ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author reviews the content of stotras but because of Stotrasamgraha's ritual importance and position as sacred scripture, he provides the Sanskrit text with translations of three stotras (Mahayogesayogesastutih, Mumuksacatuskam, and Atmasvarupamananam) as examples. The texts of Hariharananda and Dharmamegha Aranya can be considered the scripture of the Kapil Math tradition, and the Kapilasramiya Patanjal Jogdarsan, but the Stotrasamgraha has a unique position. The content of the stotras can mainly be divided in two, the praising of isvara and significant divinities and teachers, and praising of the teachings of Samkhyayoga and expressions of desire to attain its salvific goal. The recitation of stotras is both a solitary practice and a practice that brings the community of Samkhyayogins together in a communal ritual. In the monasteries of the Kapil Math tradition, art, symbols, and inscriptions function to convey the doctrines of Samkhyayoga.
