjali widely regarded as the "father of yoga." A writer by the name of Patanjali is also credited with commentary on two other significant works in addition to the Yoga Sutras.
• Yoga is one of the six philosophical systems (darshans) of India. Its Sanskrit name means "yoking" or "union." It has had a significant impact on numerous different schools of Indian thinking. Its foundational literature is Patanjali's Yoga-sutras (c. 2nd century bce or 5th century ce).
• The Yoga Sutras of Patajali are a compilation of 195 sutras (aphorisms), according to Vysa and Krishnamacharya, and 196 sutras, respectively, on the philosophy and practise of yoga (according to other scholars including BKS Iyengar). The sage Patanjali in India collected and arranged knowledge about yoga from much older traditions to create the Yoga Sutras in the first decades CE.

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