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Nagas are dragons or serpents and within many esoteric traditions they are considered to be the holders of the secret lore or treasure.

Patanjali lived in the second century Common Era and is the author or compiler of the Yoga sutras or scriptures. The Yoga of Patanjali represents the climax of a long development of Yoga technology. Patanjali's school is acknowledged to be the authoritative system of the Yoga Tradition. (see www.yogadarshana.com)

The Indian tradition relates that Patanjali was an incarnation of Ananta, or Shesha, the thousand headed ruler of the serpent race that is thought to guard the hidden treasrues of the earth. The name Patanjali was given to Ananta because he desired to teach Yoga on Earth and fell (pat) from Heaven onto the palm (anjali) of a virtuous women, named Gonika.