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Short description: Hindu epithet
File:Yudhistira is questioning meditating Krishna.jpg
Yudhisthira questions Krishna, engaged in yoga.

Yogeshvara (Sanskrit: योगेश्वर, romanized: Yogeśvara, lit. 'Lord of Yoga'), is a Sanskrit epithet employed in Hinduism.[1] The term Yogeshvara is a portmanteau of yoga and ishvara, meaning 'Lord of Yoga', 'Lord of Yogis', or 'God of Yoga'. The term is primarily employed to address the deities Shiva and Krishna.[2][3][4]

Shiva as Yogeshvara, Phnom Rung.

Hinduism

The term is an epithet of Krishna in Vaishnavism, who is also known as Parameshvara, the supreme god.[5][6][7]

Yogeshvara is a main deity in the Swadhyaya Movement, along with Shiva, Ganesha, and Parvati.

References

  1. ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-09-21). "Yogeshvara, Yogeśvara, Yoga-ishvara: 19 definitions" (in en). https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/yogeshvara. 
  2. ↑ T.N. Sethumadhavan (26 March 2015). Srimad Bhagavad Gita: A User'S Manual for Every Day Living. Partridge Publishing. p. 339. ISBN 978-1482846096. https://books.google.com/books?id=LdLBBwAAQBAJ. 
  3. ↑ Swami Sivananda (1964). Sri Krishna. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 4. https://books.google.com/books?id=oKiGPRGChjYC. 
  4. ↑ "Krishna the Yogeshwara". The Hindu. 12 September 2014. https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/religion/religious-discourse-krishna-the-yogeshwara/article6405504.ece. 
  5. ↑ T.N. Sethumadhavan (26 March 2015). Srimad Bhagavad Gita: A User'S Manual for Every Day Living. Partridge Publishing. p. 339. ISBN 978-1482846096. https://books.google.com/books?id=LdLBBwAAQBAJ. 
  6. ↑ Swami Sivananda (1964). Sri Krishna. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 4. https://books.google.com/books?id=oKiGPRGChjYC. 
  7. ↑ "Krishna the Yogeshwara". The Hindu. 12 September 2014. https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/religion/religious-discourse-krishna-the-yogeshwara/article6405504.ece. 





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