Jogi (caste)
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The Jogi is a Hindu community found in North India. Jogi surname is associated with the ancient migrants of the southern Indian states Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Gujarat.
A yogi seated in a garden, North Indian or Deccani miniature painting, c.1620-40
Shiva Purana
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The Shiva Purana, like other Puranas in Hindu literature, was likely a living text, which was routinely edited, recast and revised over a long period of time. The Shiva Purana asserts that it once con
Jogi (caste)
…Nadu, Kerala and Gujarat. The word 'Jogi' is derived from the Sanskrit word "yoga", and there is a description of caste and its origin mentioned in Shiva Purana. The four varna (castes) are perceived to be located in the nature of the individual, i.e. Brahmana in sadacara (righteous conduct), Ksatriya in saurya…
The Creation Of The Cosmic Ocean And The Elements, folio from the Shiva Purana, c. 1828.
The Shiva Purana, in verses 6.23-6.30 of Vayaviya Samhita, states that Om (Pranava) expresses Shiva, it includes within it Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and Shiva, there is Purusha in everything, nothing is smaller nor bigger than Shiva-Atman.
India statue of nataraja