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Technology leader’s endorsement
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar—Chancellor, India International Multiversity; Chairman, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi—frames three contributions. First, distilling long practice into aphorisms and, with Dr. Thite, rendering them in Sanskrit. Second, integrating the breadth of yoga’s ecosystem—even practicalities like a yogi’s financial needs. Third, bridging ancient philosophy and modern sciences, giving both equal footing to help practitioners reach personal goals while staying inspired toward the spiritual. He expects the work to benefit students and teachers worldwide and wishes for an exhaustive commentary which Kulkarni has provided.
Other voices from the field
• Dr. H. D. Kopardekar, IAS (Retd.) writes that Adhiyoga is an excellent, practical guide for modern lives. He values Kulkarni’s openness to feedback and urges further books that elaborate asana details and mind-body methods so students can propagate the knowledge.
• Editors Kathryn Whitlock and Jyotirmayi (Jillene) MacCreery remind us of what sutras are: seeds to be learned by heart. They hope these aphorisms, concise by design, take root in readers’ minds and flourish in their hearts.
• Nancy Anderson, Yoga Teacher (California), finds the system aligns ancient yoga with modern life, guiding students to set goal-congruent practices—which, in turn, makes practice consistent and life more content.
• Kaursha Harichand, Yoga Teacher (Zambia), calls her Adhiyoga course a godsend— ten online sessions that never felt distant thanks to Kulkarni’s humility and depth. The book is self-explanatory but paired with the course it became a complete package; she recommends it to anyone seeking a satisfied, fulfilled life.
A benediction in verse
Pandit Vasantrao Gadgil offers a classical blessing: Neel, “the son of Vinayak,” renews Patanjali’s supreme science “in his own language and methodology.” May his work, done without worldly motive, be long-lived, steady, and joy-giving; may its novelty delight readers; may it firmly serve the world of yoga and honor the Kulkarni lineage.
What Adhiyoga asks of us
Adhiyoga invites the reader to choose a goal, learn the language of the system, and practice methodically—with health, rest, nutrition, exercise, and meditation coherently aligned. It honors Sanskrit and tradition without being bound by inherited mistakes; it honors science and modern life without reducing yoga to mechanics. It insists that ability is not the aim; freedom is. And it keeps returning to the author’s closing prayer:
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