Agni Yoga disciplines which originated in ancient India. The term "Yoga" has been applied to a variety of practices and methods. In Hinduism these include Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Laya Yoga and Hatha Yoga. The term "Rāja yoga" originally referred to the ultimate goal of yoga, which is Samadhi (Sanskrit: , ), but was popularised by Swami Vivekananda as the common name for "Ashtanga Yoga". In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, "Samadhi" is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. "Aum" or "Oṃ" (Devanagari: ), , is a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Hinduism,
Brihad Bhagavatamrita khaëòa – Ascertaining the Glories of Çré Goloka. In the first part of "Brihad-bhagavatamrita" Sanatana Goswami has described a conversation between Parikshit and his mother, Uttara. It took place after Parikshit heard the "Bhagavata Purana" from Śuka. Uttara asked her son to explain the essence of "Bhagavata Purana", and Parikshit revealed to her the stages of confidential Bhakti. He told her a story about how Narada was looking for greatest devotee of Krishna. The Great Rishi began his search with devotees of Krishna whose Bhakti was mixed with karma and jnana (Brahma and Shiva), then went up to Shanta-rasa (Prahlada),