Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c8.7

c8.7

Those of Gorakhnāth which survived are: (1) Hethnāth; (2) Colināth of the Āi-panth of Devī Bimla (Bombay); (3) Cāndnāth, Kaplāni; (4) Bāirāg, Ratadhonda Mārwār, Ratan-nāth; (5) Pāonāth, of Jāipur, of whom Jālandharpā, Kānipāo and Gopicand; (6) Dhajjanāth (Mahābīr) whose members are all foreigners. This tradition most probably suggests a new alignment of Śaivite sects under the influence of the great Gorakhnāth, in which many older Śaivite panths disappeared. The Yogī at Purī, with his club, is reminiscent of the Laku-līśas and the tradition from Ṭilla holds that the Satnāth is related to the Paṅk, one of the older sects of Śiva.