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Adhiyogi and His Literature
By 2006, Adhiyogi’s yogic journey had blossomed into a literary path, as he began documenting and sharing his profound insights in written form. His first book, Health and Yoga Aphorisms of SaeeTech, emerged that year in English, polished with the editorial guidance of his dear student and spiritual sister, Pam McDonald. He personally translated it into Marathi, ensuring it reached seekers of both languages.
That same year, he delved deeper into classical Yogic texts and produced a unique rendition of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. With a methodical presentation, he laid out the meaning of each word, their sequencing (anvaya), and how they formed coherent philosophical statements in English. This meticulous and scholarly work earned high praise and a foreword from the eminent Sanskrit scholar and poet, Dr. Deviprasad Kharwandikar.
Adhiyogi had already founded his teaching system, Authentic Yoga System, in 1998. In 2012, after years of refinement, he encapsulated this legacy in the form of Authentic Yoga Sutras for Today. The English sutras he composed were translated into Sanskrit by none other than the internationally respected Sanskrit scholar, Dr. G.U. Thite. The work received a glowing foreword by Padmashree Vijay Bhatkar, further cementing its authenticity and reach.
Following a suggestion from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2013, Adhiyogi composed a comprehensive commentary on his system, resulting in the book Adhiyoga – The Authentic Yoga System of Dr. Neel Kulkarni. Published with distinction by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, the book drew forewords from revered scholars across disciplines—philosophy, psychology, medicine, surgery, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, and Indology. It was later translated into multiple European and Indian languages, demonstrating its global resonance.
Since 2003, Adhiyogi had taught Yoga Sutras of Patanjali numerous times to yoga teachers and university scholars alike. But during a stay in California in 2016, he recognized inconsistencies—missing themes and improper sequencing in Patanjali’s Sutras. To address this, he introduced new Sutras, reorganized the originals, and released his monumental work Patanjali Code. For this contribution, he was awarded a Doctor of Literature and was honored by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mysuru, as Nava Yoga Sutrakar—the Second Yoga Sutra Compiler in the history of Yoga.
While teaching extensively, Adhiyogi also observed how Hathayoga had been misrepresented— often limited to asanas and breathing exercises. Recognizing a poetic style and exaggerated claims in many ancient texts, he composed Hathayoga Sutras in 2023—his first original Sanskrit Sutra compilation, complete with commentary. This work is now available in Sanskrit, English, and Italian.
In 2024, his spiritual insights reached a new depth with Ishwara Pranidhana Sutras, composed in Sanskrit and accompanied by his own commentary. In this work, Adhiyogi firmly established that all yoga practices remain incomplete without Ishwara Pranidhana—devotion to the
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