This great classic was originally published in the year 1918 and the second edition was published in 1953 and the rich content enthused the publisher to bring out this edition. The book was originally written in Sanskrit by Kulacarya Satyananda and was translated into English with introduction by jnanendralal Mazumdar.It also has a forward by none other than Sir John Woodroffe author of such tantric classics like Serpent Power,Sakti and Sakta etc.,