This book examines the life of a nineteenth- to early twentieth-century Tamil yogin named Sri Sabhapati Swami (Sri Sabhapati Svami or Capapati Cuvamikal, ca. 1828-1923/4) and his unique English, Tamil, Hindi, and Bengali literature on a Sanskrit-based system of yogic meditation known as the "Rajayoga for Siva" (Tamil: civarajayokam, Sanskrit: sivarajayoga), the full experience of which is comparedto being like a "tree universally spread."
