FOUNDER OF YOGA

  Hairanyagarbha, who is none other than the supreme God or Paramatma/Brahman himself is the originator of Yoga. 

• In the 10 th Mandala of Rigveda it is mentioned

  हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तताग्रे भूतस्य जातः पतिरेक आसीत् |

स दाधार पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम  ||

It is Hiranyagarbha who has created this entire universe.

 The Hiraṇyagarbha Sukta of the Rigveda declares that God manifested himself in the beginning as the Creator of the Universe, encompassing all things, including everything within Himself, the collective totality, as it were, of the whole of creation, animating it as the Supreme Intelligence .

• In  Yagyavalkya Smriti : 

 "Hiranyagarbha yogasya vakta nanyah puratanah "

हिरण्यगर्भ योगस्य वक्ता नान्य पुरातन

 Hiranyagarbha was first to speak of Yoga.  Hiranyagarbha is stated as the originator of Yoga.

• In Mahabharata:

 साांख्यस्य वक्ता कपि्लः परमर्षि स उच्यते। 

हिरण्यगर्भो योगस्य वक्ता नान्य पुरातन ॥ 

 The 121st verse of 10th chapter of Rigveda is known as Hiranyagarbha verse. The Hirangarbha as mentioned in Mahabharata is none other than the Brahm of Hiranyagarbha sukta. Here also  Hiranyagarbha is stated as the originator of Yoga.

•  Ramayana declares Him as the soul of the entire universe   हिरण्यगर्भो जगदन्तरात्मा