Thursday, February 09, 2006

The 18 Yoga Siddhas - Agastyar


Agastyar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas who have initiated many siddhas including our kriya guru Babaji. He was initiated directly by Lord Shiva himself and his works include medicine, kaya kalpa, Tamil grammar and yoga. Some of his disciples are Boganathar, Babaji, Thiruvalluvar, Macchamuni. He has attained samadhi at Ananthasayana.

You can find lots of information about this siddha and his works in the following books

Babaji and 18 Siddhas
The Yoga of the Eighteen Siddhas: An Anthology

1 comment:

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