[INDOLOGY] Looking for Vijñānabhikṣu’s Yogavārttika

[Lubomír Ondračka]

I think Alba is looking for a translation by Rukmani (which, 
unfortunately, is not particularly reliable).

Apart from the sources mentioned by Tyler, the Yogavārttika e-text 
(based on the Kāśī 1884 edition) is available in what is probably the 
most comprehensive repository of texts on the PYŚ: 
https://kymyogavaisharadi.org/

L.


On 07/08/2026 15:27, Tyler Neill via INDOLOGY wrote:
> Dear Alba,
> 
> Gaudiya Grantha Mandira contains the Yogavārttika as edited in:
> 
> /Patanjala Yoga Darshanam with Vyasabhasyam and Tattvavaisaradi of 
> Vachaspati Misra and Yogavarttika of Vijnana Bhikshu. 4 volumes. (ed. 
> and trans.) Vimla Karnatak. Benares Hindu University, 1992./
> 
> This e-text was absorbed into Sanskrit Wikisource in 2017 at:
> पातञ्जलयोगदर्शनम्_व्यासभाष्य-तत्त्ववैशारदी-योगवार्तिक-समेतम् <https:// 
> sa.wikisource.org/wiki/पातञ्जलयोगदर्शनम्_व्यासभाष्य-तत्त्ववैशारदी-योगवार्तिक-समेतम्>
> 
> The same was also absorbed this year into Harry's SALSa at:
> pātañjala-yoga-sūtra with the three main commentaries <https:// 
> www.searchable-sanskrit-library.org/CM-LIBRARY-ROOT/display-etext.php? 
> etextPath=./ETEXTS/GAUDIYA/GAUDIYA%20GRANTHA%20MANDIRA/ 
> p%C4%81ta%C3%B1jala-yoga- 
> s%C5%ABtra%20with%20the%20three%20main%20commentaries.html&text_title=p%C4%81ta%C3%B1jala-yoga-s%C5%ABtra%20with%20the%20three%20main%20commentaries>
> (This version has color-coding.)
> 
> SETI & Pāṇḍitya are not yet aware <https://panditya.info/view? 
> hops=1&works=91206> of any other copies online.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Tyler
> 
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>     From: "alba rodríguez juan" <alba.rodriguez.juan at gmail.com
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>     Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 14:19:58 +0200
>     Subject: [INDOLOGY] Looking for Vijñānabhikṣu’s Yogavārttika
> 
>     Dear all,
> 
>     I hope this email finds you well.
> 
>     I was wondering whether anyone has access to a digitized copy of
>     *Vijñānabhikṣu's /Yogavārttika/, translated by Rukmani*. It is the
>     four-volume set, with one volume for each /pāda./
> 
>     If anyone has a digital copy or knows where I might be able to find
>     one, I would greatly appreciate your help.
> 
>     Thank you so much!
> 
>     Best,
>     Alba
> 
> 
>     ---
> 
>     Alba Rodríguez Juan (She/her)
>     University of California, Riverside
> 
>     PhD Candidate, Department for the Study of Religion <https://
>     profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/arodr539>
> 
>     Affiliated Faculty at Arihanta Institute <https://
>     www.arihantainstitute.org/faculty/74-alba-rodriguez-juan>
>     UCR Gluck Family Learning Fellow of the Arts <https://
>     gluckprogram.ucr.edu/what-we-do>
>     Co-Chair, Yoga in Practice Unit, American Academy of Religion (AAR)
> 
> 
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