Big Yoga Read: Modern classics & ancient texts the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the basis of Raja Yoga, is a complete manual for the study and practice of Yoga. This new deluxe printing of the timeless treasure is a book you will read and refer to constantly as you tread the spiritual path. In his commentary and translation, Sri Swami Satchidananda offers practical advice based on his own experience for mastering the mind and achieving physical, mental and emotional harmony. the classic sutras are presented here in the purest form, with the original Sanskrit, English translation, transliteration, and commentary.