2021, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Part B

author(s)
Jayaraman Mahadevan

abstract
Scientific evidence is also building up steadily over the half century regarding the efficacy of Yoga. Traditional sources too vouch for the health benefits of Yoga. But is this the be-all-and-end-all of Yoga? This is where consulting the lives of great Yogis of the past like Śrī Sadāśiva Brahmendra might help. Śrī Sadāśiva Brahmendra’s life is full of spectacular deeds that reveal greater human potential that can be accessed through Yoga, this is evidenced textual references and also his works in Sanskrit language. A question is to be asked as to whether this is highest possible outcome of Yoga. The greatest potentials of human life is to realize the nature of the true self. Śrī Sadāśiva Brahmendra with his life and writings strived diligently and guided numerous people on this path. The writings of Śrī Sadāśiva Brahmendra are also brimming with insights and inputs on the highest outcome of Yoga i.e, realization of self. Śrī Sadāśiva Brahmendra has lived not only as a true Yogi embodying the highest possibilities of Yoga, but he has left behind a treasure of house of Yogic insights in his writings.