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Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga 19(2):p 57-62, April - June 2026. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.2455.8621.19226.2
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Yogic Elements in the Brahma Mahapurana: A Textual and Comparative Study
Sasmita Nayak, Radha Madhav, Santosh Kumar Shau
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Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga 19(2):p 57-62, April - June 2026. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.2455.8621.19226.2
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Sasmita Nayak1, Radha Madhav2, Santosh Kumar Shau. Yogic Elements in the Brahma Mahapurana: A Textual and Comparative Study. Ind J Anct Med Yoga. 2026; 19(2): 57-62.Timeline
Received : January 15, 2026
Accepted : February 25, 2026
Published : June 23, 2026
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Abstract: The Brahma Mahapurana holds a significant place among the eighteen Mahapuranas, while it offers valuable insights on yogic discipline, it does not present yoga in a systematic philosophical way like the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Accordingly, this review undertakes a comparative examination of Brahma Mahapurana’s yogic teachings alongside Patanjali’s Astanga Yoga. By exploring and contrasting the major strands of yoga, this study demonstrates that while the Brahma Mahapurana is structurally similar to Patanjali, it is essentially Puranic, emphasising (bhakti) devotion, dharma, and ethical behaviour, rather than the methodology of this body of knowledge. This paper illuminates the interrelation and the original devotional and ethical focus that are essential within the Puranic system of yoga, as seen from the respective perspectives of the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and Hathayoga Pradipika. The findings suggest that the Brahma Mahapurana advocate a holistic approach to attaining liberation, which synthesises philosophical understanding, ethical conduct, and bhakti.
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Sasmita Nayak1, Radha Madhav2, Santosh Kumar Shau. Yogic Elements in the Brahma Mahapurana: A Textual and Comparative Study. Ind J Anct Med Yoga. 2026; 19(2): 57-62.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.2455.8621.19226.2
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