Siddha - Siddhanta - Paddhati And Other Works of The Natha Yogis 1954

DETAILS : 

• Author :  Kalyani Mallik
  
• Foreword by : Rao Bahadur P. C. Divanji, M.A., LL.M.
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Poona Oriental Book House
  
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 2013
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ Sanskrit
  
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 167 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9333181156
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9333181150
  
• Weight : 450 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Siddha - Siddhanta - Paddhati And Other Works of The Natha Yogis, edited and elucidated by the distinguished scholar Smt. Dr. Kalyani Mallik and originally published in 1954 by the Poona Oriental Book House, is a landmark critical edition and an invaluable historical archive. The volume brings together a rare collection of ten previously unpublished, highly esoteric manuscripts documenting the philosophy, lineage, and spiritual practices of the Nath Sampradaya (the Kanphata Yogis), a medieval monastic movement that revolutionized the landscape of Indian spirituality and laid the foundations of Hatha Yoga.

The primary objective of the volume is to rescue these crucial manuscripts from obscurity and present them with rigorous text-critical methodology. The crown jewel of the collection is the Siddha-Siddhanta-Paddhati (SSP), traditionally attributed to the great master Mahayogi Gorakhnath. This foundational treatise uncovers the deep metaphysical architecture of the Nath sect, moving across highly technical themes:

• The Pinda-Brahmanda Equation: The core philosophical pillar of the text argues that the human body (Pinda) is an exact, microscopic replica of the entire cosmos (Brahmanda). Everything existing in the macrocosm—stars, rivers, sacred pilgrimage sites, and cosmic forces—is structurally mapped inside the physical anatomy of the practitioner.
• The Six Chakras and Kundalini Awakening: Features detailed analyses of the subtle energetic body, describing the systematic piercing of the six spiritual vortices (Shat-Chakras) by the coiled primordial force (Kundalini Shakti). It notes rare structural variations, including an eight-coiled Kundalini model unique to this textual tradition.
• The Yogamartanda and Multi-Yoga Integration: Explores the technical inter-relations between Mantra Yoga, Laya Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and Raja Yoga, demonstrating how physical body purification serves as a mandatory precursor to absolute psychological liberation (Moksha).
• The Character of an Avadhuta: Details the qualities of an advanced Avadhuta Yogi—a master who has transcended all worldly dualities, societal conventions, and dogmatic ritualism, thus becoming fit to guide others as a Guru.

Beyond the Sanskrit masterpieces, Dr. Mallik’s anthology includes six rarer spiritual works written in early Hindi and Eastern Rajasthani vernacular prose, including the Goraksha Upanishad. By cross-referencing variant readings from royal manuscripts obtained from Jodhpur, Hardwar, and Tanjore, this volume bridges historical textual criticism with active esoteric practice.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR/EDITOR

Smt. Dr. Kalyani Mallik (M.A., B.T., Ph.D.) was a pioneering 20th-century Indian scholar, Indologist, and researcher who dedicated her academic life to mapping the socio-religious history of Eastern India and the subaltern yogic movements. She is internationally recognized for her seminal work, History, Philosophical Doctrine and Practice of the Natha Sampradaya.

Dr. Mallik’s authorial and editorial style is marked by exceptional academic assiduity, linguistic mastery over both classical Sanskrit and medieval regional dialects, and an deep respect for the spiritual traditions she archived. Facing immense structural challenges in procuring brittle, scattered leaf-manuscripts from remote ashrams across India, her meticulous annotations, editorial emendations, and extensive English synopses transformed this text into a foundational pillar for modern global scholarship on Yoga studies and medieval mysticism.