Kaivalya Pāda: Untangling the Purusha from Prakriti
Total verses: 34 Kaivalya Pāda is written for the fully realized practitioner who has renounced even the highest powers of the intellect to cross the final threshold of reality. This…
Ajab Si Song Translation in English | Help Me I’m obsessed
Now coming to a song I have listened to countless times. I fucking love this track, and that is entirely because of KK. To me, his voice and his music…
Vibhūti Pāda: Unlocking the Special Powers of Being a Yogi
Total verses: 56 Vibhūti Pāda is the most mysterious and psychologically profound section of the Yoga Sutras. It is written for the adept practitioner whose mind has finally turned completely…
Sādhana Pāda: The means of accomplishing the goal of Yoga
Total verses: 55 Sadhana Pada is the most practical and heavily studied section of the Yoga Sutras because it is written explicitly for the average practitioner who is not yet…
Samādhi Pāda: What is the ultimate goal of Yoga?
Total verses: 51 The first among the four chapters, Samādhi Pāda addresses the advanced yogi. It assumes the practitioner already possesses a refined, stable mind. It skips physical postures and…
A quick introduction to the profound world of Yogasutras
Naturally, if I am talking about yoga, I have to understand the Yogasutras: what they are and how the practice evolved from them. I have been learning Sanskrit for two…
What is Yoga to me and what I have gathered so far
I have been practicing yoga for over four years now. While I don’t recall the exact reason I started, I do remember a vague evening during the COVID lockdowns. I…
I translated Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar into English and it’s beautiful ✨
Asha ji is no more in this world. The news came just as I was in the middle of translating one of her most iconic songs, “Abhi Na Jao Chhod…
Uttari Betta day trek from Bangalore + bit of hill cleanup
Two months in and we made it to Uttari Betta, a destination shrouded in history. Locally known as Huthridurga, this peak is a staple for Bangaloreans looking for a quick…
Ka Kalena Marathi Song Translation from the Movie Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai
Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai is another cult classic. A Pune man falls in love with a Mumbai girl, and the entire plot explores the nuances of being from their respective cities. While the…