HATHARATNAVAL Treatise, on Hatha Yoga
Dr. M. L. Gharoteby siinivasa but not widely known to the students of yoga.
The author has undoubtedly received the inspiration like many
later writers from svatmarama’s hathapradipika which
occupies a unique position among the texts of hathayoga.
The text of hatharatnavaliwas first critically edited and
published in 1982 by M. Venkata Reddy who is to be
congratulated for bringing this text to light. During the last
20 years after its publication more copies of the manuscripts
were available including one commentary in Nepali language.
It was considered necessary to edit the text once again on the
basis of the available material and improve upon the text by
giving transliteration of the Sanskrit text avoiding certain
lacunae in the previous edition. For the practical students of
yoga, it was felt necessary to provide illustrations of the
practices, especially of the selected asanas. Some significant
readings from the newly acquired manuscripts were also
profitably used in this edition.