Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

Siidhaka

Siidhanii

Siidhana-piida

Sahajiivasthii

Sahasriira­

chakra

Sahita

Kumbhaka

Sakuntalii

Salabha

Siilamba

Sama

Sama-sthiti

Sama-vrtti.

Samiidhi

S amiidhi-piida

Sa mana

Sambhava

Siimbhava or

Siimbhavi

Sambhu

Sainsaya

Sainskiira

San.

Sanjivani

'

Sankariichiirya

Sanmukha..

Sanmukhi-..

mudrii

Santos a

Saraswaii

A seeker, an aspirant.

Practice, quest.

Glossary 529

The second part of Patafijali's Yoga Siitras, dealing

with the means.

The natural state of the soul in samadhi.

The thousand-petalled lotus in the cerebral cavity.

'Sahita' means 'accompanied' or 'attended by' or

'together with'. An intentional suspension of breath.

The daughter of the sage Visvamitra and the nymph

Menaka. She is the heroine of Kalidasa's play bear­

ing her name.

A locust.

With support.

Same, equal, even, upright.

Standing still and straight.

Of equal movement in inhalation, exhalation and

suspension of breath in Pra�ayama.

A state in which the aspirant is one with the object

of his meditation, the Supreme Spirit pervading the

universe, where there is a feeling of unutterable joy

and peace.

The first part of Patafijali's Yoga Siitras, dealing

with the state of samadhi.

One of the vital airs, whose function is to aid

digestion.

Birth.

Belonging to Sambhu or Siva.

A name of Siva.

Doubt.

Mental impression of the past.

Six.

A kind of elixir or medicinal plant, said to restore

the dead to life.

A celebrated teacher of the doctrine of Advaita.

Literally with six mouths. Another name of

Kartikeya, the god of war.

A sealing posture where the apertures in the head

are closed and the mind is directed inwards to train

it for meditation.

Contentment.

A tributary of the Ganges. Also the name of the