घेरण्ड संहिता (महर्षि घेरण्ड - सप्ताङ्ग हठयोग सटीक)

An important message to our readers: The asanas in this book should not be attempted without the supervision of an experienced teacher or prior experience. Many of the other practices should not be attempted at all. The ideas expressed in this book should not be used to diagnose, prescribe, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, illness, or individual health problem. Consult your health care practitioner for individual health care. YogaVidya.com LLC shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from the use of this book. YogaVidya.com, PO Box 569, Woodstock NY 12498-0569 USA Copyright ©2004 James Mallinson. All rights reserved YogaVidya.com and Read the Originals are trademarks of YogaVidya.com LLC Printed on acid-free paper First edition Manufactured in the United States of America British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mallinson, James. The Gheranda Samhita: the original Sanskrit / and an English translation [by] James Mallinson. Woodstock, NY : YogaVidya.com, 2004. xvi, [128] p. : ill. ; cm. Includes Sanskrit and English. ISBN 0-9716466-2-7 (hardcover) ISBN 0-9716466-3-5 (paperback)

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