Who is Shiva — really? Dr. Bholanath Yogi reveals five cosmic forms at the Global Yoga Summit 2024.

Drawing from Agama Shastra, the Navanatha tradition, and Hatha Yoga texts, Dr. Bholanath traces Shiva’s manifestations as Goraksha (yoga), Ganesha (assembled consciousness/science), Bhairava (power), Hanuman (the Ashtasiddhis), and Saraswati (knowledge). He presents the Navanatha cosmological sequence — Akasha, Vayu, Agni, Jala, Prithvi — as a unified theory of creation remarkably aligned with modern science’s understanding of elemental emergence. The lecture bridges the Natha tradition, Nepal’s cultural geography named after Gorakhnath, and the deep metaphysics of Prakriti — arguing that yoga philosophy and natural science are, at root, the same inquiry.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Bholanath Yogi is a distinguished Nepali scholar, educator, and spiritual leader renowned for his expertise in the Nath tradition— a Shaiva spiritual lineage that integrates elements of yoga, mysticism, and ancient Indian philosophy. He is the founding principal of the Hindu Vidyapeeth School in Dang, Nepal, where he has played a pivotal role in promoting holistic education rooted in spiritual and cultural values.​
As a leading authority on the Nath tradition, Dr. Yogi has dedicated his life to reviving and disseminating its teachings.