Yājñavalkya
historical figure · 4 works · 13 mentions · 25 anchored passages · author page
Yājñavalkya Smṛti · Lord of Yogis · Yogiyājñavalkya · Yogīśvara · great-souled one · king of yogis · lord of yogis · the lord of yogis
in the texts
Vīramitrodaya
Ancient lawgiver credited with the foundational verse prescribing the timing of the Vedic Upākarma rite.
Therein, Yājñavalkya says:
> The Upākarma of the Vedas should be on Śrāvaṇī, or with Śravaṇa, / > or when the herbs have appeared, with Hasta on the fifth of Śrāvaṇa.
Yājñavalkya, however, also states another time:
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
The sage-king residing in Mithilā who is asked by other sages to declare dharma, and who is the speaker of the entire text.
Having honored Yājñavalkya, the lord of yogis, the sages spoke:
Residing in Mithilā, that king of yogis, having meditated for a moment, said to the sages:
Manu, Atri, Viṣṇu, Hārīta, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, Aṅgiras, Yama, Āpastamba, Saṃvarta, Kātyāyana, and Bṛhaspati, // Yj_1.
Parāśara Smṛti
Sage listed among authors of dharma texts.
Those of Śātātapa and Hārīta, and likewise of Yājñavalkya;
San Hyan Tattvajnana
The advanced practitioner of yoga described throughout the passage as attaining perfection, ever-youthfulness, all-pervading power, the eight great powers, and ultimately union with Sadāśivatattva/Paramaśivatattva.
he is able to command the hosts of deities, becoming a lord in the end.
the body of the Lord of Yogis, at first heavy, becomes as light as cotton.
the body of the Lord of Yogis, at first of normal size, becomes small, subtle.