Śrī Nāthamuni
The notion of Paraṃparā or ongoing transmission from teachers to students is typified by Śrī Nāthamuni, Yogi par excellence from the 9th Century. He was a forebear of Śrī Kṛṣṇamācarya and grandfather of Śrī Yāmunācārya, himself the author of the Stotra Ratnam and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha
gurubhyastad gurubhyaśca
To my teacher and all their teachers
namo vākamadhīmahe I
I salute through my words
vṛṇīmahe ca tad rādyau
Lauding and that first
dampatī jagatāṃ pati II
couple world Lord of
To my teacher and all their teachers
I salute through my words.
Lauding not only them, but the first
couple (one’s parents), Lord of the world.
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