Hatharatnavali of Srinivasabhatta, a late medieval treatise on yoga and tantra.

Hathayoga literature flourished in Andhra and reached its zenith during Srinivasa's period. Svatmarama, whose work-Hathapradipika (HP) is a monumental work, also belongs to Andhra and he proved 10 be a source of inspiration to many a writer on yoga all over the country'. Srinivasa belonged to a later date and also came under the spell of Svatmarama to whom he refers in the very introduction of his work Hatharatnavali (HR)_ A large number of scholars and writers in Andhra like Bhogeswara Yogi, author of Yogaratnapradipika, Raghava, author of Satkarma Sangraha and others followed Srinivasabhatta-. Srinivasabhatta was the son of Thimmaya Jyothishika and Somamba.. He Was well versed in Veda, vedanta; vyak arana, yoga, tantra, philosophy, logic, sankhya, literature and the theories of Gautama and Kanada_ He was indeed, one of the greatest exponents of Hatbayoga. He is of the same order as the great teachers like Matsyendra, Goraksha and Atmarama. ¢<rot f~m~n:mvr mr-ffl I