Abstract

Yoga has been popular worldwide, yet several people have fuzzy idea about. The present article attempts to investigate and delineate real nature of Yoga based on holistic approach–etymological meanings, definition in Indian thoughts, meaning of Yoga as told by the Yoga scholars, etc. Initially it deals with etymological meaning of Yoga and related with several Yoga have been defined in three sources of Yoga, i.e. Samkhya-Yoga philosophy, Vedanta Philosophy and the Tantric Philosophy. Simultaneously, it also attempts to make understanding of Yoga simple and convenient by depicting Yoga as an End or Ultimate State or Mean or Tool, Process, subject of art and science etc.

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