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Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c6.92

Gorakhnāth and the Kānphaṭa Yogīs c6.92

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c6.92

After initiation a Yogī may elect to become a militant Yogī, vowed to celibacy. In this case he would be known as Nāga, Nihaṅg, or Kānphaṭa. On the other hand, quite contrary to supposed regulations, he may become a householder, or gṛhasta.¹