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Adhiyoga Sutras of Neel Kulkarni: Paramapoojya Dr. Prof. Bhashyam Swamy
M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt.; Recipient of “Rajya Prashasti – 1994” & “Rajyotsava Prashasti – 2012”
Holder of titles including Veda Varidhi, Veda Vachaspati, Veda Marthanda, Krishna Yejurveda Visheveda, Agama Kushala, Mantra Ratna, Jyotisya Ratna, Mahagnananidhi, Sarvajana Maharshi, and more.
In November 2014, within the serene precincts of the Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple at Vijaya Nagar Extension, Mysore, Adhiyogi arrived in quiet reverence. He had come to present his seminal work, Adhiyoga, to the temple’s revered head, Paramapoojya Dr. Prof. Bhashyam Swamy—a towering figure in the fields of Vedic scholarship, Sanskrit literature, philosophy, and spiritual leadership.
Displaying humility that touched the great teacher’s heart, Adhiyogi sent the book through a temple volunteer, standing at a distance himself, as a gesture of respect and devotion. This first impression spoke volumes of his character even before a single page of the book was turned.
When Dr. Bhashyam Swamy finally delved into Adhiyoga, he found it was not merely an exposition of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. It was something deeper—a revelation of the sixth sense, a work of divine blessing rather than mere human effort. He likened it to the legendary act of the Srivaishnava saint Kuratalwar, who rewrote the lost Bhodayana Sutra entirely from memory, guided by divine grace.
The timing, he noted, was cosmic. The year 2014 had seen much turmoil, and humanity— especially in India—was yearning for peace and soul-searching. Here, Adhiyoga emerged as a ready path, both practical and philosophical, for preparing body and mind to seek liberation. “It is often said that we don’t find Yoga,” Dr. Swamy remarked, “but that Yoga finds us.”
Drawing parallels to the Bhagavad Gita, he observed that Adhiyoga, like the Gita, is divided into 18 chapters and embodies the essence of the three great yogas—Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga—all of which led to the flowering of one’s highest potential. Authentic yoga, he emphasized, is not confined to physical postures but is a complete system for aligning with the divine purpose of life.
The essence of Adhiyoga, Dr. Swamy declared, can only be fully realized when transmitted by a right guru—and in this case, the author himself, Adhiyogi, with over four decades of deep practice and teaching, was perfectly placed to do so. His trained disciples, too, could serve as torchbearers of this authentic system.
With his vast knowledge of India’s scriptural tradition, Dr. Swamy situated Adhiyoga in the broader lineage of yoga’s origins—from the Vedas and Upanishads, to Lord Shiva in the
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