The

Gheranda Samhita

The Original Sanskrit

and

An English Translation

James Mallinson

YogaVidya.com

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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)

ISBN 978-0-9899966-2-4 (ebook)

1. Hatha Yoga. 2. Kundalini. I. Title. II. Mallinson, James, 1970-, tr.

RA781.7.G43 2004

613.7’046—dc21

2004112200

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