Maharshi Patanjali is the proto-originator of Yoga Darshan. He has a place of repute among all the sages. Scriptures describe his birth as direct descend from the heaven. As the tale says, once, when his father was offering oblations to his ancestors, Maharshi Patanjali descended from the heaven and fell on his palms.

Maharshi Patanjali has many treatises to his credit among which, Yoga Darshan is the main. He has even authored Charak Samhita, the great treatise devoted to ancient Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda. Patanjali has also written a commentary on Ashttadhyaayi, the authentic Sanskrit grammer. This commentary is so vast that, it has come to be known as 'Mahabhashya'.

Yoga Darshan of Patanjali is the basic treatise of the philosophy of Yoga. None other than Vedvyasa has written a commentary on Yoga Darshan. This commentary is known as 'Sankhya Pravachan Bhashya'. Not satisfied with this work alone, Vedvyasa integrated Yogasutra into Puranas also. All these works establish Maharshi Patanjali as the originator of Yoga.

No doubt, Yoga Darshan is an ancient philosophy and a practical discipline that enables its practitioner to achieve many spiritual, physical and metaphysical perfection. Through these perfections, a person can learn about his previous births and future life.

All the evidences as well as scriptures authored by him clearly show that Maharshi Patanjali was immortal and ever-youth personality. For the benefit of people only, he embodied his philosophy in treatise form. Practical application of Yoga is being accepted not only in modern India but also in the whole world. More and more people are now taking to the practice of Yoga to improve the quality of their lives. In fact, there is nothing wrong or harmful in Yoga.

All the religions also preach about non-violence, truthfulness, celibacy, holiness, and love for all. These same things are the primary teachings of Yoga. It is the divine duty of whole humanity to take up Yoga and march towards supreme joy. Only then, success of human life can be assured.